Get the most out of your high school years. The College Credit Plus program at Zane State College allows you to earn college credit (even an associate degree!) while earning your high school diploma. The purpose of this program is to promote rigorous academic pursuits and to provide a wide variety of options to college-ready high-school students. 

College Credit Plus can cover the cost for tuition, books or fees. CCP students who continue to attend ZSC after graduating high school are eligible to apply for an exclusive CCP FULL TUITION scholarship in addition to other scholarships they receive. 

You can work toward an associate degree while still in high school. Students can choose between the “Pathways” programs designed for College Credit Plus students or another degree offering at ZSC. Many students graduate with an Associate Degree from Zane State College at the time they are graduating high school.

Earn general education credits that can be applied to a bachelor’s degree offered at another higher education institution. Specific general education courses fit the Ohio Transfer Module and are guaranteed to transfer among Ohio’s public colleges and universities.

• Pathways Programs
  • Engineering
  • Business

• Cyber
• Real Estate Certificate
• Transfer Degrees (Associate of Science and Associate of Arts)
• All Programs of Study

For more information, please contact ccp@zanestate.edu or visit the FAQ  for College Credit Plus from the Ohio Department of Higher Education.

College readiness and course placement are determined by the writing and math placement test (Accuplacer), ACT/SAT scores, or high school transcripts.

Accuplacer Scores

• WritePlacer 5, or a conditional 4 with a cumulative high school GPA of 3.0 or higher
• QAS 263, or a conditional range from 259-262 with a cumulative high school GPA of 3.0 or higher

ACT Scores

• For the ACT, English 18 or higher, or a conditional range from 16-17 with a cumulative high school GPA of 3.0 or higher
• Math 22 or higher, or a conditional range from 20-21 with a cumulative high school GPA of 3.0 or higher

High School Transcripts

• Have a cumulative unweighted high school grade point average of at least 3.00; or
• Have a cumulative unweighted high school grade point average of at least 2.75 but less than 3.00 and received an “A” or “B” grade in a relevant high school course, as determined by Zane State College advisors.

Public School Students:

• Complete an Intent to Participate (The due date is April 1)
• Schedule an Accuplacer Test (if required based on student eligibility standards above)
• Complete the College Credit Plus Application. Deadlines to apply are:
  • May 6 for summer 2022
  • June 1 for fall 2022
  • December 1 for spring 2023

Homeschool and Non-public School Students:

• Click here for 2022 funding instructions

• Review ODHE CCP Guidelines
• Read ODE/ODHE Mature Content disclaimer:  “The subject matter of a course enrolled in under the college credit plus program may include mature subject matter or materials, including those of a graphic, explicit, violent, or sexual nature, that will not be modified based upon college credit plus enrollee participation regardless of where course instruction occurs.”
• Review CCP Eligible Level 1 Courses
• Review Advising and Risk Acknowledgement form
  
• Review Permission Slip Mature Content Form
• Watch FERPA Video

For Students Attending on the ZSC Campus

• Schedule an Advising Appointment
• Register for Orientation OR
• Watch the recorded Zoom Orientation (view the accompanying PowerPoint presentation) 
• Watch the recorded Zoom session, “Compliance: How and Why it Matters”
• Register for Pathways Orientation
• Learn more about Online Classes