School Profile

Mission

We provide a free personalized education that results in students earning a college degree during high school.

About Us

Odyssey Early College and Career Options partners with Pikes Peak State College, Ed Equity, Western Colorado University, and Colorado State University-Pueblo, to offer a coherent and structured curriculum, with high schools and college-level work blended into a single academic program.

Our students graduate with an Associate degree, sixty credit hours towards their Bachelor's degree, or a high school diploma.

Our four-year university-bound students focus on taking guaranteed to transfer credit classes towards an Associate of Arts or Science degree, while our career and technical-bound students earn credit towards an Associate of General Studies or Associate of Applied Science.

While on campus, students enjoy a rigorous and relevant education, with highly qualified adjunct faculty members who are excited to grow students to be their best selves. Once the college courses offered on Odyssey ECCO’s campus are complete, students are granted the opportunity to take the remaining courses required for their associate degree and designation at one of the PPSC campuses around Colorado Springs.

Academic Program

An early college is a state-designated high school with a four-year curriculum that gives students the opportunity to earn, upon graduation, a high school diploma, associate degree, a postsecondary credential, or 60 college credit hours. Students attend Odyssey ECCO and take “Guarantee Transfer” college classes taught by Pikes Peak State College and Colorado State University-Pueblo adjunct professors. Freshman and incoming students are enrolled in college preparation courses in the form of honors classes in English, Algebra, Multicultural US History, Biology, Avid, and Career and Technical Education. Students add college-level courses to their academic schedule once they are prepared and qualify. The academic program offered to students at Odyssey ECCO is comprised of a total of eight 95-minute block classes per semester. Students attend a combination of honors and college coursework, with a maximum of 15 college credit hours per semester. Block classes are semester-long and meet three times a week. For more information: https://odyssey.d11.org/about-us/about-us/program-of-studies.

Highlights of the Academic Program 

• 100% of students take college courses (concurrent enrollment) beginning in grade 9.
• The following courses are offered on the Odyssey ECCO campus: College English Composition 1&2, Creative Writing, Media & Society, College Algebra, Math for Liberal Arts, Chemistry, Environmental Conservation, US History, Government, Communications, Psychology, and World Languages.
• Students attend concurrent enrollment courses on a Pikes Peak State College campus during their junior and senior years.
• During students’ time at Odyssey ECCO, students take career and technical education courses to experience in-depth project-based learning and career exploration.

Vision of a Graduate

The eight competencies that all graduates need for success were developed in response to feedback from our community and D11 staff and student cohorts in 2019. These skills that all graduates that all graduates need for success in whatever path they follow in life.

Class of 2025 Data

• 70% of 2024 graduates earned an associate degree
• 27% Summa Cum Laude (4.10+ GPA)
• 4% Magna Cum Laude (3.9-4.09 GPA)
• 13% Cum Laude (3.75-3.89 GPA)
• Average college credits earned per graduating senior was 54

Class of 2026 Projections

• 70 Seniors
• Average class GPA 3.71
• 85% anticipated to graduate with an associate degree
• 34% currently Summa Cum Laude (4.10+ GPA)
• 20% currently Magna Cum Laude (3.9-4.09 GPA)
• 3% currently Cum Laude (3.75-3.89 GPA)

College and University Acceptances

Odyssey ECCO seniors have been accepted to the following college and universities: Adams State University, Alcorn State University, APEX College of Veterinary Technology, Arizona State University Tempe Campus, Clark Honors College, Colorado College, Colorado Mesa University, Colorado School of Mines, Colorado State University Ft. Collins, Colorado State University Pueblo, Cornell College, Covenant College, Dillard University, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Fort Lewis College, Hastings College, Hofstra University, Jackson State University, Johnson and Wales University, Lake Forest College, Metropolitan State University of Denver, Missouri Southern State University, Morningside College, Nebraska Wesleyan University, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, New York Film Academy in LA, Pikes Peak State College, Robert Morris University, Syracuse University, St Mary’s University, Spelman College, Texas A&M Galveston, Universidad Austral Campus Pilar, University of Central Arkansas, University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, University of Colorado Denver, University of Denver, University of Glasgow, University of New Mexico, University of Northern Colorado, University of South Florida, University of Tulsa, University of Wyoming, West Texas A&M University.

For More Information

For more information about the educational opportunities at Odyssey Early College and Career Options, please tour our campus or go to https://odyssey.d11.org. We welcome your visit!