This program is a partnership between local high schools and the four area colleges (TC3, SUNY Cortland, Ithaca College, and Cornell University). Students and parents attend workshops, plays, athletic events, and campus visits each year, throughout grades 9-12. Students must maintain at least a B average and participate in at least 4 events each year to remain in the program. Students are invited to join the program at the end of 8th grade and must commit to A.C.E. for four years. ACE Website
A program to help academically capable high school students overcome barriers to a college education.
ACE is a unique consortium of four institutions: Cornell University, Ithaca College, SUNY Cortland and Tompkins Cortland Community College, working in partnership with 13 local school districts.
The presidents of the four colleges pledge guaranteed admission to at least one of the four consortium institutions to students who successfully complete the program and meet the admissions criteria of the college. Students receive special consideration for admission to all four institutions and assistance in securing financial aid appropriate to each family's needs and within the scope of college resources at the time of admission.
As a parent, you are the best advocate for your young person. At times you may believe you are the only one who sees his/her potential. Perhaps your young person is not demonstrating success in school, and you believe s/he can achieve in high school and at the college level.
Contact the Moravia ACE Liason:
Shannon Taylor
School Counselor
staylor@moraviaschool.org
Michelle VanEtten
Teacher
mvanetten@moraviaschool.org
Contact the ACE Office:
Erica Shockley, Coordinator
1312 Cornish Hall
PO Box 2000
SUNY Cortland
Cortland, NY 13045
(607) 753-5662
erica.shockley@cortland.edu