Top 10 Reasons to Attend Gateway College and Career Academy 

At Gateway College and Career Academy – we are a dual enrollment, tuition-free public charter high school with dual college class enrollment at Riverside City College. In fact, we are onsite at RCC to make it even easier to earn those dual credits. And it’s all tuition-free! Here are a mere 10 reasons why you should check out Gateway today:

1. We believe that you, and absolutely every student, no matter what barriers you may have faced in the past, are capable of being successful college students. You belong here. We can help you get that diploma AND earn college credits, too!

2. Our mission is to provide learners like you, who are not on track to graduate, with the opportunity to complete high school AND achieve success within a supportive college community. This is what we do — for students just like you — every day. Since 2004!

3. We are your cheering section, working alongside you and each of our students, as goals are set and met. You are never alone in meeting your personal graduation goals!

4. We have high expectations,  high rigor and high support — this is how a high school graduation and college credit, dual enrollment program thrives.  We are with you every step of the way with flexible learning options, online, hybrid online and in-person learning options, morning, afternoon or evening classes, counseling and academic skills support, and plenty of creative pathways for success.

5. What do we mean by creative pathways for success? Glad you asked. We support you with counseling, 1:1 relationships with teachers and staff, safety nets and a compassionate learning environment. If anything isn’t working —  we can regroup and work it out together. We promise!

6. We know you can do this. And we know you belong here. We will hold you to our high standards while teaching you life skills and valuable social emotional habits.  That’s how high school graduation alongside college credits can happen. Let us show you!

7. And like we said already, we help you create and enjoy your unique learning pathway. There’s no one way for this to work. It’s your way!

8. We encourage you to truly explore dual enrollment at RCC.  You can earn college credits as you get your diploma. We leverage what college has to offer to enable opportunity and guided pathways to futures full of choices. RCC has phenomenal Career Technical Education programs such as auto technology, welding, applied digital media and dozens more — as well as academic arts programs including drama, music, visual arts and theater.

9. We strive with you as you put in long hours and commit to your amazing, achievable goals. We cultivate a bond together and trust each other to share when things are hard.

10. Gateway is so much more than credit recovery and closing achievement gaps. We are a world of opportunity for you. You belong here! Join the Gateway family. We have space for you.

Gateway College and Career Academy (formerly Gateway to College) is an early college public high school launched in 2004, as an answer to the growing number of students who were disconnected from their education and not on track to obtain their high school diplomas. Our highly qualified teaching and counseling staff supports and guides our students on their educational pathways, establishing a bond of trust and the motivation to make it to the finish line.

Riverside City College is an ideal partner, helping our students transition to college education via concurrent enrollment in GCCA and RCC, and giving access to all of the college’s resources and supports. You belong here!