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CCHS Class Profile

CCHS Class Profile

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About Us

Located in Albany County, South Colonie is one of the largest school districts in the Capital Region, serving a community of 80,000 residents in a 60-square-mile area. The district’s long standing purpose is to graduate students who have the knowledge, skills, attitude and self-esteem to succeed in the real world of the 21st century. A talented staff of teachers, librarians, guidance counselors, nurses, psychologists, social workers and more are dedicated to making this happen. Colonie Central High School is a four-year public school accredited by the University of the State of New York with 1,537 students and 144 staff members. In 2023, 357 students graduated, of which 60% completed the requirements for an Advanced Regents Diploma (62% of these students graduated with honors). Colonie Central High School is a comprehensive school that offers a wide variety of courses to prepare students to meet the demands of college level academic work, as well as a focus on career-ready pathways.

  • CEEB CODE: 330055
 
 
 

Academic Programs

AP Courses, Honors, and Dual Enrollment are offered in the following areas:

English

  • AP Language, AP Literature and Composition
  • Honors English 9, 10
  • SUNY Reading Lit, Exploring Teaching as a Profession, Speech Comp and Presentation, Intro to Creative Writing, Foundations in Journalism, Intro to Reporting and News Writing, Topics in English Studies.

Mathematics

  • AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC
  • SUNY Pre-Calculus, Elementary Statistics, Topics in Contemporary Math, Personal Finance

Social Studies

  • Pre-AP World History, AP World History, AP US History, AP European History, AP Government
  • SUNY Psychology, Sociology, Macroeconomics, Intro to Criminal Justice Process
 
 
 
 
 

Technology, Art, Music

  • AP Computer Science Principles
  • HVCC CISCO Networking I/II, Survey of Art History, Design Drawing for Production, Engines, Fuel Systems, Passenger Car Chassis I
  • SUNY Adirondack Graphic Arts I/II, Digital Photography I/II, Career Exploration Internship Program
  • SUNY Rudiments of Music
  • RIT (Project Lead the Way) Design and Drawing for Production, Principles of Engineering, Digital Electronics, Civil Engineering and Architecture, Computer Integrated Manufacturing

World Languages

  • SCCC Elementary Spanish, Elementary French II
  • SUNY Intermediate Spanish 1, Intermediate French 1
  • College of St. Rose Spanish Conversation and Cultures
  • HVCC Italian Language and Culture I/II

 

 
 
 
 
 
 

Community & Special Programs

  • Colonie High School’s English Language Learner (ELL) population hails from countries around the world including Afghanistan, Bangladesh, China, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Ecuador, Germany, Guatemala, Guinea, Italy, Iraq, Mexico, Pakistan, US territory Puerto Rico, Spain, Sudan, Syria, Turkey, and Vietnam. The student’s have language backgrounds in Arabic, Bengali, Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese), Farsi, French, German, Greek, Italian, Pashto, Spanish, Urdu and Vietnamese.
  • Colonie Students are S.M.A.R.T (Students Making a Responsible Tomorrow). Each year, Colonie High School Students donate thousands of hours volunteering and fundraising for community programs like Northern Rivers, The Capital Region Food Bank, Blue Star Mothers, Proctors and more through our regionally recognized I-CARE character education program. Service is an integral part of our Key Club, and both our National Honor Society selection process, as well as our NHS member responsibilities, include a 30-hour service component.
  • For the 11th time, the South Colonie School District was recognized as a 2023 Best Community for Music Education by the NAMM Foundation. South Colonie students participated in the Area All-State Music Festival, Suburban Council Music Festival, Empire State Youth Orchestra, Melodies of Christmas televised concert, and Albany Pro-Musica winter choral festival.
  • The Colonie High School Athletic Program offers 30 varsity level sports that compete in the Suburban Council. Our athletes have been recognized on regional, state and national levels. Approximately 65 percent of the Class of 2023 was involved in athletics.
  • Curricula in general engineering and biomedical engineering are offered through the nationally recognized pre-engineering program, Project Lead the Way.
  • Seventy-one Colonie High School seniors participate in the Career Exploration Internship Program, a 54-hour internship with industry professionals in the Capital District.
  • Students in Colonie High School’s Teaching Academy have the opportunity to participate in the NYS Teaching Assistant Preparatory Program. Last year, 7 students participated in this program which resulted in 5 students employed by the district as TAs.
 
 

2023 Student Data

Post secondary placement

  • Four-year colleges: 54%
  • Two-year colleges: 26%
  • Vocational schools: 1%
  • Military: 1%
  • Employment: 13%
  • Undecided: 5%
 
 
 
 
 
 

GPA

Average GPA % of Students

  • 95-100: 19%
  • 90-94: 24%
  • 85-89: 17%
  • 80-84: 16%
  • 75-79: 11%
  • 70-74: 9%
  • 65-69: 4%
 
 
 
 

Mean Test Results

SAT I – Evidence-Based

  • Evidenced-Based Reading and Writing: 566
  • Math: 587
  • SAT Total: 1153

ACT

  • Composite: 26
 
 
 
 

Other Data

  • Due to COVID, the rank for students at Colonie Central High School for the Class of 2024 is not being calculated.
  • In May of 2023, 258 students completed 421 AP exams — 71% of exams taken were a score of three or higher.
  • 60 percent of the Class of 2023 earned an Advanced Regents Diploma, 62% of these students graduated with honors.
  • 89 students earned the NYS Seal of Civic Readiness in 2023. 21 students earned the NYS Seal of Biliteracy in 2023.
 
 
 

College Acceptance

  • Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
  • American International College
  • Bentley University
  • Binghamton University SUNY
  • Blinn College
  • Boston University
  • Bryant & Stratton College-Albany
  • Caldwell University
  • Case Western Reserve University
  • Cazenovia College
  • Clark University
  • Clarkson University
  • Clemson University
  • Coastal Carolina University
  • Colorado School of Mines
  • Colorado State University
  • Cornell University
  • CUNY Baruch College
  • D’Youville University
  • Daemen University
  • Dominican University NY
  • Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
  • Erie Community College
  • Fairfield University
  • Fairleigh Dickinson University
  • Florida Institute of Technology
  • Fordham University
  • Hartwick College
  • Hawaii Pacific University
  • Herkimer County Community College
  • High Point University
  • Hilbert College
  • Hobart William Smith Colleges
  • Hofstra University
  • Hudson Valley
  • Community College
  • Ithaca College
  • King’s College
  • Le Moyne College
  • Leeward Community College
  • Liberty University
  • Loyola University Maryland
  • Manhattan College
  • Maria College of Albany
  • Marist College
  • Mars Hill University
  • Marywood University
  • Mercy University
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  • Mildred Elley School
  • Monmouth University
  • Moravian University
  • Morgan State University
  • Muskingum University
  • Nassau Community College
  • Nazareth University
  • New England Institute of Technology
  • New Jersey Institute of Technology
  • New York University
  • Niagara University
  • Northeastern University
  • Pace University
  • Paul Smith’s College
  • Quinnipiac University
  • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
  • Ringling College of Art and Design
  • Rochester Institute of Technology
  • Roger Williams University
  • Russell Sage College
  • Rutgers University
  • Sacred Heart University
  • Saint Anselm College
  • Saint Michael’s College
  • Salisbury University
  • Savannah College of Art and Design
  • Schenectady County Community College
  • School of the Art Institute of Chicago
  • Seton Hall University
  • Siena College
  • St Bonaventure University
  • St. John Fisher University
  • St. John’s University New York
  • Stony Brook
  • University SUNY
  • SUNY Adirondack
  • SUNY Brockport
  • SUNY Buffalo State
  • SUNY Canton
  • SUNY Cobleskill
  • SUNY Cortland
  • SUNY Delhi
  • SUNY ESF
  • SUNY Fredonia
  • SUNY Geneseo
  • SUNY Morrisville
  • SUNY New Paltz
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  • SUNY Oneonta
  • SUNY Oswego
  • SUNY Plattsburgh
  • SUNY Polytechnic Institute
  • SUNY Purchase
  • Syracuse University
  • Temple University
  • Tennessee State University
  • Texas State University
  • The College of Saint Rose
  • The University of Tampa
  • The University of Tennessee
  • Union College (NY)
  • Universidad Ana G. Mendez-PR
  • University at Albany SUNY
  • University at Buffalo SUNY
  • University of Connecticut
  • University of Hartford
  • University of Kentucky
  • University of Maine
  • University of Maryland
  • University of Massachusetts
  • University of Mount Union
  • University of New England
  • University of New Hampshire
  • University of New Haven
  • University of Pittsburgh
  • University of Rhode Island
  • University of Vermont
  • Utica University
  • Vassar College
  • Vermont State University
  • Walsh University
  • Wells College
  • Wentworth Institute of Technology
  • Worcester Polytechnic Institute
  • York College of Pennsylvania