Early College Network offers LA Catholic students a unique advantage
Ava Ines was apprehensive about taking a college class online.
The summer before her first year of high school, she took an online course, “Global History to the Year 1500,” from Arizona State University (ASU) as a participant in the Early College Network (ECN), a program launched by the LA Archdiocese’s Department of Catholic Schools.
After a couple of weeks, Ines got the hang of the class.
“I really enjoyed the lessons and discussions,” said Ines, now a sophomore at St. Joseph High School in Lakewood whose dream job is to work for NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena. “I’m truly grateful that there’s such a program that allows me to have a sneak peek into college.