Students interested in applying to the Northern Borders Academy can do so in grades 8-10. The grant requirements give preference to students from the Malone, Salmon-River and Brushton-Moira school districts, however, all students are encouraged to apply. Students must complete an application with a writing component and submit a parent, school counselor and teacher recommendation. Each spring, there will be 30 slots open for the following school year. Please check with your school counselor for the specific application deadlines.  P-Tech Application

Completed applications received by the deadline are reviewed by the recruitment committee members and students are notified of acceptance within a few weeks of applying.

Selected students are required to attend a “Summer Bridge” program for incoming freshmen.

Home school districts will transport students from their home school to P-TECH in the morning, and from P-TECH back to their school in the afternoon. This is a full day program.

P-TECH students are bused back to their schools in time to participate in sports and other after-school activities.

New York State Pathways in Technology Early College High School grant combined with a local school district tuition is paid as a per pupil fee.

P-Tech students simultaneously earn a Regents level high school diploma and an Associate’s Degree from North Country Community College at no cost to their families.

P-TECH students simultaneously earn a Regents level high school diploma and an Associate’s Degree from North Country Community College at no cost to their families.

P-TECH students: 

• Are motivated to learn in new and exciting ways 
• Are innovative and creative
• Are interested in applying science, technology, engineering, and math
• Work well in a collaborative team environment
• Thrive in non-traditional classroom setting

Gain an unparalleled educational experience and job connections, starting young, by joining the PTECH program. Anyone can be successful, this program lifts kids up from ALL backgrounds, attempting to battle barriers, and guides them into their career as a community leader, educator, health professional, advocate, etc.