ECA accepts applications from current 8th-11th grade students.  Please review the application process prior to filling out your application.  Included in the application are two recommendation forms that will need to be filled out by your School Counselor and one Teacher. 

  • The number of slots for each town varies depending on funding from each district. Most participating districts provide transportation from the sending school to ECA and back home. Please check with your sending school’s Board of Education to get specifics on transportation.

 If you have any questions regarding the application process, please call the school at 203-777-5451. 

ECA Sending Districts


While ACES covers a specific target region in the state, ECA still accepts high school students from over twenty-five school districts in the area (some of which are outside the ACES catchment area). 

AnsoniaMiddletownRegion 15
BranfordMilfordRegion 16
BridgeportNaugatuckRegion 17
CheshireNew HavenSeymour

Clinton

NewtownShelton
East HavenNorth BranfordStratford
East LymeNorth HavenWallingford
GuilfordOld SaybrookWaterbury
HamdenOxfordWest Haven
Home School Region 4Westbrook
MadisonRegion 5Westport
MeridenRegion 13