Staff 9 Grades 10-12 Phone +1 801-863-2222 Mascot Prairie Falcon | Established August 2005 Faculty 15 Number of students ~ 380 students Principal Anna Trevino | |
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Address 940 W 800 S, Orem, UT 84058, USA Similar Provo High School, Walden School of Liberal Arts, Pleasant Grove High School, Orem High School, Alpine District Office | ||
Utah County Academy of Sciences (UCAS) /ˈuːˈkæs/ is a small charter high school in association with Utah Valley University (UVU) in Orem, Utah, United States. UCAS students come from school districts in the surrounding Utah County area including Nebo School District, Alpine School District, and Provo School District.
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This school is located on the northern end of the UVU campus. Classes are scheduled to meet both college and high school graduation requirements.
UCAS was created along with six similar schools by former Governor of Utah Michael Leavitt.
The school does not have any formal sports, and only recently added a driver's education program. It does, however, have a Student Government, Yearbook Staff, Writing Club, Choir, Robotics Team, and school newspaper. It participates in the Multicultural Association programs in addition to all associations affiliated with UVU.
The reason most students go to UCAS is that it is possible (and likely) to get an associate degree and a high school diploma concurrently. UCAS pays for all UVU classes taken, unless the class is failed.
UCAS academics
UCAS was rated as the best public high school in Utah by the Sutherland Institute.