Da Vinci Connect High School is committed to making college affordable and accessible for all students while successfully launching them into careers that are a great fit for their skills and interests.
College Access and Career Launch, Made Easy
Da Vinci Connect High School makes college affordable and accessible while preparing students for careers that match their skills and passions. After expanding its charter, Da Vinci Schools merged two of its most innovative programs—Da Vinci Connect and Rivet School with Da Vinci (formerly DVX)—into one integrated TK-College pathway.
Launched in Fall 2020, Da Vinci Connect High offers a distinctive hybrid learning model that blends on-campus instruction with asynchronous learning, dual enrollment college courses, social-emotional learning, and career-connected experiences. Students begin taking college classes in 9th grade, giving them a powerful head start on higher education.After graduation, our LifeLaunch program helps students seamlessly continue toward careers in aviation, healthcare, or continued postsecondary education—earning an AA or Bachelor’s degree—all at no cost to students and families.
Student-Centered Teaching and Success
Credentialed, collaborative, and compassionate teachers anchor the Connect experience. They are experts in student-centered education and help students develop agency and the skills needed to navigate college, career, and life.
The urgency of this approach is clear: America sends many students to college, but too many leave with debt and no degree. Da Vinci Connect addresses this “college completion crisis” by offering a dual enrollment experience designed for degree completion and improved long-term outcomes.
Key challenges facing today’s students:
- A substantial share of projected job openings require postsecondary education; many high-growth occupations call for a bachelor’s degree
- Only ~ 62% of students entering a 4-year university earn their bachelor’s within 6 years
- About ~16% entering a 2-year institution earn a bachelor’s within 6 years
- Just 14% of low income students earn their BA in 6 years
- Over the past 10 years, college tuition and fees have risen 57.6% at in-state public institutions and 27.4% at private colleges (Source: CollegeTuitionCompare)
Affordable, Accredited and Future-Focused
Da Vinci Connect High makes college affordable, accessible, and intentional through strong partnerships with Arizona State University, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Southern New Hampshire University, Rivet School with Da Vinci, and El Camino College.
All Da Vinci Schools, including Da Vinci Connect, are fully accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Schools, Western Association of Schools and Colleges (ACS WASC). The 6-year accreditation—the highest level granted—reaffirms Da Vinci’s commitment to high-quality education and student success.
