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ABOUT US
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If you are looking to better your athlete, and achieve college bound aspirations look no further!
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Pinnacle Preparatory Academy (PPA) is where athletics and academics go hand in hand, we have adopted those principles, breaking away from the stereotype that you can only excel in one. We also know that balancing academics and athletics can be challenging, our program is designed to alleviate those challenges allowing athletes and parents to have a stress-free lifestyle. With more flexibility in schedules, those days of being overwhelmed with trying to fit in both schoolwork and sport commitments are over!
Our motto focuses on the three tiers necessary for improving our next-generation athletes: Spirit, Mind, and Body. Our goal encompasses that each athlete who walks into our doors, will walk out a better, more confident athlete as well as a more rounded student. With elite physical training and the help of devoted coaches, athletes will be able to improve and enhance their game skills while developing character and communication skills. Our prestige level program is designed to empower and encourage athletes to get to the next level of their game while receiving an accredited education.
Take on a new advanced way for athletes to Grow, Learn, Develop and Train, Pinnacle Preparatory Academy now!
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Pinnacle Academy Program Benefits
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Preserve college eligibility
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Gain valuable college exposure
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Play college game schedule
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Develop as a player mentally & physically
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Mature into a young adult
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Train for success
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Capitalize on a second chance opportunity
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Develop SAT/ACT Test Prep Skills
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Earn NCAA approved transferable college credits
How Will Taking a Post-Graduate Year Affect My NCAA Eligibility?
The NCAA allows athletes in all sports, except for tennis and hockey, a one year grace-period after they graduate high school. After the one-year period the NCAA can start taking away years of eligibility. The NCAA grants you five years in which you can compete during four of them. The fifth year, called a red-shirt year, allows athletes to take a season off for many different reasons, but still allows them to play for four full years. If you are planning on not attending college the year directly after you graduate high school, a post-graduate year is a great choice. It won’t affect your eligibility, and you can still compete at a high level while continuing to take classes and build your academic profile. It can be difficult to get recruited to play in college if you take a year off from serious athletic competition; you can buy yourself some extra time by choosing the Pinnacle Academy post graduate route.
Academic Requirements:
COLLEGE PREPARATORY
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Recent High School grads seeking, passing ACT/ SAT test scores, High School Core course replacements, and/ or college credits.
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High School grads that have been out 1 year or less and not attended college at any time.
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Potential Student-Athletes with 2.0 or Greater CORE GPA upon completion of high school.
HIGH SCHOOL/GED
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Potential Student-Athletes who have not fulfilled high school diploma obligations for graduation.
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Potential Student-Athletes with less than 2.0 CORE GPA.
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Potential Student-Athletes that have not been able to pass high school graduation exams.
POST-GRADUATE
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Potential Student-Athletes who have need 24 transferable college credits in order to become eligible for participation in college athletics.
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Potential Athletes with less than 2.0 CORE GPA.
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Transferring College Students with 1 year or less in College Credits.
Post Graduate and Prep Student-Athletes are able to take up to 9 college credits at a preferred accredited two year college and not lose eligibility. If you are a potential athlete and fall into either of the last two above categories, you must be enrolled in an accredited high school program.
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Pinnacle Academy student-athletes utilize a regionally accredited online high school for high school courses and CORE course replacements. This high school is NCAA recognized as an accepted program. Classes are done online, but in an in-class structure with a facilitator and evening review and tutorial services are provided 5 days a week.