NUAMES (Northern Utah Academy for Math, Engineering & Science) is an early college high school, operating in its twenty-first year, with campuses in Layton and Ogden, Utah. NUAMES is partnered with Weber State University, it offers high school students the opportunity to earn college credits while still in high school. 

Over half of NUAMES seniors earn their associate degree one month prior to graduating from high school. This helps for NUAMES students to have a significant head start on their higher education journey. 

NUAMES emphasizes STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) education, and provides a rigorous and supportive early college experience that is designed to prepare students for college and careers in technical fields. NUAMES is known for its small class sizes, dedicated faculty, and hands-on learning experiences and its warm, safe and inclusive learning environment.  

NUAMES has consistently ranked as one of Utah’s top high schools, by meeting students where they are and supporting them to get to where they need to be. 

NUAMES follows the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s Early College High School Initiative (ECHSI) model and is compliant with the National Early College Standards. 

NUAMES partners with Weber State University to offer students an opportunity to earn an associate’s degree or up to two years of college credits toward a bachelor’s degree during high school at no or low cost to the students. The underlying assumption is that engaging students in a rigorous high school curriculum, in a small school environment, with high levels of support, tied to the incentive of earning college credit will motivate students and increase their access to additional postsecondary education and credentials after high school. NUAMES has been partnering with Weber State University for twenty years to create an environment where students can feel supported and comfortable in the transition from secondary public education to higher education. 

What better way to prepare students for college than in a college environment?

NUAMES prepares students for higher education academically, behaviorally, and in taking away the fear and anxiety that comes with the transition from public education to higher education. NUAMES has collaborated with Weber State University on grants, course offerings, facilities, scholarships, community outreach, internships, early college advising, as well as in many other capacities. NUAMES data supports the research that shows that early college students have better outcomes than they would have had at other high schools.