Allegan Advantage Application Entry

The Allegan Advantage at the Allegan Tech Center, with courses delivered by Lake Michigan College, is an accelerated educational program that gives high school students an opportunity to work on both high school and college credit simultaneously. Students who are interested in enrolling in The Allegan Advantage program should meet with their counselor and attend an information meeting.
Admission Requirements:
  • Complete the application. Link provided at the bottom of the page
    • Lake Michigan College offers Fall semester and Spring semester courses through the Allegan Advantage program.
    • An academic calendar will be provided. Fall Semester starts September 1, 2026 and ends December 13, 2026. Spring Semester starts January 11, 2027 and ends May 2, 2027.
  • High school transcripts can be used to meet admission requirements.
    • A Sophomore, Junior, or Senior with an unweighted GPA of 2.5 or better will meet the admission requirements.
    • Students must meet specific test and course pre-requisite requirements for each course registration. This may include a combination of standardized test scores and cumulative GPA or Accuplacer Testing.
    • This is listed in the course description on Lake Michigan College’s Wavelink when clicking on the course. Use this link for online courses and descriptions. https://www.lakemichigancollege.edu/mylmc/records/schedule
    • Click here for a Sample Draft of Lake Michigan College’s available courses and course descriptions for our Allegan location. This will be updated once Fall 2026 Schedule is released.
      Draft Fall 2026 Course Schedule and Descriptions.docx
Student Requirements:
All students enrolled in The Allegan Advantage are required to adhere to the following:
  • If students are new to The Allegan Advantage, they must attend a mandatory orientation session on June 9, 2026 from 10:00am-12:00pm OR 4:30-6:30pm. At orientation, students will:
    • Sign and agree to adhere to all policies in The Allegan Advantage Student Code and Contract acknowledging if they fail a course, they are responsible for repaying their district.
    • Finalize their schedule.
    • Review the academic calendar.
    • Learn to sign into and navigate their learning management system, called Canvas.
    • Review college expectations.
    • Students will also be issued a handbook outlining expectations when in attendance at the Tech Center Building.
  • Once Spring semester 2027 courses are made available students will have an advising meeting to register for Spring Semester.
Applications will be accepted from 2/8/2026 to 12/4/2026 for Fall 2026 and Spring 2027. Be sure to consult your high school counselor and comply with your districts’ requirements to dual-enroll.
Click Here: Enter Allegan Advantage Application
Notice of Non-discrimination: It is the policy of Allegan Area Education Service Agency that no discriminating practices based on race, color, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation or sexual identity), disability, age, religion, height, weight, marital or family status, military status, ancestry, genetic information or any other legally protected category be allowed during any program, activity, service or in employment. The following positions Assistant Superintendent of Finance & Operations Abby Lloyd at AAESA have been designated to handle inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policy: Contact information: 269-512-7700, 310 Thomas St. Allegan, MI 49010