Craft Academy for Excellence in Science and Mathematics
The Craft Academy for Excellence in Science and Mathematics (simply Craft Academy) is a two-year residential early college high school serving approximately 146 academically exceptional high school juniors and seniors at Morehead State University (MSU).The students live in Craft Tower and earn dual credits as they complete their last two years of high school at the Academy while at the same time taking at least 60 credit hours of college-level courses, with tuition, room and board, and meal plan all free of charge.[2] When students complete the two-year program, they will have earned both a high school diploma and at least 60 college credit hours, free of charge.[4] The Crafts' initial $4 million pledge in support of the Academy was the single-largest cash gift in the history of MSU.[8] The Craft Academy specializes in providing "a unique academic and social high school experience that will better prepare [students] for college".