The city won big for its high schools’ expansion and design of college preparatory programs, with Argosy Collegiate Charter School, 240 Dover St., set to receive $60,000, and B.M.C. Durfee High School, 460 Elsbree St., awarded $100,000 in support of a pathway linking its graduates to UMass schools via the Commonwealth Collegiate Academy. 

The Jan. 7 announcement is the result of Gov. Maura Healey's administration working to secure $8 million in Early College grant funding. The money is designated for high schools and higher education institutions across Massachusetts, as they design new or expand existing Early College programming.

The administration estimated the funding would help an additional 2,300 students, allowing high school students to take college classes and earn college credit for free. 

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