This is the second consecutive year CCA won an EPIC award.
CCA was a 2010 silver gains award winner. 

This year, CCA claimed the #1 spot among all middle schools. 14 other Ohio schools entered the competition, but were not among the award winning schools. Columbus Collegiate commenced operation on August 25, 2008 with 57 sixth-grade students who are 92% African-American, 8% Latino, and 96% qualify for free/reduced lunch. The school will grow until reaching a capacity of 250 students in grades 6-8.
Columbus Collegiate students participate in a longer school day and complete challenging homework assignments daily.
Students engage in an intensive curriculum with a strong focus on skill development, especially in the areas of literacy (100 minutes daily) and mathematics (100 minutes daily). Students wear a simple uniform and adhere to a rigorous code of conduct. The school holds weekly Community Meetings and Advisory periods in which students develop excellent public speaking and self-advocacy skills.
Students live up to the school’s values by conducting themselves according to the principles of Scholarship, Teamwork, Respect, Intelligence, Virtue, and Effort (STRIVE).