While high school students are the obvious beneficiaries of UConn Early College Experience, UConn ECE Instructors are the core of the program. University departments certify highly qualified high school teachers as UConn ECE Instructors, allowing them to teach specific UConn courses at the high school. The role of the UConn ECE Program Office and the UConn ECE Faculty Coordinators is to support UConn ECE Instructors by offering excellent professional development opportunities, supporting course instruction, and verifying course comparability.