Charles J. Colgan Senior High School

What Charles J. Colgan Senior High School does

Charles J. Colgan Senior High School is a public high school in Manassas, Virginia, operated by Prince William County Public Schools (PWCS). Opened on August 22, 2016 (first day August 29, 2016) as PWCS's 12th high school, it serves 2,934 students across grades 9-12 with 251 staff (12 administrators, 172 teachers, 67 support staff). The school is named after Senator Charles J. Colgan Sr., who served 40 years in the Virginia State Senate representing Prince William County, Manassas, and Manassas Park. The campus is built on the 'Patriot' design model and includes purpose-built arts facilities (the largest auditorium in PWCS with professional sound and lighting, a Black Box Theatre, an outdoor amphitheater, a hydraulic-lift orchestra pit, Wenger soundproof practice rooms, and dedicated Band/Orchestra/Choral spaces), three outdoor environmental science classrooms in an adjacent nature preserve, and the division-wide Aquatics Center.

The school's academic and extracurricular portfolio is anchored by the Center for Fine and Performing Arts (CFPA), an audition-based specialty program with nine concentration areas (Band, Creative Writing, Dance, Music Technology, Orchestra, Piano, Theatre, Visual Arts, and Vocal Studies) that accepts transfer students from across Prince William County via the PWCS Specialty Programs application. Beyond CFPA, the school delivers College Board Advanced Placement coursework, a Project Lead the Way engineering pathway, a schoolwide Environmental Science Program, athletics across 14 sports, over 60 sponsored and equal access clubs (including NHS, DECA, HOSA, Robotics, Debate), Driver's Education, and counseling services built on the Naviance college and career planning platform.

Funding flows through Prince William County Public Schools and Virginia state public education appropriations as the primary revenue stream, with supplemental fee income from student parking permits ($100), senior parking painting ($35), cap and gown purchases ($45.75), yearbook advertisements ($40-$350), Behind-the-Wheel Driver Education ($240), and sports/event tickets ($7-$8) sold via the GoFan online platform. Graduation ceremonies are held at EagleBank Arena at George Mason University and use KUDO live interpretation in Spanish, Dari/Farsi, Urdu, Pashto, and Arabic to serve the district's multilingual families.

Name

Charles J. Colgan Senior High School

Legal name

Charles J. Colgan Sr. High School

Website

https://colganhs.pwcs.edu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Charles J. Colgan Senior High School is a public high school in Manassas, Virginia, serving 2,934 students in grades 9-12, operated by Prince William County Public Schools. It offers AP coursework, Project Lead the Way engineering, athletics, and the audition-based Center for Fine and Performing Arts specialty program with nine concentration areas.

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Manassas

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

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B2C

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Services

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Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Education Funding: Public high school funded by Prince William County Public Schools and Virginia state education funding.
2. Student Fees: Fees collected from students for optional services including parking permits ($100), senior activities, and yearbook purchases.
3. Driver Education: Behind-the-Wheel Instruction course offered for $240 per student.

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Core offering

Charles J. Colgan Senior High School is a public high school delivering grades 9–12 education to approximately 2,934 students in Prince William County, Virginia. Its signature offering is the Center for Fine and Performing Arts (CFPA), an audition-based specialty program with nine arts concentrations (Band, Creative Writing, Dance, Music Technology, Orchestra, Piano, Theatre, Visual Arts, Vocal Studies) housed in a purpose-built facility featuring the largest auditorium in PWCS. The school also delivers College Board Advanced Placement courses, Project Lead the Way engineering, athletics, over 60 clubs, driver's education, counseling, and a schoolwide environmental science program with outdoor classrooms.

Product overview

Charles J. Colgan Senior High School is a public high school opened in 2016 as Prince William County's 12th high school. The school offers a unified educational experience centered around its signature Center for Fine and Performing Arts (CFPA) specialty program, which requires auditions and features nine concentration areas (Band, Creative Writing, Dance, Music Technology, Orchestra, Piano, Theatre, Visual Arts, and Vocal Studies). The school provides college preparatory academics through AP courses and Project Lead the Way engineering pathways, complemented by athletics, over 60 clubs, driver's education, counseling services, and a unique environmental science program with outdoor classrooms. The 2,934-student school serves grades 9-12 with a staff of 251.

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Products and services

• Center for Fine and Performing Arts (CFPA) An audition-based specialty arts program for students in grades 9–12 across Prince William County, offering nine concentration areas (Band, Creative Writing, Dance, Music Technology, Orchestra, Piano, Theatre, Visual Arts, Vocal Studies) with professional-grade performance and practice facilities. Students complete the program alongside full college-preparatory academics.
• Advanced Placement (AP) Courses

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• EagleBank ArenaminorOthers · 1 January 2016EagleBank Arena at George Mason University is used as the venue for graduation ceremonies. Located at 4500 Patriot Cir., Fairfax, VA 22030.
• Local Artists and Arts OrganizationsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCFPA program encourages partnerships with local artists and arts organizations for cultural enrichment activities and master classes
• Prince William County Department of Public WorksminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership resulting in schoolwide Environmental Science Program with three outdoor classrooms in adjacent nature preserve, through collaboration with the Department of Public Works and Solid Waste Citizens Advisory Group
• College BoardminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Advanced Placement program delivery with College Board trained teachers
• Project Lead the WayminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEngineering program partnership for career-focused curriculum

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Recent moves7 records

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Direct peers

• Patriot High School: Another PWCS high school in Nokesville, VA, serving grades 9-12 within the same county division; directly comparable in size, governance, and curriculum mix.
• Hylton High School: PWCS high school in Woodbridge, VA. Comparable comprehensive public high school within the same division serving grades 9-12 with similar AP and athletics programming.
• Osbourn Park High School: PWCS high school located in Manassas, VA — same city as Colgan; serves an overlapping student pool with comparable AP, CTE, and athletics offerings.
• Gar-Field High School: PWCS high school in Woodbridge, VA. Director of Counseling Claire Handville began her career at Gar-Field and was part of the team that won an ASCA Recognized National Model Program Award — directly comparable scale and division governance.
• Brentsville District High School: PWCS high school in Nokesville, VA. Featured in recent PWCS division news around a turf upgrade tied to FIFA World Cup readiness — comparable size and athletic infrastructure within the same division.
• Battlefield High School: PWCS high school in Haymarket, VA. One of the larger and more established PWCS high schools, providing a direct competitive benchmark on enrollment scale and programming.
• Woodbridge High School: PWCS high school in Woodbridge, VA. Assistant Principal Melissa McClellan began her career at Woodbridge; comparable scale and division governance structure.
• Freedom High School: PWCS high school in Woodbridge, VA. Multiple Colgan administrators came through Freedom in prior roles; same division, similar comprehensive high school model.
• Mountain View High School: Adjacent Stafford County public high school where Assistant Principal Melissa McClellan previously served; comparable public high school model in the same Virginia labor market and geographic region.
• Forest Park High School: PWCS high school in Woodbridge, VA. Assistant Principal Melissa McClellan was a member of Forest Park's opening faculty, making it a structurally analogous school within the same division.

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Strengths5 records

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Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/colganhs
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/colgansharks
• Facebookfacebook.com/colganhs
• Instagraminstagram.com/colganhs
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/charles-j-colgan-high-school

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