Big savings for students: NJ colleges now offering free courses
The New Jersey Office of Higher Education is working with a nonprofit organization to launch pilot program that will allow Garden State students and adults to get a boost in their college careers.
Brian Bridges, the state secretary of higher education said as part of the pilot, the Modern States Educational Alliance has agreed to provide a thousand college-level courses, without charge, to students at Mercer County Community College, Thomas Edison State University and Centenary University.
According to Bridges, the program is designed to help all students, “from those who are in high school seeking to go to college, on up to the adult learner who is looking to return to college to further their career.”
Americans owe more than $1.71 trillion in student loan debt as of Jan. 27, and it takes students an average of 18.5 years to pay off their loans.
However, some students have found a way to receive credits without taking on the costs of college classes.
College Level Examination Programs testing is administered by the College Board and allows students to earn college credits without needing to be enrolled in the course, which could save students money in the long run.
Michele Rice, a director of Penn Stateâs Prior Learning Assessment, said CLEP exams test for knowledge in specific disciplines like SAT subject tests.
Helping Indiana students: Inaugural Fast Start students join Purdue in fall 2021
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Purdue University will welcome its inaugural Fast Start students in fall 2021. Purdue Fast Start is a program dedicated to making a college degree more affordable and accessible.
“I view coming to Purdue through Fast Start as a way to say ‘thank you’ to my parents for raising me and supporting me all these years.” WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (PRWEB) December 21, 2020 High school seniors William Herrell and identical twins Jenelle and Sydney Ward hail from rural Indiana communities, excited about starting the next chapter in their lives: college. Now, they have something else in common: The Wards and Herrell are the first Fast Start program students to gain admission into Purdue University.
Inaugural Fast Start students join Purdue in fall 2021
Note to journalists: Photos of the Wards and Herrell, and a Fast Start image are available on Google Drive.
Sydney (left) and Jenelle Ward are getting a jump start on college through the innovative Fast Start program, which allows them to take courses for college credit and gain assured admittance into Purdue. Sydney will study biology, while Jenelle is enrolled in exploratory studies at Purdue for fall 2021. (Purdue University photo/submitted)
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - High school seniors William Herrell and identical twins Jenelle and Sydney Ward hail from rural Indiana communities, excited about starting the next chapter in their lives: college. Now, they have something else in common: The Wards and Herrell are the first Fast Start program students to gain admission into Purdue University.