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Meet David Cavallino
Hear from David Cavallino about how he is using Modern States to earn free college credit.
Don’t Ignore CLEP to Improve Student Transfer
To the Editors: I recently read “A Recommendation to ‘Reset,’ Not ‘Fix,’ Broken Transfer System,” by Doug Lederman, and was astounded by the exclusion of the College Board’s College Level Examination Program (CLEP) by name in the Tackling Transfer Advisory Board’s full report. As a nationally recognized program capable of helping learners earn credit for […]
Spreading Modern States’ Story Throughout the Universe?
Raghav Chari discovered his life’s ambition in third grade. Things have been looking up ever since. “We had independent reading time, and I didn’t find any enjoyment in it at all,” Chari, 17, said in an interview. “But there was this one astronomy book and it had pictures of stars and black holes. I liked […]
You’ve heard of AP exams. Why not CLEP?
Up until this point, CLEP exams were most popular with undergraduate students looking for a quick way to plug any last-minute holes in their credit requirements. Modern States, a New York-based philanthropy dedicated to making college more accessible and affordable, is changing that. The organization is now focused on getting high school students to take […]
Fast Start: HBCU aims to expand access in partnership
Since 2017, the nonprofit Modern States Education Alliance has helped more than 280,000 students take free courses through edX to prepare for the College Level Examination Program from the College Board. An offshoot of the program, Modern States last year forged a partnership with Purdue University on a guaranteed admissions initiative called Fast Start for […]
Modern States Education Alliance, Morgan State University Partner to Address College Affordability Challenges
With student debt loan rising—which currently exceeds $30,000 on average for recent graduates—non-profit Modern States Education Alliance™ sought to address the college affordability problem. The solution? Offering the ability for prospective students to earn college credit at no cost. As part of the Fast Start initiative, which was first launched at Purdue University in 2020, […]
Fast Start program helps high school students earn credits for free at Morgan State
A new program could help Morgan State University attract college-bound students as they can earn up to a year of college credits for free. The Fast Start program in collaboration between the university and a nonprofit alliance called Modern States allows Maryland high school students to get a head start as they make plans to […]
Modern States and Morgan State University Enter Partnership to Expand College Access to Maryland Students
Modern States, a philanthropy dedicated to making a college degree more affordable and accessible to everyone, today announced a partnership with Morgan State University, designed to help Maryland high school students earn up to a year of college credit at no cost. Modern States and Morgan will work together to facilitate the university’s enrollment of […]
Meet Tom Anderson
Hear from Tom Anderson about how he is using Modern States to earn free college credit.
Meet Danielys
This high school senior from the Bronx is headed to Yale. While the Ivy League school doesn’t accept CLEP for credit, the NYC x FYFF program helped Danielys earn cash for related college costs. Learn how:
Meet Myles Cramer
Myles Cramer is a senior at Penn State University who loves Modern States and earning free college credit. Hear how he saved nearly $8K on tuition by using our program.
