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A freshman international student and soccer player at Mount Marty University in South Dakota, Rex Chiles arrived in the U.S. from England having already studied many college-level general-education subjects, but without earning U.S. college credit. CLEP and Modern States gave him the opportunity to demonstrate that knowledge for free, cutting a year off his education […]
Ryan Singh, a senior at Miami University in Ohio and international student, used Modern States and CLEP to gain credit for two courses he studied in high school. That allowed him to save $5,000 and remain on track to complete both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in four years.
For some learners, Modern States’ free videos are the perfect tool to help prepare for credit by exam – even for an AP exam. That’s the case for Julia Koehler, who was just learning English when she started high school. Julia used Modern States to study for three AP exams at her own pace. She’s […]
Caps on federal Parent Plus loans are forcing new discussions about who should shoulder the costs of college. For years, families have agonized over the rising cost of a degree, yet many have felt they had no choice but to take out whatever loans were necessary to send their children to college. That financial desperation […]
Steve Klinsky, founder and CEO of New Mountain Capital, joins Goldman Sachs’ Alison Mass to discuss the macro landscape, his approach to building businesses, the evolution of the private equity industry.
Steve Klinsky has spent 25 years building New Mountain Capital into one of private equity’s most respected firms, with $60 billion in assets under management across hundreds of portfolio companies. His investment record speaks for itself: a supply chain software company he bought for $600 million sold for over $8 billion. A life sciences firm […]
Carnegie Corporation of New York, Mother Cabrini Health Foundation, and Achelis & Bodman Foundation commit support Modern States Education Alliance, a nonprofit dedicated to making a high-quality college education accessible and affordable to everyone, today announced that it received nearly $2.7 million in new funding during 2025, anchored by multi-year grants from Carnegie Corporation of […]
Tim Breaux teaches Psychology and Western Civilizations II at New Orleans Military and Maritime Academy (NOMMA), which recently earned a CLEP High School Achievement Award from the College Board. Breaux uses Modern States to prepare his students for CLEPs in both classes, and considers it a valuable resource that helps give students both access to […]
Zachary Simmons is off to a career in cyber security after earning his bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in just 2 1/2 years. Zach used Modern States to study for 11 of his 13 CLEP exams after learning about our philanthropic organization from his college advisor. He earned 41 completely free credits within a single […]
River Robbins says he wasn’t ready for college when he finished high school. Fourteen years later he found that desire, and then turned to Modern States and CLEP to earn 39 completely free credits in less than a month, just prior to starting at a community college. He’s still not done with CLEP, and when […]
Olivia Bartels joined the Tennessee Army National Guard after high school and then went on to earn her bachelor’s degree in economics. While military paid for her education, she used Modern States to study for and pass nine CLEP tests, cutting a full year off the time needed to earn her degree and getting her […]
Hear what made 2025 the most successful year yet for Modern States, in the words of the people who matter most: our learners.
