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Hannah Winters Is Doing College Her Way

Modern States Education Alliance has helped almost 700,000 learners prepare for and take the College Board’s College Level Examination Program (CLEP) since its founding in 2017. The organization has also learned plenty since then, including that the path to and through college is unique to each individual and anyone who seeks our support deserves it. […]

Articles EdTech Digest

For 37 Million People, A Beacon of Hope

The cost of U.S. higher education has increased by 180% since 1980, far outpacing income growth. There is more than $1.7 trillion dollars in student loan debt, and even students attending public universities – long understood as affordable – borrow an average of $32,362 to attain a bachelor’s degree. Existing opportunities to get a head […]

Articles CollegeXpress

How to Make College Affordable: Strategies to Save You Thousands

As college tuition continues to increase, earning an undergraduate degree is more challenging than ever for millions of students each year. Fortunately, the options for bridging the ever-widening affordability gap are also increasing, allowing students to save money, earn college credits early, and take control of their future. Let’s explore how free and low-cost programs […]

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Meet Spencer Sturgill

Spencer Sturgill, a freshman at Boyce College in Louisville, Kentucky, learned about CLEP during his college tour. Some research led him to Modern States and with our help he soon passed four CLEP exams for free, eliminating a semester’s worth of tuition, room and board.

Articles US News & World Report

Soaring Tuition is Making College Unaffordable. We Can Fix This.

The cost of just one year of college education in the United States has skyrocketed to an average of $38,000, putting better job prospects, higher lifetime earnings and perhaps the most important key to socioeconomic mobility in this country out of reach for more and more Americans.

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Meet Josiah Linnemann

Josiah Linnemann, a junior at Purdue University, participated in the school’s Fast Start partnership with Modern States, giving him assured acceptance to the school. Having taken 15 courses and CLEP exams through Modern States, he is double-majoring in business analytics and sociology.

Articles Her Campus

Your Guide to CLEPing Out of Gen Eds

…there are plenty of books and online resources to help you out! College Board provides an exam breakdown, topic list, and resources for each test, but I highly recommend going outside of these. Modern States has been my go-to for all of the exams I’ve taken so far!

Articles The Daily Wildcat

OPINION: Save money on college by taking CLEP Exams

If someone wants to save money by taking some of these tests, but does not have sufficient prior knowledge to just take the exam, Modern States is a gem. Modern States is a nonprofit aimed at making college more affordable. They offer a free curriculum taught by qualified professionals for all of the exam topics […]

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