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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.
Gini Beran from CLEP shares insights on how the College Level Examination Program helps students earn college credit through exams, making college more accessible and affordable.
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.
…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!
Dr. Jefferson Pestronk, Executive Director, Modern States Education Alliance, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss the platform, which serves as an on-ramp to college for thousands of students.
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 […]
Modern States Education Alliance is a non-profit that makes college-level courses and college credit free to any learner anywhere, including high school students interested in advanced coursework.
In addition to earning college credits in high school, Yokota earned 39 credits through the College Level Examination Program, in which students can earn credit by passing an exam in lieu of taking the course. Typically, each CLEP exam costs $95, but he was able to take them for free thanks to the Modern States […]
As a teenager, James Hulce saw his plans for college derailed by health issues. He renewed that dream through online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic and found Modern States. James passed seven CLEP exams after studying for free with Modern States, earning 30 credits — his entire freshman year of college. He recently finished his bachelor’s […]
Another is to take AP courses. If their high school doesn’t offer them, there is a program called Freshman Year for Free offered by the Modern States Education Alliance. It provides free AP placement courses and pays the fee for students to take the AP tests or college-level preparation (CLEP) tests administered through the College […]
There are many ways to save money on a college degree, although not all of them will work for every student. You can opt to attend community college, then transfer to a four-year university to finish up their program. You can live at home attending college and commute to class, or you can pursue a […]
Rick Casey, director of testing services at Pasco-Hernando State College in Florida, shares his views on the value of Modern States and CLEP as a tool for students seeking to save money and time while earning college credits.
