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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.
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!
The Education Exchange: Free College for One Year
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.
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 […]
Broader access to advanced coursework: An interview with Jefferson Pestronk, Executive Director of Modern States
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.
Student saves time, money through ASU Online to graduate at 19 this summer
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 […]
Meet James Hulce
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 […]
Steps you can take now to avoid college sticker shock
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 […]
How Families Can Reduce College Expenses By 25% Or More
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 […]
Meet Rick Casey
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.
Meet Jacob Mutter
Jacob Mutter, a Tennessee high school student, is the salutatorian of his senior class. He passed eight CLEP exams after studying with Modern States and is headed to Tennessee Tech in the fall of 2024.
