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What are the areas you’d like to see Purdue improve on in the next few years? … We’ve got a program that we started a year and a half ago called Fast Start. Students can essentially do freshman year for free and finish that degree in three residential years. We’ve got to be very open-minded […]
Millions complain about costly college tuition and soaring student debt. On “Tests and the Rest,” David Vise, who runs Modern States “Freshman Year for Free,” reveals real proven ways you can slash the cost of college now.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
The state of New Jersey announced Monday it is partnering with nonprofit course provider Modern States to allow some residents to earn college credit for free.
The New Jersey Office of Higher Education is working with a nonprofit organization to launch pilot program that will allow Garden State students and adults to get a boost in their college careers. Brian Bridges, the state secretary of higher education said as part of the pilot, the Modern States Educational Alliance has agreed to […]
Another opportunity I want all of you to be aware of is the opportunity for your high school student to become a Klinsky Scholar, as part of the Purdue Fast Start Program. The program is through Modern States, an online philanthropic college course catalogue, which allows a High School student to take college courses online […]
…COVID happens and Sean’s robotics season ends abruptly. He finds he has more free time on his hands and even though their CLEP testing centers are closed, he hits the free Modern States CLEP prep program hard and starts accumulating CLEP vouchers while he waits for them to reopen. Modern States CLEP voucher program provides […]
College is a big expense, and saving for it can be stressful for both parents and students. It’s easy to make mistakes in this process of saving and paying for an education. We all know about filling out the FAFSA. But let’s talk about 7 unique strategies for saving and paying for college.
