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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 […]
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.
Jesse Bent spent 23 years in active duty with the U.S. Air Force. As his service time neared an end, he used Modern States to prepare for four CLEP exams in order to earn his associate’s degree, which had for years eluded him. Jesse used that momentum to eventually earn a master’s degree in cybersecurity […]
Kaitlyn Besley, a 19-year-old from Western Michigan, used Modern States to prepare for six CLEP tests, passing each one on her first attempt. She’s saved almost a year’s worth of tuition and other costs because of CLEP, and has become an advocate for Modern States among her friends. We can’t thank her enough for helping […]
For Jena Bernardo, taking just one Modern States course made all the difference. The Air Force veteran needed only to complete College Composition to earn her associate’s degree, though she struggled to find the motivation and confidence to take it in a traditional college classroom. She then found Modern States and CLEP, finished the degree […]
Adrian is going places, but not at his family’s expense. The 16-year-old Floridian used Modern States and CLEP to earn 36 college credits for free, saving his parents about $50,000 in tuition. Though still in high school, he’s now two classes from earning his bachelor’s degree.
