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Gabriel Ping used Modern States and CLEP to fulfill the coursework needed to complete the Texas First Early High School Completion program, allowing him to graduate high school at the age of 15. That honor also helped him draw the attention of a top company in San Antonio, culminating in a distinguished internship to kick […]
The Cruz sisters, 18-year-old Jaquelin and 16-year-old Santana, have the rare — if not singular — distinction of having each earned an associate’s degree while still in high school. Learn how they used Modern States and CLEP to save time and money along their education journey.
We first spoke to Ahmad Salem in 2021 after he used Modern States and CLEP to earn his associate’s degree prior to graduating high school. Ahmad didn’t stop there. The 23-year-old software engineer already earned his doctorate. He recently shared how Modern States gave him something more valuable than anything else during his education: time.
Bishwash Khadka, an international student from Nepal, used Modern States to help pass the Chemistry and Biology CLEP exams, which gave him free credits and allowed him to graduate a semester early from McNeese State University. He recommends Modern States to all his friends, including other international students who can use CLEP to demonstrate previously […]
Mark Bonta is the executive director of the Recovery Jobs Foundation, which works to build recovery-friendly employment systems. He turned to CLEP and Modern States when transitioning to this career after three decades as a manufacturing plant manager. Mark passed two CLEPs after studying with Modern States and plans to take more, while also championing […]
Christine Pardo, the credit for prior learning admissions coordinator at LaGuardia Community College, leads the first office in the City University of New York (CUNY) system that is dedicated to helping students use credit for prior learning. Modern States and CLEP are key elements of her work, and the tools she most often recommends to […]
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. […]
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.
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.
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 […]
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.
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.
