Uncle Joe's promise of erasing our student loan debt pretty much went out with the bathwater…womp womp. 😑 Before you give up hope for the future, check out a nifty little solution called dual enrollment! 🎓
In a dual enrollment program, a high school student earns college credits so they won't have to pay for them later. 💸 Some even walk out the door with a whole associate's degree. How's that for saving some major dough?!
It also saves you time, which means you can hit the workforce sooner and earn your own paycheck. 💼 Just like the big boy or girl your parents always hoped you'd be.
Here’s Five Fast Facts on dual enrollment:
- ⭐ Trend Alert - The word's out about dual enrollment and more students than ever are jumping on the bandwagon. According to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, there's been a 12.8% jump in dual enrollment since 2022.
- 📚 Two for One - In a dual enrollment program, students take a mix of high school and college level courses. Students walk away with one or two years of college courses under their belt, which means less money spent on completing a degree.
- 🧑🎓 Ahead of the Game - While some students complete dual enrollment programs with an associate's degree, most will finish with at least one full year of college credit. This allows them to enter college as a transfer student instead of a newbie. Today, at least 35 states guarantee those with an associate's degree can transfer to a four-year college as a junior.
- 🤓 Not the Same - Dual enrollment isn't the same as Advanced Placement (AP), which is another high school program where students earn college credit. Unlike AP, dual enrollment is a state-run program that partners with a local college.
- 🆙 Movin' on Up - According to a 2017 study, almost two thirds of community college dual enrollment students were from low or middle income families. After high school, 88% of those students enrolled in a college program. Most of them earned a degree within six years.
🔥Bottom line: After college, your next move is to get out of your parents' basement…that is, if you can. Research shows only a third of American adults are completely financially free from their parents. Learn more about that here!
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