Deciding whether Early College is right for your child is an important step, and enrolling is a serious commitment for both students and parents. Taking advanced courses is not easy, and the fast-paced academic program requires some summer classes and a few sacrifices.
On the other hand, it can be richly rewarding, both academically and financially. So, what are the benefits?
a college degree for free.
By the time you add it all up — tuition, fees, textbooks and travel expenses — college can run into the thousands each year. Not for Early College students, who graduate high school with a two-year associate degree for free.
personal attention.
Because classes are small and academic programs are tailored to individual needs, each student receives plenty of personal attention from faculty members and advisors. No one is simply part of the crowd.
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getting ahead in life.
By completing two years of college during their high school years, Early College students get a jump on life.
Those headed toward a technologically-oriented job in industry leave high school with the college degree needed to start earning a good living right away — without spending another two years in school (and paying for it)!
Others pursuing a four-year university degree can prove to admissions officers that they're ready to do college work, because they've done it already! When they do enter the university, they may begin as a junior, far ahead of their peers and facing just two years of "tuition, fees, room, board and books," not four.
In either case, that means earning a good income two years earlier or having much more flexibility along the way.
Early College helps you provide that successful career and life you've always wanted for your child. |
