early college
High school advancement
Early college refers to programs allowing high school students to take college courses and earn transferable credits before graduation.
These programs blur the line between secondary and higher education, letting motivated students get a head start: She finished her early college program with a full year of credits.
The term also describes the schools or institutions that offer such arrangements.
- freshmanFirst-year student
- dual enrollmentStudying at two levels
- high schoolUpper secondary institution
- creditsUnits toward graduation
- acceleratedIncreased in velocity
headstart · transfer · sophomore · high school junior · tuition-free · motivated · young · ambitious · campus · lectures · time management · prerequisites · GED · associate degree · teenager · independence · dorm · juggling
early collegeadult learner
Grown person pursuing education
non-traditional student · gap year · deferred admission · late bloomer · continuing education
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