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Post Secondary Enrollment - Free College and College tips
Free College & Post Secondary College
$2 million dollars is set-aside for this every year.
This was spent in the first 30 minutes of offering it last year.
New laws are being passed for next year where students can only take one - two classes per semester due to some students taking a full college classes during high school this left some students out.
Homeschoolers are not eligible to apply for post secondary enrollment also.
They can't apply for 08 status.
Every child in the State of Ohio is able to apply for this if you have a child in 9th grade or over and they earn good grades.
The child is required to have a certain grade point average this is up to the college that they choose on what they require.
You can take advantage of this wonderful opportunity.
Free College and all you have to pay for is the registration fee, which is usually $25.
You pick the college that your child wants to go to.
If you have questions, please contact Pamela Clark and she will give you more information about this wonderful opportunity.
You only have from March 1 - March 31 of each school year to apply for this opportunity.
State of Ohio pays for your children to go to College.
They can go with no out of pocket expense by the parent except for a $25 registration fee. This is the Post Secondary Option for anyone in the 9th – 12th grade. Your children can take up to 4 classes a semester. The college that you choose has to be in Ohio. They would go 1-3 times a week. They could earn an associate or even a bachelor degree before graduating high school. They will not get a degree from college until they complete their high school courses. Since they cannot by law graduate from high school.
The hours taken at a college are converted into High School credits.
Each class is worth ½ a credit.
There are usually a minimum number of classes that your child takes with the local school and the rest of the classes are taken at the college of their choice.
So you would be earning college and high school credits at the same time.
Contact your academic advisor. You need to ask the colleges if the records are transferable after high school and will the credits be waiting for your child after trade school if the trade school doesn’t offer the program. Rhodes, Defiance College (?), Northwest State. Your academic advisors might not tell you this. If you want your child to go to a vocational school you can still have this paid for through your local school district. Vantage does offer this also, and your child would only go to Vantage for the main course of study. I can email all of you the info for you to understand this better. Most colleges offer free tutors for full time and Post Secondary Students.
Ask the college your child choices if they offer them. :-) For more information on Post Secondary Enrollment email Pamela Clark and she will send you all the files you need.
The information below was supplied to New Heights Educational Group, INC. by Northwest State College
If a child has a 3.25 GPA they are eligible for the Dean Scholarship where 1/2 of the tuition would be covered.
They have to maintain a 3.0 grade point average. If a child has a 3.25 GPA and receive a 23 on their ACT they are eligible for a full presidential scholarship.
4 semester and 10 hours work done per semester. They are now offering classes at the Defiance Regional Center and online.
2007 Course catalogs are now available through our group.
CLEP (College-Level Examination Program) TEST WEBSITE AND INFO
After homeschooling for eleven years, I have recently put together a website that contains FREE lesson plans for earning college credits using the CLEP examination program. Again, all the plans on my site are FREE and I would like to share this information with the wider home school community. If you feel led, would you please share this information with your local support group?
Some homeschooling parents find formulating a plan for homeschooling through high school a challenge. Should our focus be on achieving a high school diploma?
What about facing the college recruiters?
These concerns drive some parents to plan hours of unnecessary coursework that would hopefully lead to a diploma. Others choose educational paths that attempt to satisfy nagging doubts about future college entrance.
CLEP solved BOTH these concerns for our family by allowing us to chart an independent course that will ultimately show college recruiters that our student is ready for the next step.
What is CLEP?
CLEP is the "College-Level Examination Program" and is also known by terms such as "testing out" or "credit by examination."
Simply put, you use independent study to prepare for a specific college course and then go to a local college to take the computerized multiple choice exam.
If you pass, you are issued the credits, as if you had taken the class at the college.
CLEP exams can be used to: accumulate dual credit, showing credits that will count toward high school requirements AND, at the same time, count towards a college degree shorten the years of study required to attain a college degree, since you are starting in the teen years save you money in earning a college degree, as CLEP exams are MUCH cheaper than registering for a college class on campus show ANY "brick and mortar" college that your child is capable of performing at a college level, and you'll have the credits to PROVE it!
Avoid "basic skills" classes when entering college by CLEPing college math and freshman English give your child the chance to delve into the subject being studied while moving at a comfortable pace for optimum learning sharpen your child's independent study skills, which are a MUST in the college environment continue to share your "world view" with your child when studying controversial topics contained in many social science classes tackle tough subjects ONCE and get the credit the FIRST time around.
Why do high school biology and then retake it again for college credit?
SOUNDS GOOD, BUT WHERE DO I START?
A normal college course includes classroom instruction, followed by testing and then the granting of credits earned.
Through our FREE lesson plans
http://mcquacks2.tripod.com/cleplessonplans/id4.html
you will be able to use your child's independent study skills, replacing the instructional phase of the college class process with the appropriate books and videos we've selected as study tools.
Your child will prepare for the exam and the college board will issue them credits for passing the test.
These credits can be "banked" with the College Board and then transferred to the college of your choice in the future.
DO ALL COLLEGES ACCEPT CLEP CREDITS?
CLEP credits are accepted by more than 2,900 schools.
The exams are 90 minute, multiple choice format.
There are other widely accepted credit-by-examination programs as well, such as DANTES. It's important to check with the colleges on your "wish list" to see how many credits they allow to be "transferred in" from any one testing source.
The COLLEGES we have listed are VERY "credit by examination" friendly, some even allowing you to "test out" of your ENTIRE four-year degree! Remember too that colleges that have enrollment requirements, such as SAT scores and basic skills tests, often waive them when the student has already accumulated college credits. For more information please go to our website:
www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/clep/about.html
For children that are ready to graduate high school that are looking for information on scholarships that are available to them please check out the below websites. These are free to use and all scholarships are for real.
Ohio State Higher Education Agencies - offer information on state education programs, colleges, and universities, student aid assistance programs, grants, scholarships, continuing education programs, career opportunities, and some guaranty agencies. For updated information, you can search the U.S. Department of Educations database at
At the web site, click on "Funding" then look under the "State Aid" button.
Going to College
www.going-to-college.org/campuslife/index.html
Ohio Board of Regents website:
Toll Free 1877 428 8246
Laws
www.going-to-college.org/docs/lawchart.pdf
Campus Books 4 Less
campusbooks4less.com/index.html
This site checks several of the top college bookstores for the lowest prices. Great for high school kids!
Here's more possible scholarships to choose from:
offers yearly writing contests for different ages.
Page Education Foundation?
The mission of the Page Education Foundation is to increase participation of Minnesota’s youth of color (African American, American Indian, Asian American and Hispanic/Latino) in post-secondary education. We are committed to fostering educational success, encouraging personal responsibility and developing the potential of young people of color. We accomplish this in two ways—by fostering positive attitudes about education among school-age children of color and by offering financial assistance for post-secondary education.
ACT & SAT Registration, Preparation & General Sources
ACT
College Board
Center for Academic Success
appl003.lsu.edu/slas/lsoweb.nsf/$Content/Handouts?OpenDocument
Dozens of articles on a variety of college prep and beginning of college topics
lots of information on college preparation topics, including college planning checklists, standardized testing information, a list of what to take to college, and scholarship information and links.
College Prep 101
a book written on how to prepare for and succeed in college
www.collegeprep101.com/articles/book.htm
Only $9.95 for the e-book, or $12.95 for the paperback.
Petersons
The Princeton Review
http://www.princetonreview.com
Common Application On-line
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