Early College Programs

[Anonymous]

Where we live now, there are two early college programs in our area that seem to be held in high regard. I was trying to get some general impressions of what early colleges are like and what their pluses and minuses are, but so far Google is not my friend. I am wondering if anyone here has personal experience with an early college that they can share or has a friend/relative whose DC attends one. TIA!!

[Anonymous]

Do you mean programs that are essentially two years of community college for the last two years of HS?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do you mean programs that are essentially two years of community college for the last two years of HS?

Sort of, except the programs are through full blown universities. Students take classes on the college campus all 4 years. They complete the HS core in the first two, and then transition to college classes for the remainder.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do you mean programs that are essentially two years of community college for the last two years of HS?

Sort of, except the programs are through full blown universities. Students take classes on the college campus all 4 years. They complete the HS core in the first two, and then transition to college classes for the remainder.

A friends DC did that at SWW/GW. He then went on to 4 years of regular college at a different college. He didn't want to give up a regular college experience. I think it as okay but he got burnt out on 6 years of college.

If you want to save on 2 years of tuition it can be a good option. But you've got to decide if your kid is mature enough to graduate at 20 and figure out what s/he would do. Might work for some kids but not most.

[Anonymous]

Bard College has a program

http://simons-rock.edu/