WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.–Other Indiana schools may be looking at the possibility of letting high school students take classes for an expedited semester that could save them thousands of dollars. Purdue University announced a partnership with Modern States Education Alliance, last week that will let students save as much as $11,000.
The Fast Start program allows students to test out of college courses.
Purdue was provided with $1 million to cover the cost of 10,000 CLEP exams.
“The CEO of Modern States Education Alliance indicted there has been some preliminary talk with some Indiana colleges, didn’t identify which ones, but did say that was going on,” said Gerry Dick, with Inside Indiana Business on Tony Katz and the Morning News.
“He also talked about this nationally going on at any number of universities around the country. So, it’s something that a number of schools are connecting with,” said Dick.
He said it would not be surprising to hear soon about other Indiana colleges getting involved in the same program.
Dick said it’s important that the state take measures to keep talented people and attract others so we don’t lose out on economic opportunities, like an Amazon logistics center that located in Nashville, bringing 5,000 jobs there.
“It was pointed out that Nashville has the ability to draw from a larger area, a larger radius from the Midwest and beyond, to get people to move there.”
Dick said helping cut down on the cost of college means more people will be able to get the degrees needed to work at places that require a particular expertise.
