Did You Know it is
Possible for a Washington State High School Student
to Graduate BOTH from High School and Receive an AA Degree?!
Read more on this incredible program...
Washington State's
Running Start Education Program
As a real estate agent many
prospective home-buying parents from out of state have asked us
about the public K-12 schools in my area. We readily admit
we're
not experts on all the public schools in this area and cannot
offer an opinion one way or another. However, we can and do
offer the links below to the school districts themselves.
One important program that is available to qualifying High School
Juniors and Seniors, and perhaps not clearly covered in the links
below, is the program the Washington State Legislature enabled in
1992 called Running Start. This program allows
certain qualifying Juniors and Seniors to take some or all of their
classes at the local community college and earn both High School and
College Level credit (100 level and above).
Clark Community College serves Vancouver, Camas, Felida and many
other communities in Southwest Washington. Clark also
accommodates area High School Juniors and Seniors that qualify for
the
Running Start Program.
Each year the Clark College Running Start program graduates a good
number of students that receive both their High School Diploma, and
an Associates (2-year) Degree from Clark. Many more students
come close to earning their 2-year degree, and end up with College
Level credits they can build on next year at Clark or, take with
them to another College or University. It has been typical
practice in Washington where an AA degree from Clark would allow a
student to matriculate to the University of Washington, or
Washington State University as a Junior. In other words, you
could potentially get a running start on your first two years of
college!
As an example, young B enrolled in Running Start as a high school
Junior. Transportation had to be arranged differently, and the
college Books had to be paid for otherwise, the State paid for the
tuition. At graduation time, the AA was awarded and B could
have gone to the UW as a Junior. What a huge savings for B and
the family.
If you are at all interested in the Running Start program, please
review the program with Clark College, and check with the local High
School to ensure they support the program as well.
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4 Comments on Did You Know? - A Washington Community College Can Award Some High School Seniors a 2 Year Degree!
SEP
13
2007
Running Start is a great program. It is also offered in Port Angeles with the Peninsula Community College. I know a number of students who are in the program.
I believe most community colleges in Washington can offer the program but am not certain that all of them do. Thanks for the update by adding Peninsula CC to this post.
In Vancouver, Washington, many folks are moving to this area because of a job transfer to Portland or, they are already in Portland and are curious about the property prices (which are typically less than in Portland) and the schools. For some families, the Running Start program is a huge PLUS, besides the fact there is NO Washington State Income Tax as well!
Those of you in other Washington communities that know your local community college offers Running Start, please feel free to let us know.
My son is a freshman in the Fife SD this year so we're just now finding out about this program. I think it's great! Four more years of school seems like an eternity for high school graduates. Having an AA seems like it will help take the sting out of that.
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Running Start is a great program. It is also offered in Port Angeles with the Peninsula Community College. I know a number of students who are in the program.
Kathy