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Ohio is an interesting case. Any "high school" student that can't get an appropriately difficult class at their local school can take the class at a nearby col

by OldHand2018 7y ago

Ohio is an interesting case. Any "high school" student that can't get an appropriately difficult class at their local school can take the class at a nearby college for both high school and college credit simultaneously. It is paid for by the state of Ohio. It is obviously a really good thing for smart students in small towns and rural school districts and probably a big reason Ohio has a lot of small colleges, though in recent years Ohio has allocated a pool of money to pay for it all and when it runs out (it always runs out), then you have to pay for the classes yourself.

catalogia 7y ago
Is that unusual? I've heard of other states having similar programs. When I was a teenager in Pennsylvania, my time during the school day was split between highschool and community college (paid for by the state or school district, I don't recall. It's a good system, though few bothered to take advantage of it. I was one of 4 or 5 kids in my grade that took advantage of the system, even though there were dozens of better students than me who doubtlessly qualified.
- ineedasername 7y ago
  High Schools & colleges near me partner for this sort of thing, though I don't think there's a lot of state funding to support it. It's unfortunate, since data generally shows that students who get a head start in that way are much more likely to graduate.
  - kevindong 7y ago
    There's a very strong correlation between students who sign up for those kinds of classes and who would've otherwise gone onto the college pathway anyway.
    - ineedasername 7y ago
      Yes, but there's also a strong correlation for students who are forced into those courses due to mandatory "bridge" programs for under-prepared students. Source:I work in higher education analytics
- OldHand2018 7y ago
  I'm not from Ohio; where I grew up if such a program existed I didn't know about it. But I also attended a high school with almost 3000 students that had a very large selection of courses.

catalogia 7y ago

Is that unusual? I've heard of other states having similar programs. When I was a teenager in Pennsylvania, my time during the school day was split between highschool and community college (paid for by the state or school district, I don't recall. It's a good system, though few bothered to take advantage of it. I was one of 4 or 5 kids in my grade that took advantage of the system, even though there were dozens of better students than me who doubtlessly qualified.

ineedasername 7y ago
High Schools & colleges near me partner for this sort of thing, though I don't think there's a lot of state funding to support it. It's unfortunate, since data generally shows that students who get a head start in that way are much more likely to graduate.
- kevindong 7y ago
  There's a very strong correlation between students who sign up for those kinds of classes and who would've otherwise gone onto the college pathway anyway.
  - ineedasername 7y ago
    Yes, but there's also a strong correlation for students who are forced into those courses due to mandatory "bridge" programs for under-prepared students. Source:I work in higher education analytics
OldHand2018 7y ago
I'm not from Ohio; where I grew up if such a program existed I didn't know about it. But I also attended a high school with almost 3000 students that had a very large selection of courses.