1. Why take advanced-level courses in high school? Here’s the cost of “remediation” in higher education: 62% of Missouri 17-19 year olds at 2-year community colleges enrolled in remedial courses in their first year: the college required them to take these courses because of their low ACT scores. 40% of the students who take remedial courses at college also take six years to complete a college degree.

2. Why take college-credit courses in high school? The money savings are significant: tuition for college classes taken in high school is much lower than it is for the same classes taken on a college campus. You can finish college in 3-4 years instead of 6 and can be earning the salary of a college-educated person by the time you’re 22 or 23. You can focus your attention in college on courses YOU want to take, especially ones in your chosen major, because you’ll have many of your “general education” required courses completed before you even start college.

3. Dual Credit: What It Is and How it Works “Dual” means you earn both high school and college credit for successfully completing the course. Earning the college credit is contingent on enrolling in and paying the reduced tuition fee for the course to the college or university offering the credit. The requirements for registering vary but are generally these: 3.0 overall GPA junior or senior status (11 th or 12 th grade)

4. Millenials with College Degrees = Good Career Choices and Better Pay Stats from a Pew Research Center study published in 2014: – 25- to 32-year olds with only high school diplomas earned 62% of what their college graduate peers earned in 2013. – Millenials with a bachelors’ degree in 2013 had median annual full- time earnings of $45,500; millennials with only high school degrees had median annual full-time earnings of $28,000. – The entry-level jobs for high school graduates today are mainly in retail and wholesale, leisure, and hospitality. – Because of the cost of college, college enrollments began declining in 2013: this means millennials who DO complete college can demand even higher salaries in the future. They will be “in demand.”

5. English course offerings 10 th Grade – English II or World Lit 11 th Grade – Eng. III AP English Language 12 th Grade – English IV AP English Lit and Comp 11 or 12 Grade- English Composition 110 Introduction to Fiction 214 Modern Literature Intro to College Writing