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A Few Thoughts About Curriculum

THE PLAN

What are the benefits of using the One Day Academy style of education?

 

The standard answers are many:

High quality instructors
Affordable costs
Convenient options
Family friendly structure

There are other answers which many people are not aware of:

Reduced college costs
Reduced college duration
Increased range of college options

How does this work?

 

Between ages 15 and 16, register with a community college such as ACC
or Temple College.

As soon as possible, (admission options are not always consistent, even within a school) begin to take 6 hours per semester. It is free, and academically fairly managable.

After 5 semesters, a student will have 30 hours, making them a transfer student.

If a student can accumulate 30 hours with a 3.7 - 4.0 GPA, college entrance
options are broadened, since the transfer population is academically less
competitive than the traditional freshman population.

The cost of this is free, except for textbooks.

This plan allows a student to have 30 hours, 1/4 of a traditional degree, completed before even starting college. This can allow a full time student to get out in 3 years, or a working student to get out in 4 with less hours each semester.

This plan is not the best option for everyone. But it is an often used plan that can use a student’s non-traditional status to his favor.