For high school students eager to get a head start on college, early college programs offer an opportunity to earn a diploma and sometimes an associate degree at the same time. More than 1,000 high ...

While it’s always been true that college isn’t for everyone, recent studies have shown that many jobs that once demanded a four-year college degree no longer require that higher education. However, ...

Educational institutions across the country are embracing a rise in Early College programs, which can offer many prospective students a head start on a college by simultaneously earning university ...

Two years ago, while finishing his sophomore year at Hamilton High School, Branson Gabbard had not seriously thought about college. No one in his family was a college graduate, and money for tuition ...

The Early College Joint Committee voted to expand the Massachusetts Early College program on Wednesday adding nine more partnerships and increasing the number of participating high schools to nearly ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — The Vail Early College program is making its mark on the state after winning the highly prestigious Golden Bell Award for 2023. Students in the program attend classes at Pima ...

Neal J. Riley is a digital producer for CBS Boston. He has been with WBZ-TV since 2014. His work has appeared in The Boston Globe and The San Francisco Chronicle. Neal is a graduate of Boston ...

GARDNER — The Gateway to College program at Mount Wachusett Community College (MWCC) has received a Program Excellence Award from the Achieving the Dream network. MWCC’s Gateway to College Early ...

LOWELL — It takes about eight minutes to walk from Lowell High School to Middlesex Community College. That half-mile distance opens a world of opportunities for 3,200 high schoolers and future college ...

At early college high schools, students take college-level courses and earn credits tuition-free. The programs give ...

Massachusetts students, especially those from low-income, Black and Latino communities, face systemic barriers to academic success, leading to low college completion rates. Early College programs ...