A newly funded college credit initiative will help students at a dozen Hawaii high schools, including Kailua High, to complete six or more college credits before they graduate.<\/p>\n
The Early College High School Program was announced last month, supported by $1.2 million worth of resources and grants for tuition and related expenses from the Harold K.L. Castle Foundation and GEAR UP Hawaii.<\/p>\n
Over a three-year period, students at the 12 schools can take the courses while receiving technical assistance and guidance past barriers to college and career success.<\/p>\n
“High school students who graduate with at least six college credits are more likely to enroll, persist and succeed in higher education,” said Karen Lee, executive director of Hawaii P-20 Partnerships for Education, which is coordinating the effort. “As a result, this moves us closer to achieving our state’s goal of having 55 percent of working-age adults with a two- or four-year college degree by 2025.”<\/p>\n
Besides Kailua High School, the selectees are Farrington, Kaimuki, Waianae, Waipahu, Molokai, Kapaa, Kauai, Hilo, Kealakehe, Kohala and Waiakea high schools. The early college courses will begin in spring semester.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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