BYU-Idaho students know that going to college can be a difficult transition from high school. The price of education can also be steep. The BYU-Idaho Admissions Office has a solution. It offers a concurrent enrollment program called “Early College,” which can help high school and homeschool students take courses to earn college credit while still in high school.
“Once I got here it made the transition from high school … so much easier and I was able to just fall into it, and I didn’t feel like I was super behind,” says Kylee Tollett, a biomedical science senior at BYU-Idaho who participated in the early college program.
For students like Tollett, the Early College program can not only make the transition to college life, and expectations easier, it’s much less expensive. Participating students can take courses for $35 per credit.
In order to enroll, students must be at least 16 years-old and a junior or senior in high school. Participating students don’t need to complete the SAT or ACT, and there are hundreds of online and on-campus courses they can take.
Participation can drastically reduce the amount of time students need to spend at their university once they graduate from high school. Tollett, for instance, is graduating from BYU-Idaho at the end of this semester and preparing for a year of study abroad.
“I have been on-campus for five semesters. I did year-round, so I also went on my off-track … I only had to spend just over a year and a half here to graduate, and it's been super great,” she said.
The Early College program also gives students free access to online tutoring and academic advising. BYU-Idaho's concurrent enrollment program can help students like Tollett get the jump start they need for life in and after college.
“It has just saved me so much time cause I’m graduating with my bachelor’s at 18 … I’m super far ahead … I know what I want to do, and it’s just been such a good help,” Tollett said.
To learn more about the program and how to apply visit byui.edu/concurrent-enrollment/.
