{"id":76877,"date":"2018-04-02T12:55:44","date_gmt":"2018-04-02T22:55:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=76877"},"modified":"2019-03-20T10:32:46","modified_gmt":"2019-03-20T20:32:46","slug":"early-college-participation-increases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2018\/04\/02\/early-college-participation-increases\/","title":{"rendered":"Early College participation increases"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>
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Rovy Dipaysa, the first Early College student to earn an associate\u02bbs degree before her high school diploma. Learn more about Dipaysa<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Participation in the Early College<\/a> initiative, in which Hawaiʻi<\/span> students can earn college and high school credits while still in high school, increased by 11 percent from 2012 through 2017, according to a new report.<\/p>\n

The College and Career Readiness Indicators Report (CCRI)<\/a> released by the Hawaiʻi<\/span> P–20 Partnership for Education<\/a> highlights the effectiveness of programs and policies intended to boost student achievement and strengthen transitions between high school, college and career.<\/p>\n

The report says 17 percent of the class of 2017 enrolled in college courses while in high school with 8 percent earning six or more college credits. The number of Early College offerings by the University of Hawaiʻi<\/span><\/a> at high school campuses skyrocketed from about eight classes in the 2012-2013 school year to more than 269 classes for the 2016-2017 school year.<\/p>\n

“The increase in Early College participation continues to support our 55 by ‘25<\/a> goal,” said Stephen Schatz<\/strong>, executive director of Hawaiʻi<\/span> P–20. “It is a testament to the partnership between the Hawaiʻi<\/span> State Department of Education and the University of Hawaiʻi<\/span> to ensure more of our high school students graduate prepared for college and successfully earn their degrees.”<\/p>\n