Enrollment 13 year old

[cookderosa]

If a 13 year old wants to enroll in College just to have College-student status (for whatever reason), would he/she be able to do that with Excelsior (COSC and TESU are out because of age)? The idea would be to just enroll but not take any courses with Excelsior, spend a few years obtaining additional credits through our known alternative ways, then unenroll at Excelsior without every having taken a course there and actually complete the degree at COSC at the age of 16. Is that possible? If so, what would be the annual cost of maintaining enrolled status at Excelsior?

Colleges (all) have admission criteria. In every case I've encountered, a high school diploma was required for enrollment unless a dual credit / dual enrollment / early college / exception existed that allowed a "not-yet-graduated" student to enroll.

Since none of the Big 3 offer dual enrollment, I don't think this is an option. The Big 3, unlike traditional colleges, specifically target adult learners -which is a different mission.

To enroll at 13, I know of only 1 college (though there are probably many) that allow this as a matter of course - BYU's independent study program is open to any age in any state.