Associates by HS graduation… Guidance appreciated

[clarissa23]

Hi all,
Okay I must be getting old I guess lol because I am now venturing into the college planning stage for my oldest.  She is 15 and will be a sophomore in high school next year (she is homeschooled and is extremely diligent and organized with her work).

The goal (hopefully realistic) is to have her graduate her senior year of HS with both a high school and ASSOCIATES degree.  

We would need the associates degree to be:
1) credits from REGIONALLY-ACCREDITED schools

2) LOWEST PRICE possible.  I know money doesn’t matter for some but sadly it does for us haha.  We really need the associates to be as low-cost out of pocket as possible.

3) no CLEP or AP courses.  

Hope that makes sense.  If anyone can shed any light or guidance, I would really appreciate it.  Thanks all.  



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Dual enrollment at De Anza College (I don’t think state residency matters as long as your student is willing to take online classes) is free as long as the student maintains part-time status, which is 11 units or less per quarter. This allowed me to get almost 40 semester credits in 6 quarters/2 school years and then I used CLEP to round out my general education since I already knew what university I was going to attend by that point. Starting at 15, they’ll definitely be able to get farther with it.