Salem State Gets Funding for Early College High School Program

Salem State University will get $150,000 as part of “grant funding aimed at creating new Early College High School programs in six Massachusetts communities.”

The Patrick Administration announced the total $738,000 funding.

“Traditional high school offerings don’t work for every student and so we must create new avenues to ensure their success,” said Secretary of Education Matthew Malone. “The opportunities these students will receive due to these grants will put them at a great advantage when they graduate high school and will prepare them well for the workforce demands of the future.”

According to a press release from the Patrick Administration:

“Early College High School designs allow high school students in six Massachusetts communities to earn college credit through college level coursework incorporated into the high school experience. The programs are aimed to increase the number of students who graduate from high school and go on to earn a college degree.”

Others awarded were: Worcester State University, Wheelock College, Roxbury Community College, Haverhill Public Schools and Westfield State University. The funding will “create programs that give high school students access to earn up to two years of college credit or an associate degree before graduating high school.

“In the 2011-2012 academic year, a total of 4,140 students (including homeschoolers and those enrolled in Massachusetts public and private high schools) were dual enrolled at a public higher education institution in Massachusetts.”