What is Modern States Education Alliance PRESENTED BY

What is Modern States Education Alliance? PRESENTED BY DAVID VISE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Today’s Discussion • What is Modern States? • How does it work? • What are the benefits? • What is credit by exam? • How does it help students? • How can students get started?

Let’s Start With A Question … What’s keeping students from pursuing a college degree?

What is Modern States? • Philanthropic endeavor • “Freshman Year for Free” • Dedicated to making a college degree more affordable and accessible for everyone • Open to all regardless of race, gender, age, immigration status, background or year of study • Earn up to one year of college credit completely free • Choose to enroll in one course or many

Modern States’ Leadership Steve Klinsky, Founder and CEO ◦ Active philanthropist ◦ Education reformer David Vise, Executive Director ◦ Former journalist for The Washington Post ◦ Pulitzer Prize winner

How Does “Freshman Year for Free” Work? • Enroll in free, high quality online courses • Learn from real college professors • Prepare for a College Board CLEP exam • Earn college credits & save on tuition LEARN MORE @ Modern. States. org

Modern States Offers a Digital Public Library of Quality Online Courses

What Does a Course Look Like?

Modern States’ Professors The professors who teach Modern States courses include faculty from some of the nation’s best universities. “My Modern States courses democratize education by allowing students to learn and grow, regardless of age, geography or financial means. ” – Professor James Murphy, Johns Hopkins

What is Credit By Exam? • A way for students to earn real college credits • CLEP: College Level Examination Program • Pass CLEP exams offered by the College Board • Modern States provides $87 exam fee voucher • Available to the first 20, 000 students • Passing rate exceeds 70 percent

Why CLEP? • Higher education’s best kept secret • 2017 marked 50 th anniversary of the program • Available at more than 2, 000 U. S. test centers • Accepted at over 2, 900 colleges and universities • Modern States pays the $87 exam fee

How Can Students Benefit From Modern States? • Learn from anywhere, any time • Save time & money • Learn from professors at top universities • Earn college credit

Modern States & Thomas Jefferson HS • TJHS teachers integrated Modern States’ courses and resources into their existing curriculum at no cost, with access to: o High quality instruction from highly regarded collegiate professors o Instructional modules, study materials and supplementary texts o CLEP exam vouchers once all modules are completed • Modern States provides the tools and funding necessary to add value to existing upperclassmen courses • Students essentially earn high school and college credit concurrently

Modern States & Thomas Jefferson HS • Modern States made the CLEP test accessible to TJHS students of all socioeconomic backgrounds and fostered their capacity for college success: o 2015 -2016: CLEP pilot - 9 tests taken, 4 passing tests (no vouchers) o 2016 -2017: 57 tests taken, 35 passing tests (61%) o 2017 -2018: 266 tests taken, 172 passing tests (65%) ***$27, 455 of tests taken on Modern States vouchers*** ***Hundreds of thousands of dollars in college costs saved by TJHS students ***

Modern States & Thomas Jefferson HS Integrating Modern States into the curriculum is easy. . . • Matched correlating Modern States courses to existing classes taught at TJHS • Provided students the opportunity to self study for courses of interest

Determining Which Colleges Accept CLEP for Credit Simply search: “A COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY NAME” and “CLEP”

Sampling of Colleges/Universities That Accept CLEP

Getting Started • Register and enroll at Modern. States. org • Select and take course(s) • Complete practice test(s) • Apply for exam voucher(s) at Modern. States. org • Take CLEP exam(s) at testing center • Apply for credit at your university

Before We Close … Questions?

Students: Register and Enroll at Modern. States. org

Thank You! David Vise, Executive Director David@Modern. States. org Cell: (202) 439 -0318