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The Cruz sisters, 18-year-old Jaquelin and 16-year-old Santana, have the rare — if not singular — distinction of having each earned an associate’s degree while still in high school. Learn how they used Modern States and CLEP to save time and money along their education journey.
We first spoke to Ahmad Salem in 2021 after he used Modern States and CLEP to earn his associate’s degree prior to graduating high school. Ahmad didn’t stop there. The 23-year-old software engineer already earned his doctorate. He recently shared how Modern States gave him something more valuable than anything else during his education: time.
Bishwash Khadka, an international student from Nepal, used Modern States to help pass the Chemistry and Biology CLEP exams, which gave him free credits and allowed him to graduate a semester early from McNeese State University. He recommends Modern States to all his friends, including other international students who can use CLEP to demonstrate previously […]
The Modern States Education Alliance is a free, online nonprofit that helps students take subject tests called CLEP tests. Anyone who scores high enough on a CLEP test can earn college credits. These tests can be costly, but the nonprofit makes it possible for students to take several at low cost.
Modern States Education Alliance, a nonprofit dedicated to making a high-quality college education accessible and affordable to everyone, today announced it has received nearly $1 million in funding from the Axim Collaborative and the Ichigo Foundation. The two grants will help Modern States scale access to its free online courses and credit-bearing exams in New […]
Mark Bonta is the executive director of the Recovery Jobs Foundation, which works to build recovery-friendly employment systems. He turned to CLEP and Modern States when transitioning to this career after three decades as a manufacturing plant manager. Mark passed two CLEPs after studying with Modern States and plans to take more, while also championing […]
Modern States Education Alliance, a nonprofit dedicated to making a high-quality college education accessible and affordable to all, today announced it is a 2025 D2L Excellence Award winner. Modern States was recognized for its transformative work expanding college access for hundreds of thousands of learners and for the strategic technology improvements that support its mission, […]
D2L celebrates leaders creating transformative learning experiences in their communities. Modern States was selected for expanding its reach, optimizing course delivery, and providing a seamless, user-friendly experience for learners to advance its mission of democratizing access to higher education.
“You’re just an old man. It’s over for you,” General Parker of Huntington Beach, California, remembers thinking. “I was losing myself.” A retired boilermaker, Parker enrolled in Modern States, a nonprofit online platform that prepared him to pass 16 CLEP (College-Level Examination Program) exams.
Christine Pardo, the credit for prior learning admissions coordinator at LaGuardia Community College, leads the first office in the City University of New York (CUNY) system that is dedicated to helping students use credit for prior learning. Modern States and CLEP are key elements of her work, and the tools she most often recommends to […]
“Many students and families know about dual enrollment programs and AP courses that can help them save money and time on college,” said Dr. Pestronk. “But fewer know about options like the College-Level Examination Program. Unlike in years past, today, there are multiple routes available to learners that help them reach their goals without going […]
As an educator, I’m continuously searching for ways to give my students a leg up. When I discovered Modern States, a philanthropic organization offering free online courses that give any student the chance to learn college-level content, I knew it could be transformative for my students.
