Why Take Online College Courses as a High School Student?
At Maranatha Online, we allow juniors and seniors in high school to take college courses. You can also apply for high school scholarships that give you 50% off the college tuition pricing for a course.
But what are the advantages to taking college courses while you're in high school?
Save Lots of Money.
What if you took 15 credits online before attending college--basically, one semester of courses? You'd save over $6,000!
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Online |
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Residential |
| Tuition |
$2250 |
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$5000 |
| Room/Board |
0 |
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$2995 |
| Total |
$2375 |
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$8495 |
If you're aggressive and complete closer to a year of college credit (approximately 30 credits), you can save nearly $12,000.
Kill Two Birds With One Stone: Dual Enrollment.
If you want your college course to count as high school credit, have your high school principal (or mom or dad, if you're homeschooled) talk with us. It's their choice whether to allow you to count the course as dual enrollment, but you might be able to take the English college course and have it count for your high school course. Think of it as a way to get an honors high school course.
Free Up College Credits For Electives or Minors--Expand Your Horizons.
If you haven't figured it out yet, most college programs are full of lots of credits--and some of those credits might be more interesting than others. If you have basic courses out of the way, you can take more interesting electives or even add a fun minor--like photography or video.
Scholarships for High School Students.
Suggested Online College Course Sequencing for High School Students
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Maranatha Online courses, taught from a biblical worldview by Christian faculty, are transferrable and last 8 weeks.
To get the most courses possible at the reduced tuition rate, complete the following suggested sequence, which recommends starting Level 1 the summer before your junior year, Level 2 the summer before your senior year, and Level 3 the summer before your freshman year of college. If you have, you know it’s a ton of money. . .Why not do more with your money?
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Level 1: summer before junior year. . .
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NT Survey
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OT Survey
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Fundamentals of Public Speaking
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Modern World
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English Grammar or English Composition I
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College Math, Algebra, Principles of Bible Study |
$6,000. . .
. . . how much you could save
if you took 15 credits online instead of15 credits at a
residential institutionwhere you pay close to $5,000 for
tuition and $3,000 for room/board.
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Level 2: summer before senior year . . .
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English Composition II, Intro to Communications, Bible Doctrine I, Modern Creationary Thought, Principles of Accounting, or Practical Spanish
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Bible Doctrine II, Christian Life III, Basic Music Literature, Music Appreciation, Intro to Business Management, or Website Design I
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Christian Life I or US History 1
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Baptist Heritage or National Government
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General Psychology, Calculus I, Asian History, Classical Literature, or Marketing Management
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Principles of Bible Study, US History 2, English Masterpieces I, College Math, or Modern European History |
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Level 3: summer before freshman year in college. . .
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Bible Doctrine I, Foundations of Education, Principles of Accounting, Colonial American Literature, Tests and Measurements, International Business, or Practical Spanish
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Ancient Civilizations, Advanced Geometry, Human Relations, English Masterpieces 2, or Spanish I |
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