Why High-school Students Should Be Grateful For Running Start
High school students should be grateful for the Running Start opportunities provided to them by their school district.
The Running Start program gives juniors and seniors the option to not pay tuition for two years of their college experience. Students from high schools have the chance to go to community colleges, finish their high school requirements, and hopefully get their associate’s degree by the time they graduate as seniors from high school.
The major factor that makes people want to be in the Running Start program is that there is no tuition to pay. The only costs that would have to be paid are class fees and supplies such as textbooks.
A lot of people do not have the money to afford the regular cost of tuition for a four-year college plus all of the extra added costs. This program is provided to people so that they do not have to pay for tuition, and if they do end up going to a four-year college, they would only have to end up paying for two years of time.
To receive an associate’s degree through Running Start, it is necessary to take 15 credits per quarter (fall, winter, and spring). The cost of 15 credits is $1,312.10 and the approximate fees that would have to be paid are $184.50. So, if someone stays in the program for two years, the amount of tuition they would not have to pay is approximately $7,872.60.
The approximate amount of fees one would have to pay is $1,107. When in the Running Start program, students can save approximately $8,000.
If the cost of the class supplies or textbooks proves to be too much, there are alternative options. For example, used books at Green River can be provided. With a bit of luck, it is possible to also find textbooks for a bargain on Amazon.
In addition to the money that Running Start students are saving through the program, they also have access to the benefits that regular, high school graduated students currently take for granted.
Some people also choose to do Running Start because they dislike the high school experience and lack of class rigor, creating yet another aspect of the program that may make doing Running Start worth the time and extra effort.
In an interview with former Running Start student, Isaiah Morey, he explained, “I did not really like high school, but I liked being in the program and being at Green River. The classes were kind of too easy [for me] at my high school.”
Running Start students should also be grateful because they are offered an education at an early age that people in other countries can only dream of. A lot of children in poor countries are not provided with the education that high school students are given in advance.
Wasting the program is a waste of time, money, and possibly someone else’s education that they cannot be provided for themselves.
The Running Start program provides an advanced education, an earlier taste of the college experience, and a substantial lift on college tuition.
These benefits should make high school students grateful for what they are provided.
