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López, Omar S. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2020
This article highlights the College Level Examination Program -- or CLEP -- from the College Board, as another pathway for students to earn college credits toward degree completion. The renewal of interest in alternative pathways to degree attainment has come about in response to yet another round of national studies reporting declining rates of…
Descriptors: High School Students, College Credits, Equivalency Tests, Community Colleges
Washington Higher Education Coordinating Board, 2011
The Higher Education Opportunity Act (E2SHB 1795), passed by the Legislature in 2011, identified prior learning assessment (PLA) as an innovative means for improving degree and certificate attainment and improving cost effectiveness and efficiency within Washington's higher education system. The Act defines prior learning as "the knowledge…
Descriptors: Prior Learning, Higher Education, College Credits, Adult Students
Florida State Postsecondary Education Commission, Tallahassee. – 1987
The use of the College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) was evaluated by the Florida Postsecondary Education Planning Commission. In addition to a comprehensive analysis of research studies relating to CLEP conducted in various states, CLEP policies at state universities and community colleges in Florida were examined. Perceptions of Florida…
Descriptors: Administrators, College Credits, College Students, Community Colleges
Kim, Eunyoung – Office of Community College Research and Leadership, 2006
This brief describes the Academic Pathways to Access and Student Success (APASS) project, a research initiative that identifies and disseminates information about existing and emerging academic pathways that extend from high school to college. Drawing upon the results of a 50-state survey, an extensive review of literature and consultation with…
Descriptors: Dual Enrollment, Distance Education, Advanced Placement, Tech Prep