Local High School students earn free college credit
North Fort Myers High School announced that students earned a total of 2,365 free college credits during the 2009/10 school year through the dual enrollment and early admissions programs. This is a 56 percent increase from the previous year.
“Students today have so many more educational opportunities than just a generation or two ago,” said Kimberly Lunger, Principal of North Fort Myers High School. “We are proud of the educational opportunities offered at North [High] and I am very proud of our students.”
The dual enrollment and early admissions programs allow academically qualified high school students to take courses offered by Edison State College or Florida Gulf Coast University tuition-free. These programs also cover the cost of textbooks.
North Fort Myers High School’s commitment to providing its college-bound students with opportunities to earn free college credits prior to graduating high school has been very much appreciated by parents and students.
“The classes are beneficial to teens, like me, because we won’t have to take those required classes our freshmen year of college,” said Saige Abrams, a junior at North Fort Myers High School. “In fact, entering college I will already be a sophomore because of all the dual enrollment, Advanced Placement, and AICE credits I have earned.”
North Fort Myers High, which also hosts the prestigious International Cambridge AICE program, is proud to offer more dual enrollment classes on its campus during the school day than any other high school in Lee County. This is made possible by 10 teachers on staff that are also qualified adjunct professors with FGCU and Edison State College. In addition to earning free college credits through dual enrollment courses, students may also earn college credits by passing Advanced Placement and Cambridge AICE exams at North Fort Myers High School, as well as earning a Cambridge AICE diploma.
Source: Lee County Schools