If you’re a homeschool parent wondering how your teen can earn college credit while still in high school, you’re in the right place. Homeschooling for College Credit (HS4CC) teaches you how to combine your homeschooling high school plan with real college credit that your teen can use later in college. HS4CC parents help their teens earn over 30 college credits in high school, resulting in an average savings of over $20,000.
HS4CC is a strategy, not a product. We are a nonprofit organization that helps you make the most of your teen’s high school career. Earning college credit before college is a rock-solid way for your teen to accumulate college credits now, while still at home with you and for pennies on the dollar. Some of you will have access to free college during high school, but all of you have access to reduced tuition programs.
We help parents find resources, find classes, understand credit by exam programs, and tap into resources that help make college affordable. Best of all, our team volunteers because we have all been there- raised homeschool kids through high school and college. We each have a strong passion to serve our fellow homeschool community, and eager to share tips and tricks that can make a huge difference.
Homeschooling for College Credit is a way of resourcefully planning your homeschool program to bring in college credit where it makes sense. It empowers you, the parent, to choose affordable and flexible college credit options that count both for high school and college. Think of it like earning two-for-one credits: your teen completes one class, but it counts on both transcripts – their high school and college transcript.
So, what does this look like in real life?
As an example, instead of taking 12th grade Language Arts, a HS4CC strategy is to take English 101 and English 102. These two college classes replace the high school class and give them a head start in college. Those are 2 classes they won’t have to take when they get to college! Since tuition is free or deeply discounted for high school students, many of you can help your teens avoid student loan debt by implementing this strategy.
Each family creates their custom HS4CC plan depending on the teen’s academic ability, motivation, and goals. And unlike traditional school settings, homeschoolers have the autonomy to hand-select the best-fit resources—secular or religious, basic or advanced, academic or practical. Your teen might be working below grade level in one subject while at college level in another! There are no rules.
Here’s where HS4CC shines: we help you accomplish your goals – our expertise is in “how” to bring in credits with wisdom. Whether you’re brand new to homeschooling or a seasoned pro, you don’t need a special background to get started. Parents across the country are learning how to integrate college-level opportunities into their homeschool programs—sometimes starting as early as 9th or 10th grade, in other cases it’s closer to graduation in 11th or 12th grade. You decide when your teen is ready, how fast you move, and how much college credit makes sense.
How to Start
We recommend starting with three carefully selected classes that are most likely to yield a positive outcome. Early success is key to building momentum and engagement.
Since 2012, Homeschooling for College Credit has helped over 75,000 families across all 50 states navigate this process with confidence. We’re a nonprofit organization made up of passionate parents and volunteers who believe you should be in the driver’s seat of your teen’s education—not pushed aside.
So, welcome! You’re not alone. We invite you to explore our free resources, join our Facebook communities, and start planning your teen’s first three college credits.
A great place to begin is by exploring our website-https://homeschoolingforcollegecredit.org/
