Most Gateway students are taking college courses long before they graduate. Through dual enrollment, they earn transferable credit years early, at a fraction of university cost.
At roughly $250 per class, Gateway students pay a fraction of the estimated $1,400+ per class at a university like ASU, over 80% in savings on every single course.
Across the current round of enrollment alone, that adds up to more than $225,000 saved in college tuition for Gateway families, credit earned now that they won't pay university prices for later.
Gateway is one of ASU Accelerate's fastest-scaling programs in the country, with students earning credit at nearly 4× the state's participation rate.
One Gateway student even earned 39 college credits across 13 courses before graduating high school.
Courses come straight from Arizona State University through ASU Accelerate, and the credit transfers.
Students take each course on their own clock, up to a full year, instead of racing a fixed semester.
Many Gateway students begin earning college credit years before they graduate, some in 6th and 7th grade.
A course grade is added to the college transcript only if the student is satisfied with how they did.
Dual enrollment isn't a side activity at Gateway, it's a direct path to a degree, started early.
Students graduate high school with college credit already in hand, shortening the road and the cost to a four-year degree.
Our middle schoolers can begin earning ASU college credit, putting them years ahead on the path to an associate degree before 9th grade even starts.
Gateway students have earned thousands of dollars in college scholarships, opening doors and easing the cost of higher education for families.
My daughter is earning college credit in middle school. She walks a little taller now, she finally sees herself as a college student, because she already is one.
See how Gateway's early-college program could change your student's path. Begin your inquiry, or come see it for yourself.
