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High school students earn college credit<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

For the past two years, Kapaa High School seniors, Tatum Harper and Taeani Largusa, have taken several synchronous online courses with Chaminade University professors, earning college credit while simultaneously fulfilling their high school requirements. The hours of studying and discipline paid off. Learning she just got into Columbia University, Harper was ecstatic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s my dream school,\u201d said Harper, during Chaminade\u2019s inaugural Early College Summit, which was attended by a mix of 70 students from Kapaa High School, Sacred Hearts Academy and Saint Louis. \u201cParticipating in this program has really prepared me for college.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Largusa echoed the same sentiment, adding that she expects to hear from Syracuse University soon. \u201cWhen I took the virtual campus tour I fell in love with it,\u201d says the first generation, soon- to-be-college student. \u201cThis program has given me confidence in knowing that I can handle the demand of college courses.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early college programs can provide several benefits, including the opportunity for students to accelerate their education, which can lead to the completion of college degrees at an earlier age. There\u2019s also the perk of cost savings, reducing tuition costs for future higher education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sacred Hearts Academy counselors Ashley Luke and Sharlene Chock both agreed that Chaminade\u2019s early college program will help students become familiar with the expectations and rigor of college-level coursework, easing their transition to full-time college later on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Students<\/figure>
Students circled the room to fill out their bingo-like cards.<\/figcaption><\/div><\/div>
\"Saint<\/figure>
Saint Louis and Kapaa High School students mingled during the Early College Summit.<\/figcaption><\/div><\/div>
\"Sacred<\/figure>
Sacred Hearts Academy students played a bingo-like game, with the first one to fill all 25 boxes with the right answers winning the grand prize.<\/figcaption><\/div><\/div>
\"Chaminade\u2019s<\/figure>
Chaminade\u2019s Early College Director, Kim Baxter, addressed the students at the T.C. Ching Conference Center in Eiben Hall before they set off to visit other campus locations.<\/figcaption><\/div><\/div>
\"Sacred<\/figure>
Sacred Hearts Academy juniors completed their first semester of college courses.<\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>