{"id":2060,"date":"2018-07-23T15:39:46","date_gmt":"2018-07-23T15:39:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/?p=2060"},"modified":"2025-02-06T15:42:05","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T20:42:05","slug":"starting-early","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/2018\/07\/23\/starting-early\/","title":{"rendered":"Starting Early"},"content":{"rendered":"

Incoming WilmU freshman Alexis Webb got a head start on college. In fact, she completed a semester\u2019s worth of classes before joining most of her fellow incoming classmates this fall. \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n
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Alexis Webb | Photo by Paul Patton<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Webb, a recent Caesar Rodney High School graduate, participated in the Early College Credit program throughout her senior year, simultaneously juggling high school and college homework.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a lot of work, but I had to figure out how to organize my schedule to complete all my assignments,\u201d she says. \u201cTime management became my biggest priority.\u201d<\/p>\n

The program allows\u00a0high-achieving high school juniors and seniors the opportunity to earn college credit by attending courses at a Wilmington University location. According to studies by Jobs For the Future, early college students are outperforming their peers nationwide, with 90 percent of participants graduating from high school compared to 78 percent nationally who don\u2019t take early college courses.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been able to forge relationships with people outside my age bracket in my classes,\u201d says Webb. \u201cIt\u2019s put me in a circle of people who are focused on learning, which motivates me to be better.\u201d<\/p>\n

Although Webb says she enjoyed getting a start on college life, she was most excited about the financial benefits and potential to graduate early.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

According to WilmU Academic Partnership Manager Lisa Lombardozzi, Early College Credit participants are offered up to four courses at about 10 percent of the cost of traditional undergraduate courses.<\/p>\n

Webb plans to study Media Design in the College of Technology, though she has already created a reputation with her friends as the go-to for Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator software systems.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel accomplished knowing that I\u2019m already prepared for college-level courses,\u201d she says. \u201cThis is just one step closer to my degree.\u201d WU\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Early College Credit program allows\u00a0high-achieving high school juniors and seniors the opportunity to earn college credit by attending courses at a Wilmington University <\/b>location.\u00a0Learn more here<\/a><\/span>.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

\u2014Britney Gulledge<\/i><\/p>\n\n