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☆ I did the Disney College Program 4 times and had years of free access to the parks. Here's how I got in.
  + stars: | 2023-04-05 | by ( Jamie Killin | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
Keller participated in the Disney College program four times, working at the parks as a student. When I was 12 years old, I learned about the Disney College Program. When I got older, I learned that travel and tourism was a college degree programI went that route for my bachelor's and master's degrees while in the Disney College Program. I was there until the following August, then went back to Florida to do the Disney College Program again while I started graduate school. I had to apply for the Disney College Program each time, so I learned the process wellThe college program application just requests super basic information from you — it's not one of those long, 100-question type things.
☆ There’s a quicker, cheaper way to go to college, but fewer students are trying it
  + stars: | 2023-03-13 | by ( Jessica Dickler | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +3 min
watch nowHow 'early college' programs workIn some cases, students can even complete an associate degree by the time they finish high school, a type of dual enrollment known as "early college." These programs are not restricted to high school students on a specific — and often accelerated — academic track, as many AP classes are. Early college students are also more likely to enroll in college and earn a degree compared to their peers who were not enrolled in early college programs, according to one study by the American Institutes for Research. Although there are up to 900 early college programs nationwide, according to Zeiser, many are still under the radar. Early College High School is a Title I school in the Newport-Mesa Unified School District, which means there is a high percentage of low-income students.
☆ From dual enrollment to course sharing, these 4 moves can help you save big on college costs
  + stars: | 2023-03-08 | by ( Jessica Dickler | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +5 min
Take college courses in high schoolDual enrollment is a state-run program that allows students to take college-level classes, often through a local community college, while they are still in high school. As many as 3 in 10 community college students are in dual enrollment programs, according to the American Association of Community Colleges. Unlike Advanced Placement, the program in which high school students take courses and exams that could earn them college credit, dual enrollment credits are more likely to transfer. Over four years, early college programs cost about $3,800 more per student than traditional high school, according to one study. Try course sharingIf you are already enrolled in a four-year school, tapping community college courses can still be a worthwhile way to cut costs, a strategy known as course sharing.
☆ College Should Be More Like Prison
  + stars: | 2023-03-06 | by ( Brooke Allen | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: +1 min
Enrollment in these subjects is plummeting, and students who take literature and history classes often come in with rudimentary ideas about the disciplines. Interviewed in a recent New Yorker article, Prof. James Shapiro of Columbia said teaching “Middlemarch” to today’s college students is like landing a 747 on a rural airstrip. Never have I been more grateful to teach where I do: at a men’s maximum-security prison. My students there, enrolled in a for-credit college program, provide a sharp contrast with contemporary undergraduates. The classes are often the most interesting part of these men’s prison lives.
☆ Fidelity is the latest employer to offer free college education to workers
  + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( Jessica Dickler | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +1 min
Despite growing economic uncertainty, employers are still waging a war for talent, and employees are coming out ahead. Now, more businesses are expanding their benefit offerings with free college programs to attract and retain workers. Most recently, Fidelity Investments said it will offer fully funded undergraduate degrees to 18,000 employees, including entry-level customer service phone representatives. Roughly 38,000 Citi front-line consumer banking employees are eligible for its education benefits program, including free college. Now, 48% of employers said they offer undergraduate or graduate tuition assistance as a benefit, according to that survey.
☆ I'm in the Disney College Program, so I work in the Disney parks and get free access for 9 months. The rules are strict and the days are long, but I love it.
  + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( Cassie Schoene | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +6 min
Cassie Schoene was a sophomore in college when she got into Disney's college program. It's a work program that usually lasts four to seven months and can be extended for up to a year. Disney College Program participants, or CPs, must be enrolled in a university or have graduated in the past two years. Sometimes people will leave the Disney College Program if they don't get the role they want. The rest of Florida may be cheaper, but I get to experience Disney World cheaper than the rest of Florida.
☆ I worked at Disney World and Disneyland. The wildest things always happened at Magic Kingdom — here's what it was like.
  + stars: | 2022-10-30 | by ( Jamie Killin | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
Magic Kingdom guests are often there for the first time, so that's where the wild stuff happens. I started at Disney World in the fall of 2014 as part of the Disney College Program, where I worked in attractions at Epcot. That December I graduated, so I applied for the Disneyland college program and got to check out the other coast. Magic Kingdom was the only place where I saw crazy things happen. Eva KellerI think it's because Magic Kingdom is the main park.
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