running start officially began in washington state in the early 1990s.
when did running start officially begin in washington state?
early 1990s
the running start program in washington state was piloted in the early 1990s and officially approved to begin in the fall of 1993.





















































running start provides up to two years of paid tuition at any of washington’s community and technical colleges, and at central washington university, eastern washington university, washington state university, and northwest indian college. high school juniors who can pass the entrance exam for a local community college may take part or all of their coursework at the community college. successfully passing a course earns a student both high school and college credit.
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statistics from 2016-2017 have showed that running start is not as effective as advanced placement in reaching low-income families. fewer than 5 percent of running start students were from low-income families, compared with 13 percent of advanced placement classes. demographically speaking, the running start program has been credited as having made a notable impact, as a study done in texas revealed that 5 percent of african-american students credit stemmed from concurrent enrollment and white students credit was double that as of 2016. since the popularity of dual enrollment programs such as running start, college professors are noting a decrease of middle-class american students in their classrooms. concurrent enrollment is similar to dual enrollment in that the student will receive college and high school credit but concurrent enrollment involves staying at a high school campus and is significantly cheaper. both programs are capable of reducing a mass amount of money that would otherwise go into years spent at university, although concurrent enrollment eliminates certain fees that a student would have to pay in running start.
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