High school seniors graduate with credit from the University of Nevada Reno’s Collegiate Academy

RENO, Nev. (KOLO) – 300 seniors from various Northern Nevada schools graduated with college credit from UNR’s Collegiate Academy.

The Collegiate Academy program implements current University of Nevada, Reno curriculum and coursework in high school classrooms, and all for only $25 per class. College faculty work with high school teachers, meeting regularly to plan lessons, review coursework, and provide guidance. The result is a course that leverages both the content expertise of University faculty with the instructional expertise of the high school teachers. 26 UNR courses were offered this year across subjects in English, mathematics, economics, psychology, world languages, political science, chemistry and others.

On Monday evening high school students got the chance to walk across a college stage to celebrate their hard work as their ceremony was held on the UNR campus. Those college credits can of course, be used at UNR but also at any university across the nation. KOLO 8 spoke with Ale Ibarra, one of the seniors in attendance, who said the program not only made college cheaper, but gave her a more personalized experience.

“My class had 25 or 30 kids maximum. If I had a a problem or a question I could go at any point in the day and ask my teacher. It was just a lot more personal versus what I expect to get in college,” Ibarra said.

Statewide, 29 schools participated in the program this year with more than 4,500 students enrolled during the spring semester.

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