Pitbull’s SLAM school sees 20 seniors earn college degrees before graduation

The SLAM Foundation and its schools operate under Cognia accreditation through its Southern Association of Colleges and Schools division. For 20 students at SLAM North, graduation day comes with an unusual head start. Before collecting their high school diplomas, they have already completed the equivalent of two years of college. The achievement is the result of an ambitious dual-enrollment programme that has allowed these students to earn Associate in Arts degrees from Doral College while still navigating their final years of high school, states the SLAM Foundation report.Two degrees, one graduationOf SLAM North’s 56 graduating seniors, 20 completed 60 college credits each and earned associate degrees before finishing high school. Together, they accumulated 1,200 college credits, a milestone that translates into an estimated $312,000 in tuition savings for their families, based on an estimated cost of $260 per credit, states the foundation release.Beyond the financial benefit, the programme gives students something perhaps even more valuable: time. Entering university with substantial college coursework already completed can allow them to move more quickly through undergraduate st...