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I posted this to Kevin last night and he asked me to post it on the this thread.

"My kid used the dual credit program at our local state college to fast track. So now he's entering his senior year of HS (17 years old) and completing his AA requirements this term (he needs 3 more hours) and can use the rest of the available credit hours this year (you can take 15 per term) to work toward requirements for his major. It's a wonderful program...and the fact that it's tuition free doesn't hurt. Won't need a GED, since he's homeschooled, I just have to turn in a statement that he has "graduated HS" and he will be awarded an AA at the end of this year which will technically be his sr. year in HS.

Then he can transfer to a 4 year program next year to complete his bachelors, he'll be a junior, and if he stays on track should have his bachelors about the time he turns 20. In our opinion, the good thing about this program (other than the fact that it's free tuition) is that more and more a Master's is needed to secure a good position, and by graduating college at 20, you can go ahead and attain your Masters, still graduating at the same time you would have normally been graduating from college."