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INTRODUCING ATTICUS HUMPHREY! 

As time goes on I think this show has given me insight into one of the greatest secrets about paying for college that never seems to be spoken of.  I continue to interview student after student that has completed 15, 30 and sometimes even 60+ college credits through dual enrollment in high school.

The cost of tuition for a dual enrollment student is already reduced below that of normal tuition, and of course the student is living at home while they are taking these classes.  In multiple situations, the student may not need to pay anything for the college credit when they receive them in this manner.

Today’s guest, Atticus Humphrey, completed his associates degree the summer after he graduated high school.  The number of credits he completed was exceptional, but before he ever “began” college he was half way done.  In addition to this, he had not spent a dime on tuition because of a grant from the Wonderful Company and the Resnick Family in California.

Atticus was able to save himself and his family half the expense of college by working hard and being innovative during high school.  In my own family we have the opportunity to have much of Hattie’s college paid for in this same way through a fund in the State Of Idaho that provides every student up to $4290 for expenses such as tuition and books when they take dual credit courses.

In a day and age when the increasing costs of college tuition far outpace inflation and when student loan debt is a burden that more and more college graduates are facing, dual credit enrollment classes appear to be the answer.

SUPERVISED AGRICULTURAL EXPERIENCE: Agriscience Research

HIGH SCHOOL: Sanger High School; Sanger, California

MASCOT: Apaches

FFA ADVISOR: Audrey Bonomi

CONTACT INFORMATION FOR ATTICUS HUMPHREY:

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Atticus’s FFA Advisor’s Email Address: audrey_bonomi@sangerusd.net

Sanger High School Telephone Number: (559) 524-7121

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