College Before College (Part 7): The Economics of Acceleration

College Before College (Part 7): The Economics of Acceleration

July 18, 2026 · 12 min · Season 4 · Episode 39

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Corey Alderdice discusses the complexities of the costs associated with accelerated college pathways amidst the growing trend of dual enrollment and concurrent credit.

As dual enrollment and concurrent credit continue expanding across the country, public conversations often focus on what students and families save through accelerated college pathways. But beneath the promise of affordability and access sits a more complicated question: who absorbs the actual cost of delivering college-level education at scale? Corey Alderdice, a national voice on talent and transformation, explores the growing financial pressures that widespread acceleration places on colle...

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