High school students can now take college classes at SUNY Broome tuition-free, as part of the Fast Forward program.
Although Fast Forward courses have always been offered at a significant discount, SUNY Broome has eliminated tuition for the program starting in the Fall 2019 semester. The New York State Budget for 2019-2020 permitted community colleges to take this step in support of New York’s Every Student Succeeds Act, which was approved by the U.S. Department of Education in January 2018.
“We are truly excited to offer this option to high school students who want to get a head start on their college career,” said SUNY Broome President Kevin E. Drumm. “We are grateful that the state’s decision allows us to remove the financial barrier, and make this program available to all students who qualify.”
“Fast Forward has been a popular option at our local high schools, and for good reason: They get a great start on their college education,” added Chief Academic Officer and Executive Vice President Penny Haynes. “We are grateful to the dedicated instructors – both in the participating high schools and here at SUNY Broome – who continue to make this program so successful.”
Fast Forward students take SUNY Broome courses at their local high school during a normal school day, and earn high school and college credit simultaneously. Courses are taught by high school teachers in cooperation with SUNY Broome’s academic department chairs. The Fast Forward Program at SUNY Broome Community College is accredited by the National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships.
SUNY Broome offers Fast Forward classes at no cost to the student or the participating high school. Residency forms are still required for Fast Forward registration.Please note that Fast Forward isn’t the same as Early College, in which students take classes on the SUNY Broome campus.
Students generally qualify for Fast Forward if they have earned at least 85 in the subject area of a course they wish to take, although some courses have more specific requirements.
Currently, Fast Forward offers more than 200 classes in the following high schools:
- Bainbridge-Guilford
- Binghamton
- Broome-Tioga BOCES
- Chenango Forks
- Chenango Valley
- Delaware-Chenango-Madison-Otsego BOCES
- Delaware Academy
- Deposit
- Greene
- Harpursville
- Henninger
- Johnson City
- KIPP NYC College Prep High School
- Maine-Endwell
- Newark Valley
- Onondaga-Cortland-Madison BOCES
- Oneonta
- Ross Corners Christian Academy
- Schenevus
- Seton Catholic Central
- Sidney
- Susquehanna Valley
- Union-Endicott
- Vestal
- Walton
- Whitney Point
- Windsor
For more information, visit www.sunybroome.edu/ff.
