Here's one formula for saving more than 25% off the cost of college - one full year's tuition based on the national average for public universities.
| 3 | Three-credit AP courses taken in high school | $1,856 |
| 2 | Three-credit dual enrollment or direct credit courses taken in high school | $1,237 |
| 1 | State-sponsored "promise" scholarship for high test scores
(eg. The Michigan Promise) | $4,000 |
| 0 | No need for the average one remedial course in college | $619 |
| $ | Total Savings | $7,712 |
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