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New Purdue program could make ‘first year free,’ guarantee admission for Hoosier students

Hoosiers will have a chance to earn up to a full year’s worth of college credits for free starting this fall, thanks to a new initiative from Purdue University aimed at raising the state’s educational attainment rate and broadening the pipeline from Indiana high schools to the university.

Purdue is partnering with Modern States Education Alliance, which already offers more than 30 college courses — in subjects like calculus, chemistry and psychology — online tuition-free, to launch the Purdue Fast Start program.