July 4th, 2025 by WCBC Radio

High school juniors and seniors can access free college-level courses over their summer break. Sophia Learning is an online platform offering 70 self-paid courses recommended by the American Council of Education. A new program gives high school students access to six college level courses. CEO Shawna Thayer says the courses could lead students to future college majors…

“Things like Intro to IT or Intro to Business because we wanted the free offer to include some courses that would allow those juniors and seniors to look at some different majors as well as they are getting started on their college journey.”