Public high school students; opportunity to earn transferable meta-major associate degree, etc.

Public high school students; opportunity to earn transferable meta-major associate degree during high school to reduce college debt. Requires the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, in cooperation with the Virginia Community College System and each associate-degree-granting public institution of higher education and each baccalaureate public institution of higher education, to establish a program by which qualified high school students earn an associate degree in a meta-major through…

Source: OpenStates · fetched March 6, 2026

• Student / education borrowerdirectModerate impactHigh certainty

  Students will have the opportunity to earn transferable associate degrees while in high school, potentially reducing future college debt.

  “Public high school students; opportunity to earn transferable meta-major associate degree during high school to reduce college debt.”· Public high school students

• Low-income / working-classindirectModerate impactMedium certainty

  The program aims to reduce college debt, which would disproportionately benefit low-income students who may struggle with the financial burden of higher education.

  “opportunity to earn transferable meta-major associate degree during high school to reduce college debt.”· Public high school students