President-elect Joe Biden campaigned on a sweeping agenda to expand access to college — provide free tuition at public colleges and universities for all families with incomes below $125,000, double the maximum value of Pell Grants, and make community college free for up to two years. However, much of this agenda may be difficult to achieve unless Democrats, against formidable odds, can win both upcoming runoffs for the two Senate seats in Georgia. Fortunately, a President Biden could use his executive authority to expand access to college (and more affordable) by making the process for earning college credit through Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB) programs, and college courses taken in high school at community colleges, more transparent and accessible.
During his campaign, President-elect Biden proposed creating a more seamless process for earning credit for college-level work completed prior to enrolling as an undergraduate (dual enrollment). A Biden-Harris administration could fast track this effort in two steps.
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