RUNNING START
Winter 2021Quarter Running Start Deadline
Email Running Start Contract and English 101 Placement
to the Running Start Office at runningstart@cascadia.edu by 2pm on December 4th, 2020.
Spring 2021Quarter Running Start Deadline
Email Running Start Contract and English 101 Placement
to the Running Start Office at runningstart@cascadia.edu by 2pm on February 26th, 2021.
IMPORTANT
Due to COVID-19, we are not accepting Spring 2020 grades to determine placement. We will accept 10th grade SBAC scores for English 101 Placement. Students who do not have 10th grade SBAC scores or who want to take a course with a math prerequisite must take the Accuplacer Placement.
The Running Start information session is available online.
Due to COVID-19, we are working remotely. Please allow extra time for processing paperwork.
If you have questions, please email the Running Start Office at runningstart@cascadia.edu
NOTICE: Please do not fax your forms to us. We are not on campus and working remotely. Please email your form to runningstart@cascadia.edu.
Earn college credit from your high school classes
If you're an eligible high school junior or senior, apply for Cascadia's Running Start
Program to earn college credit tuition free while you fulfill Washington State high
school graduation requirements. Running Start lets you complete up to 2 years of college
while you're still in high school.
Save time and money
You can take up to 15 credits per quarter tuition free depending on your enrollment level at high school. You pay for books, supplies, transportation, mandatory college fees and tuition for below 100 level courses and Pre-Fall classes.
Prepare for the future
As a student at Cascadia, you'll experience college life firsthand and become better
prepared for the transition to a university.
Gain marketable skills
Through the Running Start Program at Cascadia, you can earn credits toward a wide
range of technical and associate degree programs that prepare you for the career of
your choice.
Attend Cascadia College
Cascadia's classes average 24 to 33 students, allowing for plenty of interaction with professors and other students as you work in small groups on collaborative projects.