Homeschool benefits and savings in Kenai Peninsula Borough

Students in Connections Home School, the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District's (KPBSD) homeschool program, can take selected Kenai Peninsula College (KPC) concurrent enrollment courses for $25 per credit with no added fees. A 3-credit course costs $75 instead of the $753 resident tuition.

By Andrew Garber, founder of TheHomeschoolingCompany. Reviewed August 25, 2026.

Who qualifies

1. Enrolls in Connections Home School

   KPC lists students enrolled in Connections Home School as eligible for concurrent enrollment.

2. Takes a selected course

   The $25 rate applies only to courses KPBSD and KPC have selected for concurrent enrollment.

3. Meets course prerequisites

   All prerequisites apply, including placement test scores and earlier coursework.

What it saves

KPC's high school page sets the $25 concurrent rate, and its 2026-27 tuition page lists $251 per lower-division credit for residents and $84 for JumpStart.

3-credit concurrent enrollment course

$75

Same course at resident tuition

$753

Same course on JumpStart, before fees

$252

Fees on a concurrent enrollment course

None

KPC does not publish the list of selected courses, so ask the Dual Enrollment Coordinator or Connections which courses carry the $25 rate this semester.

From applying to registering

1. Before you register

   Apply to KPC

   Complete the KPC application and the Secondary Student and Parent/Guardian Agreement (SPA), which confirms your student will be treated like any other college student.

2. Before choosing courses

   Show placement

   Take placement tests or send SAT, ACT, Accuplacer, or ALEKS scores; the KPC Testing Center schedules Accuplacer and ALEKS at 907-262-0227.

3. With an advisor

   Pick courses

   Meet a KPC academic advisor to select courses.

4. First day of general registration

   Register on UAOnline

   High school students can register each semester starting the first day of general registration on the academic calendar.

What it pays for

Covered

• Tuition for selected concurrent enrollment courses
• Course fees on those courses
• College credit

Not covered

• Courses not selected by KPBSD and KPC
• Textbooks

Good to know

• Connections students get the $25 per credit rate

  A homeschooled student enrolled in Connections Home School can get the rate. KPC names Connections students as eligible for concurrent enrollment courses.

• Homeschoolers outside Connections can use JumpStart

  Kenai Peninsula Borough juniors and seniors can use JumpStart at $84 per credit, up to 6 credits a semester, plus fees and textbooks. Middle College is only for KPBSD brick-and-mortar students.

• Classes are taught at the high school

  KPC describes concurrent enrollment courses as classes taught at the high school that earn college credit.

Who to contact

KPC's Kenai River Campus in Soldotna answers dual enrollment and registration questions for high school students.

uaa_kpcinfo@alaska.edu 907-262-0383 High school students page

Homeschool rules and statewide help in Alaska

You do not have to file a homeschool notice.

Alaska sets these rules:

• Subjects: Alaska does not require specific subjects or a particular curriculum.
• Testing: Alaska does not require standardized testing for homeschoolers.
• Records: Alaska does not require homeschool records.
• Teachers: Alaska does not require a teaching certificate or degree to homeschool your own child.

Read the Alaska homeschooling guide See statewide programs in Alaska

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