Homeschool benefits: Seward County Community College
Saints Ahead gives homeschooled high school students who live in Seward County free tuition on Seward County Community College (SCCC) classes, so you pay only a $25-per-credit-hour resource fee, $75 for a three-credit class. Homeschoolers in Meade, Morton, Haskell, Stevens, Grant, and Stanton counties pay $75 per class plus the same fee.
Who qualifies
Homeschools in the service area
Privately home-schooled students who live in Seward County get free tuition. Home school students in Meade, Morton, Haskell, Stevens, Grant, and Stanton counties get the $75-per-class rate.
Is a junior or senior
SCCC admits high school juniors and seniors as concurrent students. Younger students in a recognized gifted program need the SCCC Outreach director's signed permission.
Has placement scores
Submit ACT scores or take the free ACCUPLACER test at SCCC before advising.
Keeps college grades up
Hold a 2.0 GPA in college courses in the first semester and a 2.5 GPA after that.
What it is worth
SCCC's 2026-27 rates are $97 tuition plus $99 fees per credit hour for Seward County residents and $101 plus $99 for other Kansans; Saints Ahead charges $0 or $75 tuition plus the $25 resource fee.
- Regular price, Seward County resident
- $588
- Saints Ahead, Seward County homeschooler
- $75
- Regular price, other Kansas resident
- $600
- Saints Ahead, other service-area county
- $150
- Two classes a semester, Seward County
- $150
The college's May 28, 2026 announcement says the resource fee covers most books and materials, but not whether the regular $99 per-credit fee is also waived, so ask Outreach for a written cost before you enroll.
From applying to keeping it
- Before you enroll
Apply to SCCC
Complete the free online application and choose High School Concurrent as the application type.
- Before advising
Send scores and permission
Submit ACT scores or ACCUPLACER results and the written permission form the Outreach office asks for.
- At advising
Plan the classes
Meet with the SCCC Outreach office to match college classes to your child's high school plan.
- Each semester
Keep the GPA and enroll again
Keep a 2.0 GPA the first semester and 2.5 after that. A student who skips a semester must reapply.
What it pays for
Covered
- Tuition for Seward County homeschool students
- Most books and materials, through the resource fee
Not covered
- The $25-per-credit-hour resource fee
- $75 per class tuition outside Seward County
SCCC trustees voted in March 2026 to continue Saints Ahead after three years, with adjustments for state and federal rules and cost control.
Good to know
A three-credit class costs $75
Tuition is free, and the resource fee is $25 per credit hour, so one three-credit class costs $75.
SCCC does not say who signs
SCCC asks concurrent students for signed principal permission, so ask the Outreach office how a home school parent should sign it.
Who to contact
The Outreach office in the Hobble Academic Building handles high school concurrent students and Saints Ahead scheduling.
outreach@sccc.edu 620-417-1044 Saints Ahead announcement
Homeschool rules and statewide help in Kansas
You must register the school name, address, and records custodian with KSDE once, not annually. You must notify the previous school when transferring a student.
Kansas sets these rules:
- Subjects: Parents choose the curriculum. Instruction must be competent and substantially equivalent in time to the local public school term.
- Testing: Kansas does not require standardized testing for homeschoolers.
- Records: KSDE recommends complete progress records for transfers and college admission; it does not prescribe a homeschool portfolio or attendance-record format.
- Teachers: Courses must be taught by competent instructors; a state teaching license is not required.
Read the Kansas homeschooling guide See statewide programs in Kansas
Questions parents ask
- Can a 10th grader take classes?
- Only with signed permission from the SCCC Outreach director and enrollment in a recognized gifted program. Concurrent enrollment is otherwise for juniors and seniors.
- What if my student's grades drop?
- Your student can lose the program. Students must keep a 2.0 GPA in their first semester of college courses and a 2.5 GPA after that to stay in.
Turn support into your child’s next lesson
College classes can cover part of high school. We teach the subjects your child needs alongside them, starting at the right level in each subject.
$149/month per child after the trial.
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