Homeschool benefits through Public-college homeschool Jumpstart access
Public-college homeschool Jumpstart access: Mercer County Community College Jumpstart courses at ordinary tuition rates.
What it offers
Public-college homeschool Jumpstart access
What it is worth
Mercer County Community College Jumpstart courses at ordinary tuition rates
Who qualifies
Rules
- Admission, transcript, course, registration, residency, and ordinary current tuition rules apply.
Homeschool rules and statewide help in New Jersey
No routine annual notice. NJDOE identifies notice obligations after an unappealed denial of district enrollment and a transfer form when withdrawing an enrolled high-school student. A district may request documentation when credible evidence suggests noncompliance.
New Jersey sets these rules:
- Subjects: Provide instruction academically equivalent to the local public school for a child of similar grade and attainment. District curriculum approval is not required.
- Testing: New Jersey does not require standardized testing for homeschoolers.
- Records: No prescribed homeschool portfolio or routine reporting. Evidence of equivalent instruction is useful if a district requests documentation based on credible evidence of a compulsory-education violation.
- Teachers: No state teacher certification required for a parent or other person teaching at home.
Read the New Jersey homeschooling guide See statewide programs in New Jersey
Questions parents ask
- What enrollment rules apply to this benefit?
- None listed. Public-college homeschool Jumpstart access is open to homeschooled students without public school enrollment.
- Who receives payment from this benefit?
- Public-college homeschool Jumpstart access is not paid to the family.
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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