ANSEP students can go from finishing eighth grade to a Bachelor’s degree in five years with Acceleration Academy!
- ANSEP families can save $75,000 or more in college costs when their students attend an ANSEP full time Acceleration Academy high school.
- Starting the clock in ninth grade, the expected cost to local/state/federal government of a degree at the University of Alaska Anchorage is nearly $300,000 because only about one third of students attempting degrees succeed after 10 years.
- Using the same criteria with the ANSEP model, the cost is less than $100,000, remediation is eliminated, and the social cost of failure is reduced.
ANSEP is working with thousands of students from more than 100 communities starting in Kindergarten and every year through the PhD.
ANSEP Alum Returns as Program’s Chief Operating Officer
ANSEP has appointed Dr. Michele Yatchmeneff as the Chief Operating Officer. An ANSEP alumnus and the only Alaska Native with a doctoral degree in engineering education, Yatchmeneff will work alongside ANSEP Executive Director Matt Calhoun to further expand the program’s impact. Yatchmeneff was previously ANSEP’s assistant director before becoming UAA’s executive director of Alaska Native Education and Outreach in 2021. Read more here.
ANSEP Launches Full-Time Nome Acceleration Academy
This opportunity, hosted on the Nome-Beltz Middle High School campus, allows high school students to earn free college credits, save over $75,000 in college tuition costs, graduate early, and have access to incredible internships, scholarships and more. ANSEP will cover all costs, including tuition, fees, and activities! The application deadline for fall 2025 is July 16th. Students can apply here.
