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Yukon program lets eligible students earn associate degrees while completing high school

6442675 · September 8, 2025
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Yukon High School officials described the Paths program that lets eligible students take concurrent college classes with SWASU and potentially graduate with an associate degree; program is capped at 30 students per cohort and currently enrolls 49 students across two cohorts.

YUKON, Okla. — Yukon High School staff told the school board on Tuesday that a program allowing eligible students to earn an associate degree while finishing high school is running through Southwestern (listed in the transcript as "SWASU") and is capped at 30 students per cohort.

Principal Melissa Barrow told the board that the Paths program accepts applications during students’ freshman year and begins concurrent college coursework in sophomore year. “Students at Yukon High School are able to graduate with their high school diploma while also graduating with an associate's degree, through SWASU,” Barrow said.

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