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title: Underserved Students Who Earn Credit Through Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) Have Higher Degree Completion Rates and Shorter Time-to-Degree
description: Earning college credit for prior learning can help adult students in many ways. For example, earning prior learning credit can help students avoid having to take courses in subjects they have already mastered.
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# [Underserved Students Who Earn Credit Through Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) Have Higher Degree Completion Rates and Shorter Time-to-Degree](https://www.cael.org/resources/research/underserved-students-who-earn-credit-through-prior-learning-assessment-pla-have-higher-degree-completion-rates-and-shorter-time-to-degree)

 Written by [CAEL](https://www.cael.org/resources/research/author/cael) | Apr 01, 2011

Earning college credit for prior learning can help adult students in many ways. For example, earning prior learning credit can help students avoid having to take courses in subjects they have already mastered.  

 

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