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Dual‐enrollment programs bring increased college enrollments and challenges
Author(s) -
Hodges Dawn Z.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
dean and provost
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1943-7587
pISSN - 1527-6562
DOI - 10.1002/dap.30484
Subject(s) - dual enrollment , credential , graduation (instrument) , dual (grammatical number) , incentive , medical education , mathematics education , business , political science , psychology , economics , medicine , engineering , mechanical engineering , art , literature , law , microeconomics
Dual enrollment is more popular than ever throughout the country. It has many benefits for students, parents, and institutions. Students can gain college credits or earn a credential before ever leaving high school. Parents can save a lot of money if their children take courses via dual enrollment. In many states, dual‐enrollment courses are free to high school students, so there is a great incentive to earn as much college credit as possible while still in high school. For institutions, dual‐enrollment programs create seamless pathways for students to enter colleges after high school graduation, plus the programs mean growth in enrollment. Some colleges are experiencing growth solely due to dual enrollment.