Dual enrollment opportunities can help increase college access, completion, and transfer rates for groups of students that are historically underrepresented in college by letting them get a leg up on [...]
Student Voices Launch the Fresno-Madera Virtual Dual Enrollment Hub
17 May 2022
“So if you’re a high school student trying to take dual enrollment, it’s one of the best things you can do. I stopped working in the fields with my parents [...]
Dual Enrollment for Foster Youth: Toward Effective Practice
Dual enrollment holds the promise of successfully transitioning high school students into college with more degree completions in a shorter time. When implemented with quality, it has been shown to [...]
Community Foundations Team Up: to Expand Equitable Dual Enrollment in the Central Valley
28 Mar 2022
As California has moved in recent years to strengthen and expand dual enrollment, a group of community foundations in the Central Valley has been at the forefront of developing a [...]
A Deeper Dive: Understanding Dual Enrollment Programs in the Central Valley
Dual enrollment, which allows a student to enroll in both high school and college at the same time, has long been acknowledged as a powerful acceleration strategy for college completion. [...]
Dual Enrollment for Foster Youth: Toward Effective Practice
28 Feb 2022
“Just because we’re foster youth doesn’t mean we’re not capable… some people consider that a disadvantage… it doesn’t mean that’s our whole world.” This message to foster youth is from [...]
Dual Enrollment Student Profile: Iris
Iris is an 18 year old Riverside Community College (RCC) student who found her way to community college via dual enrollment. Iris is a foster youth who bounced around to [...]
Breaking Down Barriers to Support Black Students
17 Nov 2021
An “acceleration, not remediation” approach has led to remarkable success for Black students in the early college program at Mount Miguel High School. Dr. Mark Jeffers, Matador Early College Program [...]