Dual Enrollment

CLP’s 2024-25 virtual workshop series for College and Career Access Pathways (CCAP) grantees highlighted key strategies and tools to strengthen dual enrollment across California. Workshops are listed below and include [...]

The Equitable Dual Enrollment: Policy to Practice webinar recording and resources are now available. Over 200 participants from across the state joined us for the official launch of the Equitable [...]

The Equitable Dual Enrollment Policy to Practice Guide is a resource for practitioners implementing the early college credit option of dual enrollment in California.
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Two recent webinars for Golden State Pathways Program (GSPP) capacity builders focused on key issues in dual enrollment: identifying access gaps and scheduling classes. Presenters highlighted effective approaches used by [...]

Presenters from the Destination College Advising Corps (DCAC) and Early Academic Outreach Program (EAOP), both based at UC Berkeley, and East Los Angeles College (ELAC) shared how they engage and [...]

More than 650 attendees, presenters, and sponsors gathered at the 2025 California Dual Enrollment Equity Conference in Sacramento on February 23-26.

Now in its third year, the conference [...]

CLP joined two recent convenings focused on the national landscape for dual enrollment and pathways. In the first, CLP Chief Program Officer Naomi Castro served as a discussant at the [...]

Dr. Monique Greene, an Associate Professor of Counseling at Riverside City College (RCC), observed that students are “struggling with a sense of belonging and are not being connected to resources [...]

Dual enrollment grant RFAs are now open for College and Career Access Pathways (CCAP) and Middle College/Early College (MCEC). This is the third round of grantmaking to expand or strengthen [...]

Help shape the future of course instruction in dual enrollment! We need your insight as the first professional cohort to test the content of a new course in culturally responsive [...]

Continued support for dual enrollment and college and career pathways is reflected in the governor’s 2025-26 budget and proposed new Master Plan for Career Education. Governor Newsom’s January budget summary [...]

Create schedules for college courses during the high school day with the CLP Dual Enrollment Scheduling Tool. The free tool does the calculations for you, saving time and effort and [...]

When Berkeley City College (BCC) counselors Dri Regalado and Skyler Barton set out to ramp up equitable counseling practices for dual enrollment, they worked to change the hearts and minds [...]

The Los Angeles Regional Consortium (LARC) serves as a convener of college and high school pathway coordinators and associated practitioners in the Los Angeles region. A primary goal of the [...]

At Cerritos College, the Dean of Counseling, Eliza Hoyos Vences, and the Department Chair, Chelena Fisher, sought to close gaps in serving students and solve the challenge of students receiving [...]

Major legislation supporting expansion of equitable dual enrollment is now with the Governor to sign or veto by the end of the month. The bill, AB 359 (Holden), builds on [...]

Recent state investments support colleges and high schools to work together in preparing students for college and career. Taking stock of potential partners in your area can help plan a [...]

The CLP Dual Enrollment Access Gap Tool is a free resource to help college and high school practitioners identify gaps in dual enrollment access by age/grade level and race/ethnicity. The [...]

A new resource from Engage R+D in partnership with CLP, Striving for Equitable Completion: Strengthening Dual Enrollment in California, explores K-12 perspectives on dual enrollment. The report describes the views [...]

What happens when nonprofits and funders come together to share insights, strengthen connections, and spur action?

Along with more than a dozen nonprofits, CLP participated in the Policy [...]

The Governor’s Office and the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office (CCCCO) today announced that they submitted an Ability to Benefit (ATB) State-Defined Plan for approval by the U.S. Department of [...]

Tommy Reed, Umoja Counselor at Chabot College, seeks to create an HBCU-like experience where all community college students feel valued and cared for. He doesn’t stop there; he also seeks [...]

East Los Angeles College (ELAC) prides itself on being a part of the community and building a family of learners in partnership with local community organizations. The relationships between community-based [...]

Check out a new learning and communication resource on high-quality dual enrollment, recently released by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The resource is a learning deck of slides that [...]

Over 600 attendees, presenters and sponsors gathered at the second annual California Dual Enrollment Equity Conference in Long Beach on February 20-23. The conference featured pre-conference sessions, two [...]

High school students from across East Los Angeles convened at the first annual, student-led Dual Enrollment Summit on March 1 at East Los Angeles College (ELAC). Current dual enrollment students [...]

The California Department of Education (CDE) held a technical assistance webinar last week for those interested in applying for the Dual Enrollment Opportunities competitive grant program. This is Round 2 [...]

Over the past few years, colleges and their high school partners have been developing and expanding equitable dual enrollment opportunities, particularly through College and Career Access Pathways (CCAP) [...]

Funding opportunities for the Golden State Pathways Program (GSPP) and Round 2 Dual Enrollment grants (CCAP and Middle/Early College) were just released by the California Department of Education (CDE).
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High expectations coupled with robust student supports are markers of quality dual enrollment. At the December 5 CCAP webinar, practitioners and students from Berkeley City College and Mendocino College joined [...]

Monthly office hours are now open for College and Career Access Pathways (CCAP) dual enrollment grantees! Starting in January, CLP will be hosting monthly 90-minute office-hour style webinars. You’ll be [...]

CLP joined the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office (CCCCO) and the California Department of Education (CDE) at a State Dual Enrollment Academy convened by the College in High School Alliance [...]

It was great to see everyone at this year’s SSSC. CLP presented three breakout sessions and two post-conference workshops. Access slide decks and resources below.

Equitable Dual Enrollment: [...]

California is stepping up support for the educational and career aspirations of all students, including adult learners. The governor’s recent executive order to create a master plan for career education [...]

Dual enrollment participation is increasing statewide, but there are still equity gaps. CLP’s dual enrollment capacity-building webinar, Using Data to Inform Equity, reviewed a recent report from the Public Policy [...]

Register now for three upcoming CLP webinars on design and implementation issues in dual enrollment. The webinars are intended for partnerships that recently received state grants to develop, expand, or [...]

Dual enrollment can help increase college access, completion, and transfer rates, particularly for students from communities that have been historically underrepresented in college. Many community colleges in California are expanding [...]

With $500 million in funding for Golden State Pathways and $200 million for Dual Enrollment, California is making a once-in-a-lifetime investment in students and our shared future prosperity. But ensuring [...]

We are proud to be a part of the Dual Enrollment Coalition of California (DECC). By working together, DECC advances a shared vision of high-quality dual enrollment for equity, in [...]

Innovative practices, actionable resources, and the latest research are all on the agenda for the inaugural California Dual Enrollment Equity conference on May 2-3 at the Bakersfield Marriott Convention Center. [...]

California continues to advance its commitment to equitable dual enrollment. New legislation introduced by Assembly Member Chris Holden, AB 368, would further refine College and Career Access Pathways (CCAP) dual [...]

Dual enrollment leaders from three colleges shared successes and challenges from their work to identify implementation issues and expand equitable dual enrollment on the March 14 webinar hosted by CLP [...]

Working in collaboration with the Los Angeles Regional Consortium, CLP’s March 7 webinar focused on opportunities to align current and future funding opportunities for greater impact in the L.A. region. [...]

Melisa Osuna had her first experience with college classes in a Chicano Studies dual enrollment class offered at her high school. Now this first-generation college student is a new graduate [...]

Dual enrollment is a powerful acceleration strategy for college completion. Students who participate in high-quality dual enrollment while in high school are more likely to graduate, enter college, and persist [...]

Last week’s CLP webinar, Equitable Dual Enrollment: Applying for the New State Grants, featured Arvin High School’s award-winning dual enrollment partnership with Bakersfield College. Presenters from Arvin High School and [...]

Applications for state dual enrollment grants are now open. The California Department of Education (CDE) recently released the RFAs for College and Career Access Pathways (CCAP) grants and Middle College [...]

Ability to Benefit (ATB) is a path to eligibility for federal aid for students who don’t have a high school diploma or its recognized equivalent. Adult dual enrollment is designed [...]

The good news is that students in California can attend a community college without a high school diploma or its equivalency. In California, unlike most other states, the door to [...]

Resources for Dual Enrollment Online Onboarding
Career Ladders Project convened a group of practitioners from across the state to share resources for online onboarding of dual enrollment students. We [...]

County Office of Education CCAP Partnerships with Colleges
At the January 25 webinar, presenters talked about their current dual enrollment partnerships with county offices of education, and how they’re [...]

The $700M in funding for Golden State Pathways and Dual Enrollment is an exciting, important investment in California students and our future. But ensuring these dollars result in increased college [...]

Dual enrollment1 across the Kern Community College District (KCCD) has grown dramatically in the past nine years. In 2013–14, there were fewer than 1,000 dual enrollment students at the district’s [...]

Effective partnership between K-12 districts or high schools and community colleges is at the heart of high-quality, equitable dual enrollment that truly works for students and benefits our communities. But [...]

California’s $700 million investment in Golden State Pathways and dual enrollment promises to dramatically increase college and career opportunities for students. The $200 million for dual enrollment will be available [...]

Students who participate in high-quality dual enrollment during high school are more likely to graduate, enter college, and persist in college to completion than their peers who don’t, according to [...]

California is rethinking dual enrollment. Long acknowledged as an effective acceleration strategy, dual enrollment has emerged as a powerful equity strategy when designed for the success of students who might [...]

Dual enrollment opportunities are key to increasing college access, completion, and transfer rates for students who are historically underrepresented in college. And for students whose learning was impacted by COVID-19, [...]

As a junior at Esteban E. Torres High School in East Los Angeles, Melisa Osuna didn’t know what to expect from her first college experience, a Chicano Studies dual enrollment [...]

CLP is leading two post-conference workshops at the upcoming Strengthening Student Success Conference in Garden Grove. One focuses on equitable counseling and the other on the impact of dual enrollment. [...]

High-quality dual enrollment – is designed along pathways that lead to certificates and degrees of value, includes embedded student supports, and where students who are underrepresented in higher education or [...]

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 [...]

“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 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 [...]

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 [...]

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. [...]

“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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

CLP co-presented two breakout sessions at this year’s Strengthening Student Success Conference.

A Community Engagement Approach to Dual Enrollment for Equity

Community engagement increases dual enrollment [...]

Five college-high school partnership sites in the San Francisco Bay Area will be working to expand dual enrollment opportunities for students who are low-income or are from Black, Latinx, or [...]

It’s been a year since CLP launched the webinar series Problem-Solving: Moving Dual Enrollment Online. Since then, practitioners have come up with creative ways to support students in this challenging [...]

CLP’s research on dual enrollment, which highlights the critical importance of intentional design for equity and student completion, was cited in recently released guidelines from the U.S. Department of Education [...]

We’re excited to announce the launch of a new dual enrollment initiative in the Bay Area of northern California funded by Tipping Point Community. Supporting the ultimate goal of increasing college success [...]

The Stanislaus Cradle to Career Partnership (C2C) is a vibrant, cross-sector, mission-driven community partnership. The core belief that all children can reach their full educational potential is what fuels their [...]

To support dual enrollment practitioners across California as instruction and student services moved online, CLP hosted a series of problem-solving webinars from March through December 2020. Topics included implementing emergency [...]

CLP’s monthly dual enrollment problem-solving webinar series concludes this week with a focus on dual enrollment integrated with guided pathways redesign. Since the first webinar in late March shortly after [...]

Mark your calendar for the final problem-solving webinar on December 10 as we discuss Redesigning for Guided Pathways and Dual Enrollment. To register, click here.

To learn more via webinar [...]

This year’s Strengthening Student Success Conference is unrolling virtually each Friday in October. The conference underscores the continuing equity imperative for redesign. CLP and LearningWorks are partnering with 3CSN and [...]

The Aspen Institute and the Community College Research Center have teamed up to release The Dual Enrollment Playbook: A Guide to Equitable Acceleration for Students. They examined nine dual enrollment [...]

Career Ladders Project convened a group of practitioners from across the state to share resources for online onboarding of dual enrollment students. We developed a list of videos, presentations, handouts [...]

Students who participate in high-quality dual enrollment during high school are more likely to graduate, enter college, and persist in college to completion than their peers who don’t. Some studies [...]

CLP hosts several virtual communities of practice for practitioners. Each community of practice provides a space to connect with colleagues and share news and ideas.

California Counseling Network [...]

Career Ladders Project convened a small group of dual enrollment practitioners in a “think tank” in fall 2019, funded by the College Futures Foundation, focused on improving the paper-based enrollment [...]

An overview of three essential components of transition strategies
Connection
What connection means: K-12 schools and districts, community colleges, four-year institutions, employers, and community organizations connect through collective [...]

Bakersfield College is working to make dual enrollment available to all high school students in its vast and largely rural service area in Kern County. A strategy for equity, the [...]

Studies have shown positive outcomes for students who participated in a high-quality Dual Enrollment while in high school, compared with their peers who didn’t. They are more likely to graduate [...]

More than 300 practitioners from community colleges across California gathered in Bakersfield on Nov. 15 to learn about and explore intentional, supported pathways as a strategy for equity.

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A Case Study
Bakersfield College is leading a sea change. Collaborating with numerous partners across Kern County, the college aims to enable every high school student in its vast [...]

Bakersfield College aims for every high school student in its vast service area to have the opportunity to enroll in college courses while in grades 9 through 12. Hundreds already [...]

Many community college practitioners across California look forward all year to recharging during the Strengthening Student Success Conference. Each year, we return home energized and full of new information and [...]

Career Ladders Project promotes dual enrollment as a strategy for equity — measured by course and degree completion, achievement in high school and college, and other indicators — for subgroups [...]

Professional development for K-12 and college practitioners!
Career Ladders Project offers workshops and professional development on building and managing dual enrollment in California. Here are videos, presentations, and information [...]

Dual enrollment starts with a partnership of colleges and K-12 schools or districts. Sharing a solid understanding of each partner’s limits, strengths, and areas of flexibility is essential to a [...]

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) protects the privacy of student educational records, and it can be confusing, especially when dealing with dual enrollment students who are enrolled [...]

Students who are English-language learners contribute new ways of thinking and seeing based on the additional languages they speak; that asset can help the whole class so it is important [...]

Brain development theories indicate several strategies are particularly effective in working with adolescent learners.

Each partner in a dual enrollment agreement can provide foundational content for professional development in different areas. Dual enrollment courses may be taught by “regular” college instructors who are subject-area [...]

Challenges and promising approaches across California
Students who participate in high-quality dual enrollment during high school are more likely to graduate, enter college, and persist in college to completion [...]

A CLP Working Paper
Multiple studies have shown that students who participate in high-quality dual enrollment programs during high school are more likely to graduate, enter college, and persist [...]

Advancing Dual Enrollment in California
Dual enrollment, which has long been recognized as a powerful strategy to increase college enrollment, success, and affordability, is on the brink of widespread [...]

Students who participate in dual enrollment at a community college during high school are more likely to graduate and enter college, and they’re more likely to complete a certificate, degree, or transfer. And the students who are most underrepresented in community colleges [...]

ELAC’s leaders are deeply committed to providing supports and dedicated staff to ensure that underserved students can study within structures that lead to their success. ELAC’s large dual enrollment program, [...]

Administrators at Norco College and Eleanor Roosevelt High School in nearby Eastvale took a year to plan their dual enrollment program, going slow to grow strong, and enlisting faculty in [...]

Pathways at Reedley College in the Central Valley take various forms. There’s a Middle College High School on its campus; a longstanding partnership with the local Regional Occupational Program (ROP); [...]

Research shows that high school students who take community college courses through dual enrollment get better grades in high school and are more likely to enter and stay in college [...]

Presentations from the 2017 Strengthening Student Success conference are now available.
SSSC – CLP Breakout Sessions
Wednesday, October 11
Guided Pathways: A Framework for Integrating College Plans
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A resource for secondary school and community college partners, the Dual Enrollment Toolkit highlights promising practices for smoothing the transition to college for historically underrepresented students.

Dual enrollment [...]

Legal Opinion 16-02, issued by the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office, addresses two key legal issues: CCAP partnerships under AB 288; and districts’ ability to operate outside of the CCAP [...]

Career Ladders Project created tools and guides to help K-12 and community college leaders, faculty, and staff collaborate to improve students’ transitions to college. These online tools aid in diagnosing [...]

What is it?
The research is clear; early exposure to college and career options is good for students.  When students have access to early programs they are more likely [...]