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 consortium is to provide support for the 19 community colleges in Los Angeles and their high school partnerships in developing high-quality pathways in high-wage, high-need industries. LARC contracted with Career Ladders Project (CLP) to lead an institute for Los Angeles practitioners that culminated with plans for implementing high-quality dual enrollment pathways at local high schools. CLP is a leader in California dual enrollment capacity building, policy development and implementation, and research.

A total of six teams were selected by LARC to participate in the spring 2024 cohort of the Dual Enrollment Pathway Institute. Teams consisted of dual enrollment leads, administrators, pathway coordinators and instructors from the colleges, high school districts and high schools. The work completed by these teams is highlighted throughout the roadmap.

 

The work highlighted in this report resulted from collaboration between high school districts and community colleges within the Los Angeles region. The college and high school teams’ participation in the Dual Enrollment Pathway Institute and this roadmap were funded by the Los Angeles Regional Consortium. The Dual Enrollment Pathway Institute was designed by CLP based on research funded in part by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The findings are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect positions or policies of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.