Is Dual Enrollment Good For Home School High School?

By Author: Martin Kings
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One tiny detail concerning going to college as a freshman means you must remain a freshman until you begin at the University. Taking college classes in the context of dual enrollment is alright. Any time college classes are counted toward high school graduation, then they are counted as high school courses, and the student is still deemed a freshman in terms of the university admission. In junior and senior year of high school, you can take college classes that are placed on the high school transcript.

The following is the big challenge: the instant the student graduates high school, all community college classes are no longer thought of as high school classes. That implies if you take even one single credit during the summer after senior year it can cancel your freshman status on your application. One single course taken during the summer may mean you are a transfer admission instead, and not eligible for freshman scholarships. So taking community college courses while you are in high school is not a problem. Taking ANY SORT OF community college courses after you graduate high school, in the course of the summer previous ...
... to going to the university, might be a BIG problem and it can wipe out the freshman scholarships.

It is a good strategy to speak to the university you are applying to - well in advance, if possible. Each university can set their own policy with regards to these kinds of things, for that reason it can vary widely across states and counties and colleges. Because dual enrollment for public school students is not generally offered in the summer, they may believe that ANY summer classes at a community college are not dual enrollment. You want to make sure to check on that. There are many universities that are unhappy with the academics of community college classes. For that reason, many universities will not acknowledge community college courses for credit, and those classes will count just like any other high school level course. With guidelines varying widely, it is necessary to check.

Despite the fact that I have never done research on the NCAA, I have heard people claim that dual enrollment courses can affect your ability to play NCAA sports, so that is also something worth looking at.

These kinds of scholarships often come from the university, and they make the decisions concerning the admission status of each student. I am not certain if federal grants are tied to community college courses, or if they are distributed based on how the university determines your status.

For some families and also in some instances, it will make sense to take summer course at the community college and postpone admission into a university. While it is true that the student will not be given freshman admission scholarships, community college courses are so inexpensive the strategy can still save a family money. University freshman do receive additional scholarships, but that is not the only financial consideration.

I hope that helps! Remember that in Washington State, dual enrollment in community college is funded by the State of Washington, and is called Running Start. Colleges refer to it as "dual enrollment" and it is well-known all over the country.

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