Understanding Dual Enrollment. Policy Fact Sheet
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| Title: | Understanding Dual Enrollment. Policy Fact Sheet |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Columbia University, Community College Research Center (CCRC) |
| Source: | Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University. 2026. |
| Availability: | Community College Research Center. Available from: CCRC Publications. Teachers College, Columbia University, 525 West 120th Street Box 174, New York, NY 10027. Tel: 212-678-3091; Fax: 212-678-3699; e-mail: ccrc@columbia.edu; Web site: http://ccrc.tc.columbia.edu/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 4 |
| Publication Date: | 2026 |
| Document Type: | Reports - Descriptive |
| Education Level: | High Schools Secondary Education Higher Education Postsecondary Education Two Year Colleges |
| Descriptors: | Dual Enrollment, High School Students, College Credits, Partnerships in Education, Racial Differences, Ethnicity, English Learners, Students with Disabilities, Community Colleges, Financial Support, Educational Finance, Educational Policy, Eligibility, Equal Education, Program Effectiveness, Low Income Students |
| Abstract: | Dual enrollment (DE), in which high school students take college courses, has great potential to help make the high-school-to-college transition more effective and equitable--and to do so on a large scale. DE is distinguished from other approaches to earning college credit in high school, such as Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate, because it requires a partnership between a high school and a postsecondary institution that awards the college credit. DE encompasses a wide range of program designs, from immersive early college high schools (ECHSs) to much more common à la carte models in which students take one or more college courses taught either by a faculty member or by a qualified high school teacher. |
| Abstractor: | ERIC |
| Entry Date: | 2026 |
| Accession Number: | ED678727 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Dual enrollment (DE), in which high school students take college courses, has great potential to help make the high-school-to-college transition more effective and equitable--and to do so on a large scale. DE is distinguished from other approaches to earning college credit in high school, such as Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate, because it requires a partnership between a high school and a postsecondary institution that awards the college credit. DE encompasses a wide range of program designs, from immersive early college high schools (ECHSs) to much more common à la carte models in which students take one or more college courses taught either by a faculty member or by a qualified high school teacher. |
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