Special Part-Time Student
The district may admit to a regular term as a special part-time student any student whose admission is pursuant to either Education Code Section 76001, 76003, or 76004. A special part-time student who is enrolling in a Non-CCAP program (EC 76001 and 76003), may enroll in up to, and including, 11 credit units in the district per term in accordance with EC 76001(d). A special part-time student enrolling in a CCAP program (EC 76004) may enroll in up to 15 credit units in the district and those units may not constitute more than four community college courses per term in accordance with Education Code section 76004(p). Reference: EC 48800, 48802, 76001, 76004, 76300; Legal Opinion 16-02

Special Part-Time Student – Adult Student Pursuing a High School Diploma or Certificate

Beginning on January 1, 2020, a district may admit as a special part-time student, during any session or term, a student pursuing a high school diploma or a high school equivalency certificate upon recommendation of the administrator of the student’s adult school or noncredit program of attendance. A special part-time student may enroll in up to, and including, 11 units per semester, or the equivalent thereof, at the community college. 1-11 2024 Student Attendance Accounting Manual California Community Colleges The attendance of special part-time students in this category may be reported for apportionment funding provided that no school district has received reimbursement for the same instructional activity. Reference: EC 52620, 52621, 76001, 76002

Special Full-Time Student

The district may admit to a regular term as a special full-time student any student upon a parent or guardian’s petition to, and authorization by, the governing board of the school district in which the student is enrolled. Such students are required to undertake courses of instruction of a scope and duration sufficient to satisfy the requirements of law. Any student who attends as a special full-time student under Education Code, section 48800.5 is exempt from compulsory school attendance. Reference: EC 48800.5(a), 76001 et seq.; Legal Opinion 16-02

Special Part-Time or Full-Time Student Not Enrolled in a Public School

The district may admit as a special part-time or full-time student a student who is not enrolled in a public school upon a parent or guardian’s petition to, and authorization by, the President of a community college, based on the fact that the student would benefit from advanced scholastic or vocational course(s). Any student who attends as a special full-time student under Education Code, section 48800.5 is exempt from compulsory school attendance. Reference: EC 48800.5 (a), 76001 et seq.; Legal Opinion 16-02

Special Part-Time Student – Adult Student Pursuing a High School Diploma or Certificate

Beginning on January 1, 2020, a district may admit as a special part-time student, during any session or term, a student pursuing a high school diploma or a high school equivalency certificate upon recommendation of the administrator of the student’s adult school or noncredit program of attendance. A special part-time student may enroll in up to, and including, 11 units per semester, or the equivalent thereof, at the community college. The attendance of special part-time students in this category may be reported for apportionment funding provided that no school district has received reimbursement for the same instructional activity. Reference: EC 52620, 52621, 76001, 76002

Dual Enrollment

1. Two Dual Enrollment Tracks:

CCAP and Non-CCAP Prior to the enactment of AB 288 (Holden, 2015), colleges were authorized to provide college courses to high school students and other special admit students through a variety of mechanisms: qualified students on their own accord would enroll in college courses on college campuses, colleges would provide open-access courses at the high schools, and districts would enter into formal agreements with local high schools to provide defined cohort programs such as early college, middle college, or Gateway-to College. With the enactment of AB 288 (CCAP - College and Career Access Partnerships with School Districts), colleges are still authorized to continue providing existing dual enrollment programs (or even enter into new formal agreements) outside the statutory framework of AB 288 – that is, the non-CCAP track. AB 288 adds a new Education Code section 76004(x) which states in relevant part:

“Nothing in this section is intended to affect a dual enrollment partnership agreement existing on the effective date of this section under which an early college high school, a middle college high school, or California Career Pathways Trust existing on the effective date of this section is operated. An early college high school, middle college high school, or California Career Pathways Trust partnership agreement existing on the effective date of this section shall not operate as a CCAP partnership unless it complies with the provisions of this section.”

In summary, AB 288 offered new dual enrollment options to colleges by eliminating certain fiscal and policy barriers, such as authorizing specified special part-time students to enroll in up to 15 units per term, waiver of certain college fees for those special part-time students, and allowance of closed courses that occur on high school campuses during the regular school day; while requiring that the program be for a specified purpose (e.g., cohort program for underrepresented students) and adherence to delineated state reporting requirements. Courses can be offered on an online platform. In addition, charter schools may enter into CCAP partnership agreements with community college districts if all applicable requirements are met.

AB 288 specifically stated “notwithstanding Section 76001 or any other law” and therefore, established a second track for dual enrollment of high school students. As a result, starting January 1, 2016, college districts were given two options:

a. CCAP track (under AB 288, which is as prescribed by Education Code Section 76004); and/or

b. Non-CCAP track (continue to provide dual enrollment opportunities to students individually, or continue or enter into an optional formal partnership agreement)

AB 1729 (Smith), chaptered in 2019, amended Section 48800 of the Education Code and created a special exemption from the 5% limitation of pupils allowed to be recommended for dual enrollment during summer session for (1) lower division college-level courses within the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum or general education requirements of the California State University or (2) college-level occupational courses, as specified. Extended the sunset date for these provisions of law from January 1, 2020 to January 1, 2027.

SB 554 (Roth), also chaptered in 2019, amended Sections 76001 and 76002 and adds Section 52620 and 52621 to the Education Code to authorized students pursuing a high school diploma or high school equivalency certificate at a school district adult education program or community college district noncredit program to enroll at a community college as a special part-time student (dual enrollment). 1-28 2024 Student Attendance Accounting Manual California Community Colleges

1. Apportionment Eligibility

Non-CCAP

Districts may claim apportionment for FTES generated by resident students and nonresident special part-time students exempted from nonresident tuition pursuant to AB 2364 for courses that are open to the general public. If the course is offered on a high school campus, it shall not be held during the time the campus is closed to the general public. Special part-time students may enroll in up to 11.00 units per term. District may establish policy to exempt special part-time students from paying enrollment fees pursuant to EC 76300(f).

CCAP

Districts may claim apportionment for FTES generated by CCAP resident students and CCAP nonresident special part-time students exempted from nonresident tuition pursuant to AB 2364 for courses offered on the college campus and on a high school campus. Courses held on a high school campus during the regular school day may be closed to the general public, otherwise must be open to the general public. (EC 76004(o))

Special part-time students may enroll in up to 15 units/4 courses per term. District must exempt students from enrollment fee and other fees specified in EC 76004(q).

Legislation chaptered in 2019 affecting CCAP included AB 30 (Holden), which amended Section 76004 of the Education Code and made several changes to College and Career Access Pathways (CCAP) partnerships. Specifically, the bill authorized CCAP with continuation education high schools; removed the requirement for an informational public meeting prior to the adoption of a CCAP; required CCAP students to receive only one principal recommendation and parental consent form; and authorized units earned during a CCAP to count toward the student establishing priority registration. The bill further required the Chancellor’s Office to revise the CCAP application, as specified, by July 31, 2020. AB 30 (Holden) extended the sunset date of the law governing the CCAP from January 1, 2022, to January 1, 2027.

Also chaptered in 2019 was SB 586 (Roth), which amended Section 76004 of the Education Code to require a community college district and school district or charter school providing College and Career Access Pathways (CCAP) career technical education pathways, as a condition of and before adopting a CCAP partnership agreement, to consult with local workforce development boards to determine the extent to which the pathways align with regional and statewide employment needs.

AB 102 was passed in 2022, which amended Education Code section 76004 to make pupil participation in the CCAP program less burdensome for students and colleges. 1-29 2024 Student Attendance Accounting Manual California Community Colleges

The following changes became effective January 1, 2023:

• Removing the sunset date of January 1, 2027, this bill extends those provisions indefinitely.

• Specifies that “high school”, for purposes of a CCAP partnership, includes a community school, juvenile court school, or adult education program offering courses for high school diplomas or high school equivalency certificates.

• Authorizes county offices of education (COE) to enter into CCAP partnerships with the governing boards of community college districts.

• Removes the provision which prohibited an oversubscribed community college course or a course which has a wait list from being offered in the CCAP partnership.

• Removes the ten percent statewide number of full-time equivalent students claimed as special admits. Previously, Education Code section 76004(w) required that Special Admit FTES not be more than 10 percent of total FTES statewide.

The following limits related to special admit students in PE courses remain in place:

1. A district may only claim apportionment for up to 10% special admit students enrolled in a PE course, if they go over this amount the extra students must be excluded from the apportionment calculations. (Special admit students in a PE course/total students in the PE course < 10%)

2. A district may not claim apportionment for special admit students enrolled in PE courses in excess of 5% of the districts total special admit students. (Special Admit PE/total special admit FTES < 5%)

Both CCAP and Non CCAP

The course and FTES generated must comply with all other applicable statutory or regulatory requirements related to claiming attendance, including those specifically referring to Special Admit students. For example, the 50-minute minimum length of a class session must be honored, irrespective of the session lengths of high school classes.