Dual Enrollment Links & Resources
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Dual Enrollment Lets You Earn College Credit While Still In High School.
Dual enrollment provides students the unique opportunity to take community college classes while still in high school.
Dual enrollment – also known as concurrent enrollment – enables high school students to take college courses, taught by college professors, at their high school campus. These courses can also count toward your high school diploma, allowing students to get a head start on their higher education goals.
Students may enroll in up to 15 units per term if the courses are part of an academic program that is part of the CCAP agreement and that academic program is designed to award students both a high school diploma and an associate degree, credential or certificate. If those conditions are met, CCAP students may enroll in up to 15 units, but not more than four college courses per term; and students also get tier three enrollment priority.
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Legislation
Dual Enrollment Toolkit: Legal Table
Dual Enrollment Structures in California
AB 288
AB 288 establishes the College and Career Access Pathways Act to authorize California Community College districts to enter into formal partnership agreements with local school districts to expand access to concurrent enrollment opportunities for high school students.
Assembly Bill 288 (Holden) was enacted January 1, 2016 and added to the California Education Code section 76004. Assembly Bill 288 enables the governing board of a community college district to enter into a College and Career Access Pathways (CCAP) partnership with the governing board of a school district. For the first time in California’s Education Code, the term “dual enrollment” is identified to define “special part-time” or “special full-time” students – that is, high school or other eligible special admit students enrolling in community college credit courses. 1
Highlights of Legal Opinion 16-02 (Section Headings)
AB 2348
§ 56700. Program Consent and Documentation
Note: Authority cited: Section 70901, Education Code. Reference: Sections 48800.5, 52620, 70901, and 76000 through 76004, Education Code.
California allows pupils to enroll in community college courses offered at their local community college district. This “dual enrollment” is available under two statutorily defined programs known as the special admit program and the College and Career Access Pathways (“CCAP”) partnership program. The following rules apply to both the special admit and CCAP programs:
(a) When parental or guardian consent is required to admit a student to a community college dual enrollment course, the consent obtained shall apply to all community college dual enrollment courses attempted by the student until parental or guardian consent is withdrawn in writing.
(b) Community college districts may accept but shall not require students to provide high school transcripts or social security numbers as a condition of dual enrollment.
52620.
The governing board of a school district overseeing an adult education program or the governing board of a community college district overseeing a noncredit program may authorize 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, to attend a community college during any session or term as a special part-time student, and the community college district shall be credited or reimbursed pursuant to Section 48802 or 76002, provided that no school district has received reimbursement for the same instructional activity. The intent of this section is to better facilitate streamlined enrollment in colocated credit college courses on adult education and noncredit program sites and to help ensure a smoother transition from secondary education to college for adult high school equivalency students by providing them with greater exposure to the collegiate atmosphere.
(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 528, Sec. 1. (SB 554) Effective January 1, 2020.)
State of California - Dual Enrollment
CDE
Dual Enrollment Strategies: High School (CDE)
Dual Enrollment: What Local Senates Should Know
Public Policy Institute of California
Dual Enrollment in California - Dual Enrollment in California
CCCCO - Dual Enrollment
https://icangotocollege.com/student-support-services/dual-enrollment#card-0 (Special K12 & Adult Admits)
CCC Student Services
I Can Go To College: Dual Enrollment
Dual Enrollment at CCCCO: DUALENROLLMENT@CCCCO.EDU
CCCCO Memos
Residency for Tuition Purposes - General Requirements
Dual Enrollment
For the first time in California’s Education Code, the term “dual enrollment” is identified to define “special part-time” or “special full-time” students – that is, high school or other eligible special admit students enrolling in community college credit courses.
Dual Enrollment Models
CCAP: College and Career Access Pathways: Specifically focuses on supporting historically underrepresented students to help alleviate equity gaps,
College and Career Access Pathway (CCAP) Track. CCAP programs were established by AB 288 (2015) to advance equity and provide greater access to dual enrollment programs for historically underrepresented students. CCAP programs are subject to regulations above and beyond those for Non-CCAP programs.
Non-CCAP: Focuses on high-achieving students, allowing them to take college courses on a college campus, after their regular high school day. Non-College and Career Access Pathway (Non-CCAP) Track
Non-College and Career Access Pathway (Non-CCAP) Track. Historically, the Non-CCAP model allowed high-achieving college-bound students to enroll in college courses, on a college campus, after their normal school day. This track continues to provide dual enrollment opportunities to students individually while allowing college districts to continue or enter into an optional formal partnership agreement with local high school districts, per Education Code § 76001 and § 76002. (For more details, please see "Legal Opinion 16-02," available for download in the module resources.)
Middle College High School: Supporting equitable student success. MCHS is uniquely collaborative. The high school is located on and integrated with the community college campus.
Middle College High School. Targeting historically underrepresented students, Middle College High School programs (Education Code § 11300) are unique collaborations that integrate high schools into college campuses. These programs provide students a quality high school education alongside direct and invaluable access to college courses and services.
Adult Learners (Special Admit?)
Adult Learners. SB 554 (2019) and Education Code § 52620 expanded access to dual enrollment programs for adult learners, students over the age of 18 enrolled in Adult Education programs, who are simultaneously earning their high-school equivalencies.
Adult Learners: Adult learners are students over age 18 who are enrolled in an Adult Education program, mostly for the purposes of obtaining a hs diploma or equivalent. Dual enrollment is available to adult learners who are taking noncredit or adult education high school equivalency program.
Cal-Pads
Statewide Student Identifier (SSID) and Enrollment Procedures
COMIS
SG13 - STUDENT-CCAP-STATUS (This element indicates whether the student is a participant in a College and Career Access Pathways (CCAP) agreement during the reporting term.)
SG26 - STUDENT-DUAL-ADMISSION-STATUS (Note: This is for CSU and UC dual admission, not high school)
SAAM Regulations
Admission & Enrollment Chapter
Click below to expand this excerpt from the 2024 SAAM manual.
Apportionment Eligibility
Click below to expand this excerpt from the 2024 SAAM manual.
For more information, see Legal Opinion 16-02 (Dual Enrollment and Assembly Bill 288) and AB 288 Dual Enrollment - March 2016 Partnership Agreement Guidelines for Apportionment Eligibility. Reference: EC 48800, 76001, 76002, 76003, 76004
Resources
2023-2024 CACCRAO Conference
Immigrants Rising Resources (Mostly related to non-resident & undocumented special admits)
Training
Patty’s Notes: Dual Enrollment Professional Development Training - Vision Resource Center
Private Demo with SRJC - 4/26/24
Dual Enrollment User Group
Meetings & Resources
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Worksheet | Total CCCApply Question Inventory - NEXT GEN | May 2024 |
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Group Meeting | SSS User Group - Q4 2024 | June 20, 2024 | https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1x0LwJnuh3v9OAoxwjAJ_nfjLkge4NP2L6JzmGmQPh6c/edit?usp=sharing
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DE Sub-Group Meeting | Dual Enrollment Sub-Group Meeting | June 17, 2024 | https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1xlUsjqIJ1zxQzPnIRKiksbFlrjGGiv9Osa7z_jyD20Q/edit?usp=sharing |
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Survey Responses | Dual Enrollment Group - Survey Responses (G-sheet) | June 10, 2024 |
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Survey | Dual Enrollment Group - Online App Requirements Questions | June 4, 2024 | https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1j5mkFj9HEwuA_plj_T_6DHkQAIf2ttOYTSqRAwv3jMk/edit#responses |
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Worksheet | Dual Enrollment Parking Lot Questions | May 30, 2024 | https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wgP-8UX9FjdW1EoY8uNCRx6jwWKOk0HpaxmZ2N6Do-k/edit |
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Meeting | Dual Enrollment User Group Meeting | May 23, 2024 | Slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1gFDtiRbEMotorID9OKtLGvq-_7rTAdkUy-OtAqmuqDs/edit#slide=id.p1 Recording: Video Conferencing, Web Conferencing, Webinars, Screen Sharing |
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Contact List | January 2021 | GSheet - Contact Info |
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Survey | CCCApply Dual Enrollment Enhancements Survey (Responses) - Round #1 |
| CCCApply Dual Enrollment Survey - May 2021 |
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Meeting | April 15, 2021 | Mp4 |
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Letter | 2021 | Letter of recommendations for improvements to CCCApply for high school/dual enrollments students from Cerritos College |
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Dual Enrollment at Bakersfield College
Articles
CCCCO: More Students Taking Dual Enrollment Courses (May 2020)
(The articles below were copied from a GDoc created by Rick Snodgrass in 2022)
1 - Dual Enrollment - California Moves the Needle - Community College Daily
2 - Report: Racial Equity Gaps in Dual Enrollment at CA Community Colleges (A report from The Education Trust-West, an advocacy organization focused on educational equity in California)
3 - Dual Enrollment is a Foot in the Door to College - HIGHLIGHTING STRATEGIES FOR STUDENT SUCCESS (EduSource)
4 - We need to get serious about expanding dual enrollment for high school students - CalMatters
5 - Dual Enrollment in California - Public Policy Institute of California
6 - Charting a New Path Forward on Dual Enrollment Access - The Education Trust West
7 - Jumpstart: Setting Goal to Drive Equitable Dual Enrollment - Dec 15, 2021 — Jumpstart: Setting Goals to Drive Equitable Dual Enrollment Participation in California's Community Colleges (Wested Trust)
8 - The Promise and Challenges of Dual Enrollment - WestEd
9 - Dual Enrollment - Chancellors Office
College DE Processes
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Santa Rosa Jr College | https://dualenrollment.santarosa.edu/steps https://dualenrollment.santarosa.edu/ https://dualenrollment.santarosa.edu/dual-enrollment-request-form | https://dualenrollment.santarosa.edu/video-tutorials https://dualenrollment.santarosa.edu/what-is-dual-enrollment |
Random FAQs - Various Sources
What does first-time community college student mean? How does dual enrollment affect first-time status?
AB 19 does not define the term “first-time” and it does not limit “first-time” to students who enroll in a community college right out of high school. A high school student previously enrolled in a community college course through dual-enrollment does not affect a student’s determination as a “first-time” student for purposes of AB 19. (Source: CCCCO - AB19 - Summary and Q&A )
SB11 - Student-Education-Status - This element identifies the student's highest level of education: whether high school or college.
SB12 - Student-High School-Last
CDS Codes - (County-District-School) Code - Directory
https://www.cde.ca.gov/schooldirectory/
The following types of entities are included in the Directory.
Public Schools
Private Schools, including Nonpublic, Nonsectarian Schools
Districts and County Offices of Education
The following data are available in the Directory for the entity types listed above.
County-District School (CDS) codes
Entity names
Entity contact information, including phone number, fax number, email address
Entity addresses (mailing and physical)
Web addresses
Entity administrator (superintendent/principal) contact information
Chief Business Official (CBO) contact information (for districts and charter schools)
Status (active, closed, etc.)
School open and closure dates
School/District Type (elementary, high, alternative school of choice, etc.)
Educational Program Type (schools)
Low and high grades offered
Charter school indicator (for public schools)
Charter school number (for public schools)
Charter school funding type (for public schools)
Magnet school indicator (for public schools)
Year-round school status (for public schools)
Virtual instruction school type (for public schools)
Multilingual instruction indicator (for public schools)
Public school indicator (schools)
Federal Identification Number (for public schools and districts)
CDS Coordinator contact information (for public schools and districts)
School records (closed private schools)
Last updated date
https://www.cde.ca.gov/ds/si/ds/cdsappinstructions.asp
Master CEEB Code List - A CEEB code is a unique identifier that College Board assigns to high schools, colleges, and universities.