Sentences with phrase «dual enrollment classes at»

However, athletes have to be careful if they take dual enrollment classes at community colleges: sometimes, those courses might figuratively start their eligibility clocks and count against them when it comes to calculating how much eligibility they have left once they actually arrive on their campuses.

Not exact matches

Tomorrow the teenager begins her third - year Latin class at the college; we're still trying to sort out her dual - enrollment status so that she can also take a lab science and — she hopes — ballroom dancing.

The terms «dual enrollment» or «dual credit» can mean different things at different schools, and the details matter: Is the instructor an actual college professor, or a high school teacher who has been accredited to teach the class by a college?

As high school students mull which classes to take next fall, many are hoping to get a leg up in the college admissions race by choosing «dual enrollment» courses — university - level academics offered at their schools that earn them actual college credit.

One 18 - year - old student she visited, who has taken several college courses in nursing through a dual enrollment program at Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), said that in high school «I'm only learning in a few of my classes.»

Florida's dual - enrollment legislation, passed in 2006, expansively assured high schoolers they could attend classes at career centers, community colleges, or state universities, but then added language instructing school boards to offer dual - enrollment courses on high school campuses «whenever possible.»

A few schools noted that students do not take AP courses per se, either because they take actual college classes (at host colleges or through dual - enrollment arrangements) or because they earn college credit for advanced courses taught within the school itself.

Leon's first baseman spent his mornings taking online courses through the Florida Virtual School, the knuckleball pitcher was taking a «dual enrollment» English class through the community college, and the left - handed pro prospect had enrolled in a financial management course at a local college (in case he was drafted).

She explains that with her full schedule of honors classes, a dual enrollment in a local community college, and a weekend waitressing job at her parents» restaurant, she is never home long enough to talk on the phone during the day.

Unlike dual enrollment programs, a student enrolled in concurrent coursework will attend regular classes at a community college campus.

As our students excel in Advanced Placement courses, thrive in dual - enrollment classes at local community colleges, and consistently reach an increasingly higher academic bar, they prove that there is no reason for alternative schools to expect anything less from their students than academic excellence.

The provisions attempted by these families included homeschooling, radical acceleration, private schools for the gifted, enrichment classes, correspondence courses, and dual enrollment at two levels (e.g., elementary and junior high, or high school and college).

At High Tech Early College, for example, Principal John Frye said the focus is on project - based learning, dual enrollment in classes at Community College of Aurora and work internshipAt High Tech Early College, for example, Principal John Frye said the focus is on project - based learning, dual enrollment in classes at Community College of Aurora and work internshipat Community College of Aurora and work internships.

Researchers from the Community College Research Center (CCRC) at Teachers College, Columbia University and the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center crunched the numbers for this first - of - its - kind report, examining the 17 - year - olds who took a dual enrollment class in 2010 and tracking them for six years as they made their way through college.

Low - income students who took dual enrollment classes completed college at lower rates than their wealthier peers, the report's data show (but they still do better than low - income students who didn't take such a class).

21st Century Charter School at Gary has a dual enrollment program with Ivy Tech Community College which allows our students to enroll in Ivy Tech classes and earn college credit while earning their high school degree.

They encourage teens to take dual - enrollment classes at the local state university or technical college.

Partner institutions are required to submit specific plans aimed at reducing the need for remedial classes, expanding student participation in Tech Prep programs, and providing effective professional development services to teachers of dual enrollment courses.

All 3 credit dual enrollment classes count for at least a half year's credit toward completing high school subject area or elective requirements, and 267 courses are currently certified as meeting a full year's high school requirement.