Sentences with phrase «of dual enrollment classes»

He increased the graduation rate from 55 % to 82 %, and the number of dual enrollment classes from 4 to 14.

Not exact matches

Dual enrollment courses can benefit athletes by providing them a way to earn some of the required minimum number of college credits before their second year of college, thus giving the students more room in their schedules and time to adjust to college classes and sports schedules.

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.»

Tennenbaum offered a dual - enrollment, college - level art class that was taught by an instructor who used the classic lecture format: two hours of PowerPoint with students frantically scribbling notes.

IUPUI started its dual - enrollment program in 1984 when the director of the university's honors programs opened liberal arts classes to gifted and talented kids.

For their part, high schools aren't always eager to see their brightest students opt out of AP classes for a dual - enrollment program.

Tools of Change: Hidalgo students earn college credit in a dual - enrollment machinist class held on the high school campus.

Today, as legislators see it, dual enrollment offers something for everyone: academic enrichment for kids who have maxed out the honors and accelerated classes their schools offer; a glimpse of college rigor for high school laggards; and a leg up on a career for those who enroll in trade programs.

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.

Emerging research shows that successfully completing advanced high school courses (such as dual - enrollment and Advanced Placement classes) is an important predictor of positive postsecondary education outcomes, including college enrollment and persistence.

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 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.

Still, Jenkins said dual - enrollment classes can also help students better understand the complex landscape of higher education, especially in California.

The findings indicate that these dual enrollment classes may be another tool as California grapples with a looming shortage of college - educated workers.

The findings indicate that these «dual enrollment» classes may be a new tool as California grapples with a looming shortage of college - educated workers.

Offering dual - credit (aka dual - enrollment) classes on the high school campus gives students no experience of learning on a college campus with college - age students, he writes.

Just one example — several years back, an adjunct colleague lost her job after the start of classes after raising questions about an affluent D / FW suburb high school's Dual Enrollment program in cooperation with her employer, Tarrant County College District

Nine of the states that have received ESEA Waivers from the Department - Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Idaho, Louisiana, New Mexico Oklahoma, Oregon, and Texas - include dual and concurrent enrollment classes as an indicator of college readiness as part of their annual measurable objectives formulas.

This study, comparing the high school and college transcripts of more than 400 students who participated in dual enrollment courses (but not in Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate courses) with the transcripts of students with similar GPA's and class rank, but who took no accelerated learning courses, showed that:

Using regression analysis to statistically control for the impact of student demographic variables, ACT performance, and school variables, the study found that students who took dual and concurrent enrollment courses were 23 % more likely to enroll in college immediately following high school graduation and 9 % less likely to enroll in remedial classes.

Gifted programming can be provided in a combination of ways, including pull - out programs; special classes in a subject or interest area; special state schools (e.g., Indiana Academy for Science, Mathematics, and Humanities) or local magnet schools; afterschool, Saturday, or summer programs; Advanced Placement, International Baccaleaureate, or other dual - enrollment courses; distance learning; and other similar services.

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.

This growth in dual enrollment, said Bailey, represents an increasing awareness that the U.S. no longer leads the world in college enrollment rates, and it suggests a national commitment to boost those rates, thus enabling larger numbers of low - income students to enter the middle class.

Look for opportunities in the form of local sports and classes, homeschool groups and co-ops, online courses, dual enrollment, and non-credit continuing education classes.

A third question asked about the potential effect that increases in dual enrollment might have on the quality of college classes.

Wealthier schools are twice as likely to offer a full range of math and science courses, offer three times as many Advanced Placement classes, and are twice as likely to offer dual enrollment opportunities.