Dual Enrollment

What is Dual Enrollment?

Dual enrollment classes allow motivated students to earn college credit from DCC while still in high school! This gives students a head start towards a college degree or valuable industry credentials that can help them find a good job after graduation.

What are the Benefits?

Academic

Receive college-level instruction, often without leaving the high school campus.
Gain experience with college-level coursework and be more prepared when you graduate from high school.
Start your bachelor’s degree: Earn a "C" or better, and dual enrollment courses may transfer to a 4-year university or college.
*Transfer policies vary by college. Visit danville.edu/transfer to learn more.
Transfer VA Dual Enrollment Transfer Information: https://tinyurl.com/TVA-VCCS-DE

Financial

Save thousands of dollars on tuition by taking dual enrollment courses.

Careers

Pathways are available for students to earn valuable industry certifications while still in high school that will help them get ahead in the workforce. Spend less time in school after graduation, and start earning money faster!

Which Dual Enrollment options are available at my school?

Each high school's offerings vary, but generally courses are available in a variety of general education/college transfer and technical areas. These may include automotive, computers and information technology, cosmetology, culinary arts, English, math, precision machining, and many more. Contact your high school for more information on available dual enrollment courses.

What if My High School Doesn't Offer What I Want to Take?

High school students may take DCC classes that are not offered through dual enrollment through Concurrent Enrollment either online or on our main DCC campus. Our tuition is considerably lower than a four-year college or university, so concurrent enrollment is a great option for high school students to save time and money while pursuing a college degree. Concurrent enrollment students will be responsible for paying full tuition costs.

Dual Enrollment Student Admissions

Private, Public, and Homeschool juniors and seniors who meet each of the following criteria may register in college-level credit-bearing courses:

The student submits an Application for Admission (danville.edu/apply).
The student is a rising public or private high school junior or senior or homeschool student studying at the high school junior or senior level.
- The high school student has permission of the principal or designee, and the parent.
- The homeschool student has permission of the parent.
The student demonstrates readiness for each college-level credit-bearing course in which they want to enroll. High school and homeschool students are not eligible to enroll in developmental or direct placement co-requisite English and Math courses. In demonstrating readiness, a student must meet one of the criteria established for each type of course in which they want to be registered:

Course Type	High School Transcript*		SAT		PSAT		ACT		VPT
Transfer** Courses (except Math)	Current cumulative high school GPA of 3.0 or higher	or	ERW score of 480 or higher	or	ERW score of 390 or higher	or	18 or higher on both English and Writing subject area tests	or	Placement into ENG 111
Career and Technical*** Courses (except Math)	Current cumulative high school GPA of 2.0 or higher	or	ERW score of 480 or higher	or	ERW score of 390 or higher	or	18 or higher on both English and Writing subject area tests	or	Placement into ENF 1 or higher
MTH 101-133	Current cumulative high school GPA of 3.0 or higher and a 2.0 (C) grade or higher in high school math course	or	ERW score of 480 or higher Math score of 530 or higher	or	ERW score 390 or higher and math score of 500 or higher	or	22 or higher on Math subject area test	or	Placement in MTH 111 or higher (Satisfaction of MTE 1-3)
MTH 154,155	Current cumulative high school GPA of 3.0 or higher and a 2.0 (C) grade or higher in a high school math course	or	ERW score of 480 or higher and Math score of 530 or higher	or	ERW score of 390 or higher and math score of 500 or higher	or	22 or higher on Math subject area test	or	Placement in MTH 154 or higher (Satisfaction of MTE 1-5)
MTH 161,167 Individual colleges may establish criteria for direct placement into calculus or other high level math course	Current cumulative high school GPA of 3.0 or higher and a 2.0 (C) grade or higher in Algebra 2 or in a higher level math course	or	ERW score of 480 or higher and Math score of 530 or higher	or	N/A	or	22 or higher on Math subject area test	or	Placement into MTH 161 or higher (Satisfaction of MTE 1-9)

*Cumulative GPA may be weighted or unweighted and may be self-reported.

**A transfer course is any course that a college offers and will transcript in fulfillment of the requirements for a Degree or Certificate that is designed to transfer (e.g., AA, AS, AA&S, AFA, Uniform Certificate of General Studies).

***A career and technical course is any course that the college offers and will transcript in fulfillment of the requirements for degrees and certificates that are not designed for transfer (e.g., AAS, Certificate, Career Studies Certificates).

In addition to meeting the eligibility criteria above, a dual enrollment student must meet all course pre/corequisites as listed in the VCCS Master Course File and established by the college at which the student is enrolled in the course.

Dual enrollment is restricted to rising high school juniors and seniors and homeschool students studying at the high school junior or senior levels. Admitting high school or homeschool students below the junior or senior level is considered exceptional. The college-ready status of each prospective student below the junior or senior high school level shall be assessed on a case-by-case basis. Such students must meet the above eligibility criteria and any other criteria as may be established by the college for participation of students below the junior or senior level in dual enrollment. Colleges shall have criteria and procedures for the case-by-case assessment of such students. Formal approval by the college president, or designee, is required for applicants who are below the junior or senior high school level to participate in dual enrollment.