Dual Enrollment Programs and Courses for High School Students

During the 2010-11 academic year, 53 percent of all institutions reported high school students took courses for college credit within or outside of dual enrollment programs. “Dual Enrollment Programs and Courses for High School Students at Postsecondary Institutions: 2010-11,” a First Look report from the Postsecondary Education Quick Information System (PEQIS) provides national data about enrollment in dual enrollment programs, eligibility requirements for participating in dual enrollment programs, the types of instructors in dual enrollment programs, and expenses paid by students and their parents. This survey is an update to a 2002-03 dual enrollment survey.

Findings include:

• During the 12-month 2010–11 academic year, 53 percent of all institutions reported high school students took courses for college credit within or outside of dual enrollment programs. Forty-six percent of all institutions reported that high school students took courses for college credit within a dual enrollment program, and 28 percent of institutions reported that high school students took courses for college credit outside a dual enrollment program. Institutions reported that approximately 1,277,100 high school students took courses for college credit within a dual enrollment program and approximately 136,400 high school students took courses for college credit outside a dual enrollment program.

• Among institutions with dual enrollment programs that had at least some instruction offered on high school campuses, 45 percent reported courses taught by both high school and college instructors, 34 percent reported high school instructors only, and 21 percent reported college instructors only.

• Forty-five percent of institutions with a dual enrollment program indicated that students (and their parents) generally paid out of pocket for tuition, 50 percent indicated that students generally paid for fees, and 60 percent indicated that students generally paid for books.