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DUAL ENROLLMENT/DUAL CREDIT

COVID-19 Dual Enrollment Procedure: To assist you most effectively during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Admissions Office at Northeast Alabama Community College will serve students both remotely through phone calls and emails, and directly on campus. If you come to campus, masks are required to enter all buildings and social distancing is required. Please contact Mrs. Staci Miller at millers@nacc.edu with questions or to schedule Dual Enrollment courses.

The state of Alabama has granted permission for accredited colleges to enter agreements whereby high school students can earn both college and high school credit for selected courses. In order to better serve the needs of the Northeast Alabama Community, NACC and the school systems/districts of DeKalb County, Jackson County, Fort Payne City, Scottsboro City, and Qualified Private and Home Schools have agreed to offer this opportunity to students. Students are permitted to enroll in academic and technical coursework that satisfies credit for high school graduation core requirements and high school elective credit. The Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE) has determined the high school graduation equivalencies of ACCS courses that are offered through dual enrollment for dual credit. The ALSDE equivalency list can be located on the following website: https://www.alsde.edu/sec/isvcs/Pages/dualenrollment-all.aspx. College courses not accepted as a graduation requirement equivalency can be counted as elective credit for the high school student.

Promoting academic rigor and easing the transition to college
What are some of the benefits of Dual Enrollment?

Enriches course opportunities and academic rigor for high school students
Avoids unnecessary duplication of course work
Increases flexibility with scheduling courses at four-year schools
Provides scholarship opportunities with four-year schools based upon successful completion of college courses
Shortens the time to attain a college degree
Saves students and parents money, since NACC’s tuition is less expensive than most universities
Provides students with college credit that is transferable
Grades earned through dual enrollment will become part of a student’s permanent high school record and collegiate transcripts
Students who successfully complete a course through dual enrollment will never again wonder if they are ready to meet the challenge of college, because they will have already done so!

Is Dual Enrollment right for everyone?
The dual enrollment program is an opportunity to take challenging courses and accelerate education opportunities. Students who successfully complete dual enrollment courses will save time toward their college degree. Students should understand, however, that dual enrollment courses are college courses and the amount of work necessary to succeed in dual enrollment courses may be much greater than in high school courses. In addition, dual enrollment courses become a part of a student’s permanent college transcript and are calculated into the student’s permanent postsecondary GPA. It is important to do well in these courses to realize all the benefits of dual enrollment.

Dual Enrollment Advisor: Lizeth Ramirez, Admissions Office and Dual Enrollment Program Assistant

Phone ext. 2228 ramirezl@nacc.edu

Dual Enrollment Advisor: Staci Miller, Dual Enrollment Coordinator
Phone ext. 2225 millers@nacc.edu

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