Abstract
Dual enrollment programs are expanding and more students from private schools have been benefitting from them academically and financially but only few Muslim schools have participated in these programs. Twelve students from a Muslim school were enrolled in a dual enrollment program at a local community college while completing their high school graduation requirements. The students’ academic achievement during the dual enrollment period was examined and a follow-up of their college outcomes was conducted. These students graduated from high school one year earlier with distinction and earned two semesters of college credits. Ten students out of twelve graduated from universities three to four years after completing the dual enrollment program. These students benefitted from the community college experience during the dual enrollment program and acquired the necessary skills that helped them graduate from universities in the USA, Canada, and United Arab Emirates.
Highlights
Dual enrollment, concurrent enrollment, and dual credit are all descriptors of an accelerated learning opportunity in which students enroll in college courses and receive college credit, often for free, while still in high school
Twelve students from a Muslim school were enrolled in a dual enrollment program at a local community college while completing their high school graduation requirements
Ten students out of twelve graduated from universities three to four years after completing the dual enrollment program. These students benefitted from the community college experience during the dual enrollment program and acquired the necessary skills that helped them graduate from universities in the USA, Canada, and United Arab Emirates
Summary
Concurrent enrollment, and dual credit are all descriptors of an accelerated learning opportunity in which students enroll in college courses and receive college credit, often for free, while still in high school. Many states (82 percent) have provided dual enrollment programs to their high school students (U.S Department of Education, 2005). A growing body of evidence indicated the benefits of dual enrollment programs on students. They can increase high school graduation rates, enhance college enrollment and persistence, and decrease the costs of money and time to complete a college degree (Cassidy, Keating, & Young, 2011). In the short-term, there is some evidence of improved grades and progress toward high school graduation for participants in dual enrollment. In the long-term, research shows evidence of the apparent effects of dual enrollment on college success (Rodriguez, Hughes, & Belfield, 2012)
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