The Smart Start

Same courses, half the cost. Start smart with dual enrollment at your local community college! High school sophomores, juniors, and seniors can earn college credit while still attending high school. The top reasons students consider dual enrollment at a community college are:

  • Cost Savings: Pay less than half the cost for many courses being taught at four-year colleges and universities.

  • Simultaneous Credit: Coursework counts for high school and college, at the same time!

  • Experience: Experience college early. Ease the transition when graduating high school.

  • Achievement: Dual enrollment students are more likely to enroll in college right out of high school, earning a higher GPA in their first year of college!

Dual Enrollment: Gaining College Credit While Still in High School

Students in Alabama can begin college while still in high school through dual enrollment. The program allows students to take college-level academic and technical courses that count for both high school and college credit. It is possible in the state to complete an associate degree and high school diploma around the same time.

Homeschooled student uses Jefferson State as stepping stone to 4-year institution, entrepreneurship
Homeschooled his entire life, Micah Harris dual enrolled at @jeffersonstate his senior year before enrolling his freshmen year.

Dual enrollment is a great way to get a head start on training for the workforce or for a four-year degree. Some students even graduate with their associate degree from an Alabama Community College before graduating high school!

Scholarships for dual enrollment classes are available. Eligible students must be in 10th, 11th, or 12th grades, have a 2.5 GPA and obtain written approval from a principal or superintendent.

Students planning to transfer to a public university in Alabama can use the STARS Guide to ensure all courses will transfer. Students planning to transfer to private universities in Alabama can use the AAICU 2-to-4 Transfer Program to determine course transferability.

Contact your nearest community college for more information.

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Bevill State Community College
Jasper, Fayette, Hamilton and Sumiton, Alabama

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Bishop State Community College
Mobile, Alabama

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Bevill State Community College
Jasper, Fayette, Hamilton and Sumiton, Alabama

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Bishop State Community College
Mobile, Alabama

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Calhoun Community College
Decatur and Huntsville, Alabama

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Central Alabama Community College
Alexander City, Alabama

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Chattahoochee Valley Community College
Phenix City, Alabama

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Coastal Alabama Community College
Bay Minette, Thomasville, Monroeville, Brewton, Gulf Shores and Atmore, Alabama

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Coastal Alabama Community College
Bay Minette, Thomasville, Monroeville, Brewton, Gulf Shores and Atmore, Alabama

Drake State Community and Technical College
Huntsville, Alabama

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Enterprise State Community College
Enterprise and Ozark, Alabama

Drake State Community and Technical College
Huntsville, Alabama

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Gadsden State Community College
Gadsden and Anniston, Alabama

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Jefferson State Community College
Birmingham, Clanton, and Pell City, Alabama

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Jefferson State Community College
Birmingham, Clanton, and Pell City, Alabama

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Lawson State Community College
Birmingham and Bessemer, Alabama

Lurleen B. Wallace Community College
Andalusia, Greenville and Opp Alabama

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Lawson State Community College
Birmingham and Bessemer, Alabama

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Northeast Alabama Community College
Rainsville, Alabama

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Northwest-Shoals Community College
Muscle Shoals and Phil Campbell, Alabama

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Reid State Technical College
Evergreen, Alabama

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Shelton State Community College
Tuscaloosa, Alabama

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Northwest-Shoals Community College
Muscle Shoals and Phil Campbell, Alabama

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Reid State Technical College
Evergreen, Alabama

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Snead State Community College
Boaz, Alabama

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Southern Union State Community College
Wadley and Opelika, Alabama

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Shelton State Community College
Tuscaloosa, Alabama

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Trenholm State Community College
Montgomery, Alabama

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Wallace Community College – Dothan
Dothan and Eufaula, Alabama

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Southern Union State Community College
Wadley and Opelika, Alabama

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Trenholm State Community College
Montgomery, Alabama

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Wallace State Community College
Hanceville, Alabama

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Wallace Community College – Selma
Selma, Alabama