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DE is distinguished from other approaches to earning college credit in high school, such as Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate, because it requires a partnership between a highschool and a postsecondary institution that awards the college credit. DE encompasses a wide range  \nof program designs, from immersive early college high schools (ECHSs) to much more common à la carte models in which students take one or more college courses taught either by a faculty member or by a qualified high school teacher.  \nRepresentation in Dual Enrollment  \nOverrepresented  \nEqual  \nRepresentation  \nUnderrepresented  \n1.4x  \n1.2x  \n1.0x  \n0.8x  \n0.6x  \n0.4x  \n0.2x  \n\n| 1.3x\u003Cbr>White |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 1.0x\u003Cbr>Asian |  |  |  |  |  |\n| \u003Cbr>American Indian |  |  | \u003Cbr>Multiracial\u003Cbr>0.9x | Pacific |  |\n| 0.8x | Black | Hispanic |  | Islander |  |\n|  |  | 0.7x |  | 0.7x |  |\n| 0.6x |  |  |  |  |  |\n| IDEA\u003Cbr>0.3x |  |  |  |  | ELL\u003Cbr>0.3x |\n\nWhat the Research Tells Us  \nDual enrollment is widespread, and high schools offer it most often in partnership with community colleges. Dual enrollment students are a growing portion of community college enrollment.  \n• Nationally, 82% of high schools offer DE courses.1 About one third of high school students have taken at least one DE course by graduation.2  \n• Among 2019 high school graduates who took DE, the top subjects were career/technical courses (44%), English (37%), social sciences (31%), and math (29%).3  \n• More than 2.8 million students enrolled inDE courses in 2023-24, two million (71%) of them at community colleges.4 From 2013 to 2023, the number of students taking DE nearly doubled, and it continues to grow.5  \n• High school students account for more than one in five community college enrollments.6 7 Many former DE students transfer a substantial number of credits.89  \nThere are several different models of dual enrollment.  \n• DE is an umbrella term that encompasses various models of early college programming. Some examples include concurrent enrollment (a student takes a course at their high school while receiving college credit), dual credit (a student earns both high school and college credit), and ECHSs, an intensive model in which students may earn associate degrees by high school graduation.10  \n• DE course features may affect student course completion and college-going rates.Taking courses on a college campus rather than atthe high school is associated with a lower probability of passing but a higher probability of enrolling ata community college after high school. Taking DE courses online (versus in person) or taught by college faculty (versus high school faculty) is associated with lower grades anda lower probability of passing.11  \n• The most common model ofDE delivery is certified high school instructors teaching courses at the high school.12 About 80% of DE students take college courses at their high school.13  \n525 West 120th St. , Box 174, New York, [NY 10027](NY 10027 | ccrc.tc.columbia.edu | @CommunityCCRC | 212.678.3091)[ |](NY 10027 | ccrc.tc.columbia.edu | @CommunityCCRC | 212.678.3091)[ ccrc.tc.columbia.edu](NY 10027 | ccrc.tc.columbia.edu | @CommunityCCRC | 212.678.3091)[ |](NY 10027 | ccrc.tc.columbia.edu | @CommunityCCRC | 212.678.3091)[ @CommunityCCRC](NY 10027 | ccrc.tc.columbia.edu | @CommunityCCRC | 212.678.3091)[ |](NY 10027 | ccrc.tc.columbia.edu | @CommunityCCRC | 212.678.3091)[ 212.678.3091](NY 10027 | ccrc.tc.columbia.edu | @CommunityCCRC | 212.678.3091)  \nDual enrollment funding models vary widely across states, systems, and partnerships. Lowering tuition can lower barriers to access.  \n• DE is funded through a mix of state, local, K-12, and","cbCaij5AluVA7Ybp","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaij5AluVA7Ybp","pdf",344149,"English","# Understanding Dual Enrollment\n## Representation in Dual Enrollment\n## What the Research Tells Us\n## Dual Enrollment Models\n## Funding Models and Policy Context\n## Access and Equity Implications","[{\"question\":\"What is dual enrollment and how does it differ from AP or IB?\",\"answer\":\"Dual enrollment is when high school students take college courses through a partnership between the high school and a postsecondary institution that awards college credit. It is distinguished from AP and IB because it requires that specific partnership and credit-awarding structure.\"},{\"question\":\"Which students are more or less represented in dual enrollment?\",\"answer\":\"White students participate at nearly twice the rate of their Black and Hispanic classmates. 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