Thank you for your interest in #DualEnrollmentforAll!
Dual enrollment provides students with the unique opportunity to enroll in college classes while in high school, simultaneously earning college credits and meeting high school graduation requirements. Dual enrollment is a proven strategy to boost college readiness, reduce costs, and improve equitable outcomes for underserved communities. Schools and communities see higher graduation rates and more robust pathways connecting students to college and careers.
Several legislative efforts and statewide initiatives have laid the foundation for dual enrollment expansion in California including:
These efforts have made improvements to dual enrollment access but students’ opportunities to participate in dual enrollment still largely depend on the high school they attend, particularly for marginalized students. Significant gaps in access will remain unless we pursue bold, structural change to ensure that all students, particularly Black, Latinx, and Native American students living in poverty, have meaningful access to dual enrollment. California trails behind 22 other states that require all high schools to participate in dual enrollment programs.
Our brief, Jumpstarting California Towards Universal Dual Enrollment, outlines a policy roadmap to help California meet key statewide goals regarding dual enrollment access.
EdTrust-West has partnered with Hispanas Organized for Political Equality (HOPE) and the California High School Coalition to pursue legislation that would expand equitable access to dual enrollment opportunities for California’s high school students and tear down systemic barriers that limit participation.
Here you can find resources to support our collective advocacy towards universal access to dual enrollment, starting with legislation:
AB 1122 (Bryan) – Statewide Policy to Guarantee Universal Access to Dual Enrollment
AB 731 (Fong) – Removing Barriers to College and Career Access Pathways (CCAP)
SB 438 (Cabaldon) – Removing school funding penalty for CCAP
