state dual enrollment or early college pro- grams and make federal financial aid available to high school students enrolled in such. With households looking for cost advan-
tages, dual enrollment and dual credit make sense. Under pressure to improve persistence and graduation rates, campuses improve their situations with these road-tested students.
An Arizona Notable
At Arizona State University, it starts really early. Aimed at children from birth to eighth grade, “Sun Devil Generations” fosters a lifelong ASU connection by involving children in various ASU traditions and programs catering specifically
to youngsters. Any Alumni Association member may sponsor a child in the program even if they are not related to the participants. Sun Devil Generations participants are encouraged to become familiar with
ASU, develop a love of learning and have an affection for all things maroon and gold. Additionally, a portion of the funds raised will help the ASU Alumni Association build a legacy scholarship endowment.
2002-03 data that reports a significant level of participation in dual enrollment programs. “Dual Enrollment of High School Students at Postsecondary Institutions: 2002-03” found that more than half of all U.S. colleges and universities enrolled high school students in courses for college credit. That translates into about 813,000 students, about 5 percent of the U.S. high school population. A second report, “Dual Credit and
Exam-Based Courses in U.S. Public High Schools: 2002-03,” says 71 percent of U.S. public high schools offered programs in which students earned both high school credit and college credit for the same course. In addition, 67 percent of U.S. public high schools offered Advanced Placement (AP) courses, while 2 percent offered International Baccalaureate (IB) courses. During 2002-03 there were an estimated 1.2 million enroll- ments in courses for dual credit, 1.8 million enrollments in AP courses, and 165,000 enrollments in IB courses. Those enroll- ments, tabulated separately, may include
10 Today’sCampus
duplicates. Nonetheless, dual credit is perva- sive and likely to increase. In 2007, researchers from Columbia Uni-
versity reported that students with dual enrollment and dual credit courses in high school were more likely to: graduate from high school; enroll in college; start college in a four-year institution; enroll in college full- time; and stay in college at least two years. Three years after high school graduation, stu- dents who had participated in dual enroll- ment and dual credit courses in high school had earned higher college GPAs and more academic credits than their peers. A National Governors Association policy position encourages Congress to support
Mentored Relationships Campus admissions staff can find an increas- ingly attractive source of new students in the pool of 16 million lower-income, often neg- lected and sometimes maligned young people aged 16-26. Knowledge Is Power (KIPP) is a notable effort that has placed its emphasis on starting early. Former Teach for America instructors Mike Feinberg and Dave Levin founded KIPP, which starts in first grade. Joseph Miller, who runs “KIPP to College” in Houston, says nearby colleges have been helpful, inviting kids and families to stay overnight to get a sense of what college is like, and how campuses differ from one another. KIPP now has 50-plus U.S. pro- grams. The University of Chicago Charter
School just graduated its first high school senior class, 98 percent of whom have been accepted at a college. Students there take part in a college readiness initiative called “6to16.” They are engaged early (grade 6) in planning for college, and the they are supported through college graduation (grade 16). Stu- dents learn what makes a college selective, how a student’s academic record impacts one’s options, how to navigate a federal finan- cial aid application, and how to prepare a strong college application. Additionally, 6to16 offers a web-based mentor network.
Early Admission Early Action and Early Decision help fabri- cate a commitment long before the standard
With households looking for cost advantages, dual enrollment and dual credit make sense.
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