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Did you know your student can earn college credits while still in high school? Dual enrollment allows them to take real college courses—often at little to no cost—helping you save on future tuition. It gives students a head start on their degree, making college more affordable and efficient. Plus, they’ll gain valuable experience with college-level work, easing the transition after high school. Dual enrollment can also strengthen their college applications and help them explore career paths early.

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Give students opportunities they may not get on their own. Savings then time and money in the future while getting support from the high school and community college.

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If you are interested in free college credits while your child is still in high school, we are ready to help. Our students not only have access to college courses, but they have support so that they can learn and succeed!

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An experience that will build a students confidence in seeing themselves pursue their postsecondary and/or career goals....ALL FOR FREE! 

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An experience that will build a students confidence in seeing themselves pursue their postsecondary and/or career goals....ALL FOR FREE! 

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Dual enrollment provides you a free path to get a jump start on the career or public college of your choice. You will spend less money getting a degree and finish faster by completing transferable credits while in high school. If you are interested in a technical career or program through a community college we could st at t you on that path now. Most courses will give you a GPA bump, same as an AP class and count for most A-G categories.

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Dual enrollment is a unique opportunity for colleges to engage motivated high school students in higher education early. By teaching these students, you help bridge the gap between high school and college, preparing them for academic success. Dual enrollment expands access to college coursework, strengthens student pipelines, and fosters a culture of learning beyond traditional boundaries. Many of these students go on to enroll at the institutions where they take dual enrollment courses, increasing our college enrollment. Plus, you get to work with eager, high-achieving students who bring fresh perspectives into the classroom. Your role in dual enrollment can have a lasting impact—helping students build confidence, develop critical thinking skills, and get a head start on their college journey."​

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Dual Enrollment is a fantastic opportunity for high school students to take college courses while they are still in high school. At our site, this will supplement the courses they are required to take for graduation and a-g requirements. This means that your courses will not be reduced. Students will gain more knowledge in that content area and the goal is for them to be better prepared for their future field. Students and the community will have a better understanding of AP vs DE and make an informed decision typically on taking both within that field. Support DE!

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U’College Academy offers students a unique opportunity to take Chaffey College classes for free during their regular school day. They will have the support of U’College teachers, Coordinator, and Counselor to help them be successful in their college and high school classes. And, since we are part of a large comprehensive high school, students are also able to participate in any of the sports, clubs, or other activities Upland High has to offer.

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Dual enrollment is an opportunity for our students to go above and beyond free of charge. We are creating access and opening doors for our Amazing students!

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Dual Enrollment allows students to get a free head-start on earning college units, with the support and convenience of doing so on the high school campus within the regular school day. As an additional benefit, students also gain confidence with their ability to handle college classes, making the transition after high school smoother and less scary.

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Through Dual Enrollment, students experience college classes in a high school environment, which provides them opportunities to take classes that interest them outside of the high school course offerings. The experience helps students begin to develop critical academic and social skills.

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Would you like to earn college credit while earning your high school diploma? If you’re wondering if college is right for you, we’re here to offer you a pathway to success and to show you that you can be successful in college. Sierra College is partnering with us to help you develop your confidence and explore the college experience with comprehensive wrap-around supports and pathways. See why there’s no need to worry about whether you can be a successful college student, because you already are! In the 2025-2026 school year, we will be offering more Dual Enrollment options than ever before with both career and academic pathways at Roseville High. Interested? See your high school counselor to learn more about our exciting dual enrollment opportunities.

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Elevator Speech to anyone wanting to know WHY they should take on a DE opportunity 

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From an article in the Atlantic Monthly by David Brooks:

"The average high-school graduate will earn about $1 million less over their lifetime than the average four-year-college graduate. The average person without a four-year college degree lives about eight years less than the average four-year-college grad. Thirty-five percent of high-school graduates are obese, compared with 27 percent of four-year-college grads. High-school grads are much less likely to get married, and women with high-school degrees are about twice as likely to divorce within 10 years of marrying as women with college degrees. Nearly 60 percent of births to women with a high-school degree or less happen out of wedlock; that’s roughly five times higher than the rate for women with at least a bachelor’s degree. The opioid death rate for those with a high-school degree is about 10 times higher than for those with at least a bachelor’s degree.

The most significant gap may be social. According to an American Enterprise Institute study, nearly a quarter of people with a high-school degree or less say they have no close friends, whereas only 10 percent of those with college degrees or more say that. Those whose education doesn’t extend past high school spend less time in public spaces, less time in hobby groups and sports leagues. They’re less likely to host friends and family in their home."

With this data, how could you not take advantage of a dual enrollment opportunity?

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Dual Enrollment: A Smart Choice for Your Future

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Dual Enrollment: A Smart Choice for Your Future

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Imagine getting a head start on college while still in high school. That’s exactly what dual enrollment offers! Dual enrollment allows high school students to take college courses, earning both high school and college credit at the same time.

Why should you take advantage of this opportunity? First, it saves you money—college courses can be expensive, but dual enrollment is free to all high school students! Second, it saves you time—by earning college credits early, you can graduate faster and enter the workforce sooner. Third, it prepares you for the future—taking college-level courses now helps you develop study skills, responsibility, and confidence, making the transition to college much smoother.

Whether you want to lighten your future college workload, challenge yourself academically, or save money, dual enrollment is a powerful tool to help you reach your goals. Take control of your education and set yourself up for success. Consider registering today!

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Enrolling in a Dual Enrollment course can offer students the opportunity to begin their college transcript and continue their competitive high school transcript. It is a way for kids to try out college in a comfortable and supportive environment--their home high school! It's a fantastic way to gain the skills needed to be successful in a college class with the help of your counselors, friends, and teachers that you know and love. Our DE courses offer rigor and support, challenge and opportunity. We hope you'll try out a DE courses today.

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Do you like free? How about free college credits? By taking Dual Enrollment classes not only can you get a head on your college degree, you could potentially graduate early from both high school AND college. See your counselor for more information.

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The deadline to submit FAFSA and CADAA applications is extended to May 2, 2024

California has extended the deadline by a month due to ongoing setbacks with the application process. The revised deadline to submit FAFSA and CADAA applications is May 2, 2024. For assistance, please contact Financial Aid at (916) 660-7310.

Get ahead. Save money. And put your credits to use. Find out how you can take courses in high school that will get you on the path to your college education early.

Earn College Credit in High School Through Academic Enrichment or Dual Enrollment

At Sierra College, we offer two tracks for earning college credit while still in high school, at a participating school, or at Sierra College: Academic Enrichmentand Dual Enrollment. Both options are tuition-free, and the credits you earn may count for both high school and college requirements. Taking college classes in high school is not only a smart financial decision, but an investment in your future.

Plus, if you decide to attend a two-year California Community College once you graduate from high school, earning college credit now will not affect your eligibility for Two Years Free.

Option 1: Academic Enrichment

The Academic Enrichment Program allows high school students to earn college credits for free at their local Sierra College campus (or online).

Who is Eligible?

Eligibility for Students

Students who attend a high school or adult school, which have a current Academic Enrichment Compliance Form on file with Sierra College

Students who provide an affidavit indicating they are legally home-schooled or attending a charter school, which have a current Academic Enrichment Compliance form on file with Sierra College

Students who have completed the equivalent of 8th grade and are in good academic standing

Eligibility for Schools (including Homeschools)
Schools that wish to participate must complete a Compliance Form every year (good for Fall, Spring, Summer) to specify the authorized approvers. Email outreach@sierracollege.edu to request the form.

Steps to Enroll

1. Meet with your high school counselor. Verify your eligibility and discuss your class options.

2. Apply to Sierra College. Apply online through OpenCCC and indicate that you are a high school student. We recommend using a personal email address and not a school email. Watch a tutorial video about applying to the Academic Enrichment program.

3. Set up your mySierra account. Refer to your Welcome email and use the password reset tool to create your account. If you have not received the Welcome email, contact outreach@sierracollege.edu.

4. Complete the Permission Form. Please note there are two different forms for different schools. See below for details.

5. Accept College Terms and Conditions. Log in to mySierra and click on the Terms and Conditions link to accept.

6. Register for classes in mySierra. Visit Register for Classes for instructions and how-to videos. Note: Make sure the class you want is not restricted by reviewing the Academic Enrichment Restricted Course List.

NOTE: Many courses offer Zero Textbook Costs for textbooks that are free (represented by green icon with $0 in the Class Schedule) and Low Textbook Costs for textbooks costing under $50 (represented by yellow icon with dollar sign and down arrow in the Class Schedule).
Details for Step 4: Application Form Please note

Student and parent/guardian need to have separate email accounts to be able to sign the form electronically

After parent/guardian signs the form, it will automatically be sent to the student's high school counselor to sign, then routed to Sierra College for processing. Students will receive confirmation in their mySierra email. Please allow up to five business days for processing, once the form is fully completed

Policies and Guidelines

View the Academic Enrichment Policies and Guidelines in PDF format.

To ensure your success, the following questions and answers related to Academic Enrichment have been developed to guide your enrollment. College classes often include adult/mature subject matter.
Step 1: Meet with a High School counselor to verify that these requirements have been met:

Completion of the 8th grade

Satisfactory academic standing

Step 2: Apply

New students must complete an online Sierra College application (indicating that you are a High School student) at: https://www.sierracollege.edu/chs

Within one business day of submission online, you will receive an email from Sierra College containing important information, including your Sierra College ID number, mySierra log in information and your Sierra College email address

Step 3: Provide Documentation

Complete an Academic Enrichment Permission Form (required each semester)

If requested, provide your high school transcript

If required, provide a copy of your Private Homeschool affidavit

Step 4: Terms and Conditions

Accept the College Terms and Conditions in mySierra
Step 5: Register for Classes

View your registration time and register for classes in mySierra

There is a maximum enrollment of 11 units each semester or summer session

Academic Enrichment students are not permitted to audit courses

It is a student's responsibility to register for the appropriate classes. The Restricted Course List is available online and the College reserves the right to exclude certain classes

What else do I need to know about Academic Enrichment?

Every year, high schools (including homeschools) must submit an updated Academic Enrichment Compliance Form with the names and signatures of all authorized personnel for the Permission Form. If the individual is not listed on the form, we cannot process the application.

The course credit and grades you receive will become part of your permanent college record.

You must meet all course prerequisites to enroll in a course, which may require providing transcripts.

Students are responsible for being aware of and adhering to policies, procedures and deadlines (including Add/Drop deadlines) as they pertain to Sierra College students. For example, if you are not present for the first class meeting, you may be dropped from the class.

You must maintain at least a 2.0 GPA at Sierra College to be allowed to continue in classes as an Academic Enrichment student.

The parent / guardian assumes financial responsibility for all fees incurred by their Academic Enrichment student.

Students seeking accommodations for disabilities must meet with a Sierra College Student Accessibility Services (SAS) counselor and submit disability verification from a qualified professional. Sierra College cannot participate in the Individual Education Plan (IEP) process but will consider high school IEPs as part of the accommodation request. By statute, the accommodations available for students and the support offered are different at the high school and college levels, so the accommodations granted at the college may differ from those approved through the IEP process.

Students may be interacting socially with adult college students and may be exposed to discussions, readings, and visual materials of a mature nature. Students will be expected to conform to the same performance standards as any other college students as set forth in course outlines and syllabi. Sierra College is not responsible for the social interactions of students and is released from the responsibility of monitoring concurrently enrolled minor students should a class meeting or course be canceled.

Per Education Code Section 4906, parents of community college students do not have a right to access their student's records, regardless of whether the student is under the age of 18. High school students attending Sierra College must abide by the same FERPA laws as any other college student. For more information on FERPA laws please visit the US Department of Education website.

Upon graduation from high school, you can re-apply to Sierra College as a first-time college student.

Option 2: Dual Enrollment

The Dual Enrollment Program tuition-free program that allows students to earn high school and college credits from the same class on their high school campus.

Who is Eligible?

NJUHSD: Bitney, Bear River, Nevada Union

PUHSD: Colfax, Confluence, Del Oro, Foresthill, Maidu, Placer, Placer School of the Arts

RJUHSD: Adelante, Antelope, Granite Bay, Independence, Oakmont, Roseville, West Park, Woodcreek

RUSD: Rocklin, Whitney

WPUSD: Lincoln, Twelve Bridges

OTHER: Center, CTE Works, Western Sierra Collegiate Academy

Note: This not be a comprehensive list. If your high school is not listed and you would like more information, contact Nigel Haikins-Appiah, Program Director of Dual Enrollment Management, at (916) 660-7505 or nhaikinsappiah@sierracollege.edu.

Steps to Enroll

1. Meet with your high school counselor. Verify that you qualify and discuss your class options.

2. Apply to Sierra College. Apply online through OpenCCC and indicate that you are a high school student. We recommend using a personal email address and not a school email. Watch a tutorial video on applying for Dual Enrollment program.

3. Set up your mySierra account. Refer to your Welcome email and use the password reset tool to create your account. If you have not received the Welcome email, contact outreach@sierracollege.edu.

4. Complete the Dual Enrollment Permission e-form. During the first week of class (or prior to), you will receive a link to this form, which you can access using your mySierra username and password.

5. Parent/guardian and counselor e-form signatures. After you e-sign and submit the e-form, it will be routed to the parent/guardian you provided in the form, then to your high school counselor, and back to Sierra College. Video for Parents: How to sign the Dual Enrollment e-form (start at 3:29 mark).

6. Class registration. Sierra College will register you in the class(es) you were approved for. You can then check with your instructor or your mySierra account to confirm you were enrolled in the class.

Policies and Guidelines

View the Dual Enrollment Policies and Guidelines in PDF format.

Although these courses are held on high school campuses and may be taught by high school instructors, they are college courses and all College rules apply. Your student will be treated as a college student, not as a high school student, in dual enrollment classes. In college courses, students are expected to be aware of college and course rules, processes, and expectations even if the instructor has not specifically referenced them in class. Refer to the college catalogue for a complete listing of Sierra College policies and procedures.

The course credit and grades earned will become part of the student's permanent college record. There is no way to remove Ws or substandard grades (D, F) from a college transcript. Classes in which a student receives a passing grade cannot be retaken later for a higher grade.

Students must meet all course prerequisites to enroll in a course, which may require assessment tests.

Students may enroll in a combined maximum of 11 units per term between Dual Enrollment and Academic Enrichment courses.

Upon graduation from high school, students must submit a new application to be considered a first-time college student.

Students are responsible for being aware of and adhering to policies, procedures and deadlines (including Add/Drop deadlines) as they pertain to Sierra College students, including attendance requirements.

The parent or guardian assumes financial responsibility for any fees incurred at Sierra College by his or her dual enrollment student.

Dual enrollment students are not eligible for state or federal financial aid.

The Sierra College Student Accessibility Services provides accommodation services to Sierra College students who have documented disabilities. Visit the College in High School page on the Sierra website for information on how to request accommodation services.

Students may be exposed to discussions, readings, and visual materials of a mature nature. Students will be expected to conform to the same performance standards as any other college students as set forth in course outlines and syllabi and no alternate assignments will be provided. Sierra College is not responsible for the social interactions of students.

Under Section 49061 of the Education Code, parents of community college students do not have a right of access to their children's student records, regardless of whether the student is under the age of 18. High school students attending Sierra College must abide by the same FERPA laws as any other college student. For more information on FERPA laws please visit their website. Although the dual enrollment class may be taught by a high school teacher, the instructor will not be able to talk to you about your student's performance in the class and College staff will not provide parents or guardians with information about the student's record, including log-in information for MySierra.

Accommodation Services

The Sierra College Student Accessibility Services provides accommodation services to Sierra College students who have documented disabilities.

Academic accommodations available at the college level differ from those available at the high school level.

Dual Enrollment students must follow the same registration process as Sierra College students when requesting Student Accessibility Services. The registration process is found online at Student Accessibility Services.

It is the responsibility of the student to provide documentation which verifies that the student's condition meets the definition of a disability as defined by applicable laws (i.e., Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the ADA Amendments Act of 2008).

Federal Law requires that requests for services for students with disabilities be considered on an individual, case-by-case basis.

Questions

If you have questions about specific courses at Sierra College and how they relate to a particular career or major you're considering, please schedule an appointment with a Sierra College Counselor. A counselor can help you understand how your Academic Enrichment or Dual Enrollment course fits into a pathway you are considering. Meeting with a Sierra College counselor should not replace meeting with your high school counselor. Please contact the counseling office to book an appointment with:

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Earn college credit while in high school through our Academic Enrichment and Dual Enrollment programs. Both options are tuition-free for students.

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Dual enrollment is a great opportunity for high school students to try out a college course on their high school campus, for free! These classes allow students to explore certain career paths or interests, while earning college credit and getting support through your high school and local community college.

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Want to get a start on earning college credits?

Maybe you want to learn a skill or trade and become certified?

Or, you just want to take a course for fun or enjoyment?

College while in high school is free and for every student!

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Did you know you can earn college credits while in high school? It’s called dual enrollment, and it’s a great way to get ahead. You’ll take real college courses at Solano Community, get a feel for college life and have access to all the benefits of being a Solano student: free bus pass, library and gym access, and free in-person and online tutoring. Plus, you’ll save money since you’re knocking out some of your college classes early. It's an awesome way to challenge yourself and make your future a little easier. Want to know how it works?

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Have you ever thought about earning college credits while you're still in high school? That’s exactly what dual enrollment lets you do! As your school counselor, I want to make sure you know about this amazing opportunity to take real college courses, often for free or at a lower cost, while still working toward your high school diploma.

Dual enrollment can help you save time and money, challenge yourself with college-level work, and even boost your college applications. Plus, it gives you a head start on exploring careers and majors before you graduate. Imagine walking into college already ahead of the game!

If you're interested, let’s talk about how you can get started, which courses are a good fit, and how this could set you up for future success. Come see me in the counseling office—I’d love to help you take advantage of this opportunity!

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Our mission is to provide equitable access and success in higher education for students from historically underserved populations of Roseville High School. Through our Dual Enrollment program, we offer clear and attainable pathways to Sierra College and beyond, giving students the chance to engage in college-level courses while still in high school. We ensure students have meaningful experiences that build confidence, reduce the cost of their post secondary education, and increase their chances of future success. By partnering with Sierra College, we offer these opportunities at no cost, allowing students to earn transferable college credits alongside their high school credits. This initiative not only supports their academic success but has the potential to create generational change for families in our community.

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Are you a high school student who wants to start their college journey early? WE have you covered! Come learn more about our opportunities in dual enrollment where we have a high success rate of student support and success!

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Have you ever thought about taking Dual Enrollment classes? Dual Enrollment classes will not only provide you the opportunity to take rigorous classes that help prepare you for college, but also meet your high school graduation requirements. Dual enrollment students will have the opportunity to earn both high school and college credit which means you will start your college career with credits towards an AA/transfer degree. Studies show that students that successfully complete dual enrollment classes in high school are better prepared for the rigors of college. In our district we offer various dual enrollment opportunities so that you can begin your college journey now. Are you ready?