EdSource's Best of 2022: Dual Enrollment: Who's in, who's out

Courtesy: Fullerton College and North Orange County Community College District

Fullerton College campus

Courtesy: Fullerton College and North Orange County Community College District

Fullerton College campus

California high school students are flocking to dual enrollment programs at community colleges, but enrollments often fail to reflect the racial and ethnic demographics of the high schools they serve.

Over the past year, EdSource’s coverage has looked at the growing popularity of dual enrollment programs, as well as the issues surrounding access to these programs across the state.

Growing numbers of California high schoolers dual enroll in college courses, but access uneven statewide

November 10, 2022

High school students are flocking to dual enrollment programs at community colleges, but enrollments often fail to reflect the racial and ethnic demographics of the high schools they serve.

Ashley A. Smith, Daniel J. Willis, And Yuxuan Xie

Dual enrollment: Who's in and who's out?

November 10, 2022

This map shows each community college district and whether the students enrolled in these programs reflect the demographics of their feeder high schools.

Yuxuan Xie

Dual enrollment thrives in Central Valley area where few earn college degrees

November 30, 2022

Dual enrollment has a large presence in rural, Latino communities of Kern County.

Emma Gallegos

California’s early college high schools can improve dual enrollment diversity

December 16, 2022

Early college and middle college high schools have existed in California for decades, but they often haven’t reflected the state’s K-12 diversity or high school population. Efforts to change that are underway.

Ashley A. Smith

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