Dual Enrollment

Dual Enrollment / Dual Credit is a program which allows eligible high school students to enroll in college classes concurrently with high school classes, either at the college campus or at the high school, and receive both high school and college credit. The courses available are determined by the contract with the high school system. 

Students must meet all course prerequisites prior to registration.  Prerequisites may be met by achieving required minimum scores on the placement test or ACT Test. 

Some dual enrollment students take courses at their high school. Students may also take dual enrollment courses on Drake State’s Campus. 

Admission Eligibility

High school students must meet the following criteria to be admitted into program.

• 2.5 cumulative GPA on 4.0 scale
• Be in the 10th, 11th, or 12th grade (students are considered in the 10th grade during the Fall of their Sophomore year)
• Approval from high school administrators

Continued Eligibility

• Earn a “C” or better in all dual enrollment courses
• Students who do not earn a C or higher, or Withdraw (W) from a course, are suspended from dual enrollment for one term, not to include the summer term
• Students can reapply following the one term suspension
• For re-entry, the student must reapply to the program and must meet the minimum grade point average requirement of 2.5 or higher.

Tuition & Fees

Drake State has received a Workforce Development Grant from the Alabama Community College System to offer Career and Technical Dual Enrollment which pays the cost of tuition and fees for eligible students.  A student can choose a program from a list of approved Career and Technical programs to enroll in at Drake State. Per grant requirements, students can choose to take 2 career and technical courses or one career and technical course with a math, English or science course. However taking academic courses will have to be approved by the students’ School System.    
Eligible students can also pay for dual enrollment costs out of pocket. Financial aid is not available to high school students. 

Admission Application Process

• Complete an Online Application
• Complete Dual Enrollment Forms with signatures from student, parent, and high school counselor, and superintendent 
• Submit official high school transcript reflecting GPA of 2.5 or higher 
• Provide copy of unexpired identification document, such as a driver’s license
• Please see Checklist for other required items

For Additional Information

Contact your high school counselor or Drake State’s Dual Enrollment Team

Takeema Johnson, M.S.
Dual Enrollment/Outreach Specialist
256-551-7271
takeema.johnson@drakestate.edu