Early College Credit
The San Diego Imperial Counties Community Colleges Regional Consortium for Workforce Development offers these resources as to support early college credit opportunities for students in our region. The goal is to support the nine colleges in the region to create equitable, accessible, high-quality programs that benefit all students. Early college credit (ECC), including dual enrollment and articulation, are a critical part of this. Apply regional early college credit definitions to create a clear language for the regions shared students!
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What Is Allowed
- AB30 Community colleges: College and Career Access Pathways partnerships: This legislation extended AB 288 and outlines what is allowable for CCAP dual enrollment.
- AB 102 College and Career Access Pathways partnerships(Waiting for Governor’s Signature): Important because AB 102 Extends the definition of “high school” to include a community school, juvenile court school, or adult education program and authorizes county offices of education to enter into CCAP partnerships with the governing boards of community college districts It extends the provisions authorizing CCAP partnerships indefinitely and removes the 10% statewide limit for full-time equivalent students claimed as special admits.
- SB 554 Public schools: adult school students: Advanced Scholastic and Vocational Training Program: Allows the governing board of a school district overseeing an adult education program or the governing board of a community college district overseeing a noncredit program to authorize a student pursuing a high school diploma or a high school equivalency certificate to enroll as a special part-time student at a community college!
- Community Colleges: College and Career Access Pathways Partnerships Memo (August 2020): Provides an overview of the changes made under AB 30, including the submission of a single application and parent permission form for the duration of participation a CCAP program.
- Senate Bill 554 Public Schools: Adult School Students – Advanced Scholastic and Vocational Training Program Memo (August 2020)
- Dual Enrollment and Assembly Bill 288 (CCAP) Legal Opinion 16-02 (March 2016): Clearly states that CCAP dual enrollment is a second track and does not place previous MOUs or agreements.
- College and Career Access Pathways Legislative Report (2021): This reports 2021 CCAP activities across the state, as mandated by the legislation.
- A Leg Up on College: The Scale & Distribution of Community College Participation Among California High School Students (2020) & Rising the Tide (follow-up) (Wheelhouse, PACE and the CA EdLab) Provides insight into equity gaps that currently exist in California.
- California Community Colleges Contracted District Audit Manual (2021-2022): All community college districts are required to have an annual audit. Section 427 of this document provides information on auditing of dual enrollment partnerships.
Community colleges track apportionment through Full Time Equivalent Student (FTES) and high schools through Average Daily Attendance (ADA). It is important to understand both of these when developing dual enrollment partnerships. The following resources speak to each:
- College and Career Access Pathways (CCAP) Partnership Agreement Guidelines for Apportionment Eligibility (March 2016): Outlines clearly the responsibilities of the community college when receiving apportionment.
- Dual Enrollment Instructional Minutes (CLP): This interview with the Fiscal Consultant, School Fiscal Services at the California Department of Education discusses instructional minutes at the high school and ADA for dual enrollment.
- EDC § 76001: Special part time and special full time that allows dual enrollment for high school students. These students are consider “special admits”
- EDC §76002: Rules around the admission of special admit students. Includes 10% limit on physical education classes and rules around advertising classes.
- EDC § 76004: Dual enrollment as outlined in Title 3: Postsecondary Education covers CCAP partnerships.
- EDC § 48800: Dual enrollment as outlined in Title 2: Elementary & Secondary Education from the high school perspective.
Equity & ECC
- The Dual Enrollment Playbook: A Guide to Equitable Acceleration for Students (2020) The Aspen Institute and Community College Research Center has created a playbook that identifies five principles and the supporting strategies and practices through which community colleges and K-12 leaders can advance equity in high-quality dual enrollment and developed equity tools for assessing equitable practices at community colleges and high schools.
- Leading With Equity in Dual Enrollment (Aspen Institute Webinar) Achieving the Dream President and CEO Dr. Karen A. Stout was joined by college leaders who have prioritized equity in their dual enrollment programs. The authors of The Dual Enrollment Playbook also discussed the leadership strategies that increase equity in dual enrollment.
- A Guide to Launching and Expanding Dual Enrollment Programs for Historically Underserved Students in California (2014 from RP Group) This guide is designed to offer insights into and highlight resources and tools for those programs serving URM populations
- Dual Enrollment for Students from Special Populations: Improving College Transitions for English Learners, Students with Disabilities, Foster Youth, and Young People Experiencing Homelessness (2021 from JFF) Explores gaps in college readiness for multiple groups who may benefit from dual enrollment.
- VIDEO (1 hour): Dual Enrollment for Special Populations: Leveraging a High-Impact Strategy for California’s Most Underserved Students (April 1st, 2021) Wheelhouse & JFF presentation recording
- Rethinking Dual Enrollment to Reach More Students (2018) Discusses state approaches that systematically broaden dual enrollment access and provide pre-collegiate experiences to middle- and lower-achieving students.
- Jumpstart: Setting Goals to Drive Equitable Dual Enrollment Participation in California’s Community Colleges (Updated May 2022 from EdTrust West): The report analyzes data from the community colleges across the state to see if we’re equitably serving Black, Native, and Latinx students through dual enrollment and finds that we are not yet doing so, and outlines a policy and practice agenda that K-12 and community college leaders can implement to jumpstart efforts for more equitable dual enrollment practices. The accompanying data tool visually represents the levels of racial equity in dual enrollment across CA’s high school and community college districts. This is a great tool for local education leaders to evaluate the level of racial representation in their dual enrollment programs.
- A Leg Up on College: The Scale & Distribution of Community College Participation Among California High School Students (2020) & Rising the Tide (follow-up) (Wheelhouse, PACE and the CA EdLab) Provides insight into equity gaps that currently exist in California.
Legislation
- SB 554 Public schools: adult school students: Advanced Scholastic and Vocational Training Program
- Chancellor’s Office Memo: Senate Bill 554 Public Schools: Adult School Students – Advanced Scholastic and Vocational Training Program (August 2020) Describes the new elements that have been added to CCCApply and gives an overview of changes to Ed Code.
- CCCApply Public Documents: Changes to Comply with SB 554
Resources & Examples
- Ability to Benefit: Dual Enrollment (National College Transition Network)
- Includes a link to the Ability to Benefit State Leadership (June 2020) webinar.
- CAEP Utilizing SB 554 to Enroll Nonresident and Resident HSE and HSD Students in Credit College Courses (October 2020) Recording, Presentation
- CAEP SSWG Recommendations for Special Admit Provides questions and answers for implementing dual enrollment for Adult School Students.
Research & Articles
- Opportunities (High Road Alliance)
- Co-Enrollment Strategies and Adult Education (Hanover Research Brief)
- Governor Newsome Signs SB 554 (ROTH)(CA EDGE Coalition)
- Rising Scholars Network AB 417 authorized the Chancellor Office of the California Community Colleges to establish this program to enter into agreements with up to 50 community colleges to provide additional funds for services in support of postsecondary education for justice-involved students. The website provides resources and information that will help inform programs serving this population.
- Underground Scholars Language Guide Provides guidance on humanizing language to use when discussing individual or group identities and experiences in work with individuals involved in the carceral system.
Students with disabilities are an essential population served by community colleges. These students can also benefit from a well designed dual enrollment program with appropriate supports.
- California Alternative Pathways to a High School Diploma Workgroup Report Provides workgroup findings regarding existing and potential additional pathways to a high school diploma for students with disabilities. The report could be used to inform development of pathways that meet the needs of this student group.
- Unlocking Potential: A State Policy Roadmap for Equity and Quality in College in High School Programs for Students With Disabilities (2021) College in High School Alliance brings together context for how to being intentional about closing equity gaps, accurately measuring them and how to create accountability to close the gaps.
- Dual Enrollment for Foster Youth: Toward Effective Practice (February 2022 from CLP) Lessons learned from a 16-month pilot project with three sites across California (the San Francisco Bay Area, Greater Los Angeles, and the Inland Empire ) to explore what it might take to support foster youth in dual enrollment.
- Designing Dual Enrollment to Reach English Learners (December 2020 from JFF) Provides a portrait of English language learners in California. Shares promising practices that would support dual enrollment with this population.
Learning from Others
Student & parent orientation helps create a culture that includes dual enrollment. It makes it less scary for students and it helps to set shared expectations.
- Imperial Valley College Student Orientation: This orientation sets student expectations about college classes and review processes.
- Milpitas Unified School District (MUSD) Orientation: MUSD hosts a mandatory in person orientation at the beginning of every semester.
- Castro Valley High School (CVHS) Orientation: Here are the orientation slides used by CVHS for this semester for high school students. Community college outreach staff joined high school and shared information as well. Zoom for all dual enrollment: students (mandatory) and parents (optional).
- San Francisco Unified High School District Orientation (Video): The orientation video reviews how to register for classes, the impact of grades for high school students, systems and supports.
Handbooks are a way to institutionalize policy and process so that there is consistency, particularly with staff change. They are critical resources, particularly in times of staff and leadership change. Student & Parent handbooks should be offered in the languages that are spoken in students homes to create access.
Student & Parent Handbooks
Student & Parent Handbooks (Other States)
Instructor Handbooks
Regional & Administrator Handbooks
- Bay Region Dual Enrollment Administrators Guidebook v. 3: This guidebook provides insight into the practices and challenges of Bay Region dual enrollment programs.
- Orange County Dual Enrollment Handbook – Building and Scaling Effective Practices for Leadership and Implementation Teams
- Cabrillo Dual Enrollment Administrators Handbook
- Monroe Community College Administrators Handbook
Helping students and parents to understand available early college credit options is critical to access. Marketing can be in the form of events, printed materials, or word of mouth (so important to high school students).
- Early College Credit Flyers: These customizable flyers support marketing of early college credit opportunities (dual enrollment, concurrent enrollment, articulation credit by exam). Available in English, Spanish, & Arabic. Add your school logo.
- Dual Enrollment: Moving to an Electronic Form (CLP) Provides context and ed code for colleges considering implementing electronic dual enrollment forms.
Chancellor’s Office
New Fully Executed CCAP partnership agreement (signed by both districts), updated Appendix to CCAP partnership agreement, and amendments to CCAP partnership agreement will now be submitted through a survey in the Alchemer system!
Training
- CCAP Agreement User Guide PowerPoint and Recording Link: After clicking on the link, select the play button in the middle of the page to start the User Guide PowerPoint and Recording. Link to Accessible Transcript of the User Guide PowerPoint and Recording
- SAMPLE pdf Survey Used as a reference only and is not to be submitted. Questions are set up with logic to show groups of questions based on a previous answer.
Alchemer Link Details
- CURRENT: Fall 2022 Alchemer CCAP Agreement Submission Link: Use the Fall 2022 link to submit any new fully executed Fall 2022 CCAP agreements, updated appendix or an amendment to a CCAP partnership agreement.
- A new link for Spring 2023 with Assembly Bill 102 College and Career Access Pathways Partnerships additions will be sent to CCAP Program Contacts in early December 2022. AB 102 amends sections 48800 and 76004 of the Education Code, relating to community colleges and CCAP.
- Future Alchemer Link Details: New links will be sent to CCAP Program Contacts every May for the following academic year. Questions regarding the new process and/or need technical assistance, email to ccapp@CCCCO.edu.
- FS 21-04 Non-CCAP Dual Enrollment 11.00 Maximum Units for Special Part-Time Students (May 27, 2021): Provides information about the statutory 11.00 unit cap for NonCCAP special part-time students.
- College and Career Access Pathways Legislative Report (2021): This report is submitted by the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office to satisfy the requirements of Assembly Bill 288 (AB 288) and Assembly Bill 30 (AB 30). It includes an evaluation of College and Career Access Pathways (CCAP) partnerships, an assessment of trends in the growth of special admits, and recommendations for program improvements.
- ESS 20-300-003 Community Colleges: College and Career Access Pathways Partnerships Memo (August 2020) Overview of updates made by Assembly Bill 30 and Senate Bill 586.
- ESS 20-300-004 Senate Bill 554 Public Schools: Adult School Students – Advanced Scholastic and Vocational Training Program Memo (August 2020) Overview of MIS and CCCApply updates in accordance with SB 554.
- College and Career Access Pathways (CCAP) Partnership Agreement Guidelines for Apportionment Eligibility (March 2016) Documents Title 5 requirements that must be met so that Community college districts may claim full-time equivalent student (FTES) and state apportionment for courses given through AB 288 (dual enrollment) College and Career Access Pathways (CCAP) Partnership Agreements.
- Dual Enrollment and Assembly Bill 288 (CCAP) Legal Opinion 16-02 (March 2016) Reviews key legal issues regarding CCAP partnerships under AB 288; and Districts’ ability to operate outside of the CCAP framework (that is, either develop or continue existing non-CCAP partnership agreements and other dual enrollment, non-cohort programs in general)
- ESS 20-300-003 Community Colleges: College & Career Access Pathway Partnerships (August 2020): Outlines the updates made by Assembly Bill 30 and Senate Bill 586. Includes Example CCAP Dual Enrollment form.
- California College and Career Access Pathways (CCAP) Enrollment Form (PDF): An example form provided by the Chancellor’s Office to be used by CCAP programs that allows students, parents, and high schools to use a single form for participation in a CCAP pathway for the duration of the program.
- Vision Resource Center Dual Enrollment Training (1 hour): Covers the dual enrollment options in the California Community Colleges with an emphasis on College and Career Access Pathways (CCAP). The module provides a brief introduction to dual enrollment generally and then explores the specifics of the students, courses, schools and faculty that will most benefit from a CCAP agreement and how an agreement can be initiated. Available to community college staff, administrators and instructors after registration.
Early College Credit Supports
DUAL ENROLLMENT COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE
Monthly on the 2nd Wednesday from 8:30 am to 10 am. Agenda
Review resources shared at this meeting on the consortium resources page.
REGIONAL DUAL ENROLLMENT OFFICE HOUR
Bring your questions, concerns, thoughts, or just come to hear the conversation! Join here. Meets twice a month:
- 2nd Wednesday at 1 pm
- 4th Thursday at 10 am
Contact Mallory J. Stevens, Early College Credit & Transitions Specialist, to be added to the ECC listserv. Be notified of these meetings, ask questions, receive dual enrollment information of interest!