High School Dual Enrollment

Start earning college credit in high school

Coastal Alabama Community College provides college credit opportunities to eligible high school students through the Alabama Community College Board of Trustees' Policy. This policy allows eligible high school students to enroll in college classes concurrently with high school classes, and to receive both high school and college credit where appropriate. Currently, this program is available only to qualified students who are enrolled in partnering schools and districts.

Dual Enrollment Student Handbook

Academic Dual Enrollment

To enroll in the Academic program, students must have:

• Completed ninth grade
• Minimum 2.5 Unweighted Grade Point Average
• For English or Math courses, students must have minimum scores on the English and/or Math portions of the ACT exam OR appropriate scores on the Accuplacer
• Completed Coastal Alabama admissions process (see application process link below)

Career Technical Dual Enrollment

If you are a high school student in a partnering school system, have a minimum of a 2.0 grade point average and are interested in one of the areas listed below, then career-technical dual enrollment may be for you. Technical programs are covered by a scholarship fund and are tuition-free for students.  Books and/or lab fees may be required and are the responsibility of the student.

Programs offered include:

• Aviation
• Administrative Office / Medical Office Technology
• Automotive Technology
• Building Construction
• Building Maintenance
• Emergency Medical Technician
• Electrical and Instrumentation
• Culinary Arts
• Computer Applications
• Computer Animation
• Child Development
• HVAC
• Industrial Maintenance
• Machine Tool
• Nursing Assistant
• Pipefitting
• Welding Technology

Programs vary by campus and may have additional student eligibility requirements

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Important Dates to Remember

All steps in the enrollment process outlined above must be completed by:

For more information, please contact:

Sarah Watkins
Dual Enrollment Coordinator
sarah.watkins@coastalalabama.edu
251-580-4916