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What is Dual Enrollment?

Are you motivated? Are you an independent learner? Have you taken honors classes successfully? Dual Enrollment courses could be a good fit for you! Dual Enrollment classes offer high school students the opportunity to earn transferable college credits while also meeting high school graduation requirements, all for a significantly reduced cost! It values academic excellence, collaboration, and information sharing. At VHCC, our purpose is to promote partnerships with schools, districts, and families to share curricula and high-impact practices, introduce students to college culture, and to help prepare high school students for post-secondary opportunities at VHCC. This is an exceptional opportunity to experience college coursework and earn college credits while completing the requirements for a high school diploma.

How do Dual Enrollment classes work?

Dual enrollment classes are college-level courses that can be taken while in high school, meeting both high school and college graduation requirements. Students take dual enrollment classes at their high school or online with certified VHCC instructors.

Visit Transfer Virginia to see a list of transferable credits.

 Transfer Virginia 

Dual enrollment classes are traditionally offered for 11th and 12th graders. 10th graders can get special permission from their school principal to take dual enrollment courses.

Successful completion of a Dual Enrollment course guarantees college credit. AP courses require students to take an exam upon completion of the course-- colleges award credit for the course based on a student’s exam score. Dual Enrollment courses offer a more streamlined guarantee of being awarded college credit.

Yes! We offer both a General Studies certificate (equivalent to one year of college) and a General Studies degree (equivalent to two years of college) for motivated high school students!

Meet our Dual Enrollment Coordinator

Hannah MullinsHannah V. Mullins, M.Ed.
Dual Enrollment Coordinator
PO Box 828, Abingdon VA 24212
Office: 276-739-2524
hmullins@zlmmc8.comlfrm.zlmmc8.com

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