Concurrent Enrollment/CTE

Concurrent Enrollment 

What is Concurrent Enrollment?

Concurrent enrollment provides high school students the opportunity to take college courses both on high school and college campuses.  Students gain exposure to the academic challenges of college while still receiving support from the high school.  Concurrent enrollment is distinct from other accelerated course work in the sense that:

• Concurrent enrollment courses are college credit-bearing courses (outside of remedial/developmental education)

• Concurrent enrollment students earn a college grade based on multiple and varied assessments throughout the course, rather than from one high-stakes test

• Concurrent enrollment students earn transcribed college credit upon successful completion of the course (with the grade of a “C” or better)

Benefits

A growing body of research suggests that providing college-level work in high school is one promising way to prepare young people for college success, including those who do not envision themselves as “college material.”  College-level work in high school can:

• Increase the pool of historically underserved students who are ready for college

• Provide realistic information to high school students about the knowledge and skills they will need to succeed in postsecondary education

• Decrease the cost of postsecondary education

• Create a feedback loop between K-12 and postsecondary systems around standards, assessments, curriculum, and the transition from high school to college

Englewood Schools partners with the following colleges.  See your high school counselor or click HERE for more information about taking college classes while in high school!

Arapahoe Community College

Community College of Denver               Metropolitan State University   

Community College of Aurora            Red Rocks Community College