Dual Enrollment

Goochland County Public Schools

Dual Enrollment &

Description and Fee Schedule

2021-22

All charges are subject to change.

The term dual enrollment refers to high school students (typically juniors and seniors) taking college courses with the goal of earning both college and high school credit for the same course. Goochland County Public Schools is pleased to offer a broad range of dual enrollment opportunities. These are listed below. Please be aware that most have requirements for participation. These vary by program and institution. Please contact your child’s school counselor for more information.

Advance College Academy Program (ACA)

This program will allow students to obtain an Associate of Science degree (62+ college credits) in Social Science while earning a high school diploma. A specific concentration in Teacher Preparation is also available. Students will take honors-level high school classes during their freshman and sophomore years, then college classes during their junior and senior years. ACA students who begin to earn high school math and world language credit in middle school may even begin dual enrollment prior to their junior year. The A.S. degree is conferred by Reynolds Community College. Students are encouraged to apply in the fall of their 8th grade year.

Tuition (per credit hour): $45.00

Application Fee (per semester): $0

Textbook Purchase/Rental: $0

Advanced Placement

Goochland High School offers a strong selection of Advanced Placement (AP) courses, each one culminating with an AP exam. One benefit of taking the AP exam is the opportunity to earn college credit and/or accelerated class placement at the university level. Most institutions of higher education grant credit for AP exam scores that meet their threshold (generally, a score of 3 or higher). While there are broad consistencies among colleges and universities in their acknowledgment of AP exam scores, each institution makes its own decisions about awarding AP credit and/or placement and high schools cannot guarantee any specific award.

Tuition (per credit hour) N/A

Application Fee (per semester) N/A

Textbook Purchase/Rental $0

College Board Exam Fee $97.00*

* This represents the most recent amount published by College Board.

Blue Ridge Virtual Governor’s School Program

BRVGS offers a challenging curriculum that combines specially-designed Governor’s School courses with rigorous GHS courses, including Advanced Placement (AP) and college coursework. Available college courses for BRVGS include select courses from Germanna Community College, the University of Virginia, and Shenandoah University. See the BRVGS Program of Studies for the most updated list of course offerings. Note: Students accepted into both BRVGS and ACA may enroll in both programs. Students who are simultaneously enrolled in ACA and BRVGS may have some choice in specific college courses, provided the coursework meets program completion requirements for both ACA and BRVGS. Students may apply to the BRVGS in fall of the eighth grade year.

Tuition (per credit hour): $0

Application Fee (per semester): $0

Textbook Purchase/Rental: $0

Longwood University Coursework

Goochland County Public Schools has an established partnership with Longwood University (LU) whereby GHS students may enroll in a rigorous 4-week summer course entitled Economics and Personal Finance that satisfies Virginia's mandated financial literacy requirement. LU promotes this course as a hybrid offering, stating that students meet once the first week via technology or at a centralized location, while the remainder of the class is offered in an asynchronous online format. Successful students are also eligible to earn a 3 credit hour scholarship at Longwood University should they choose to enroll at LU following high school graduation.

Tuition (total): $415.00*

Application Fee (per semester): $0.00

Textbook Purchase/Rental: TBD

*This represents the most recent tuition amount established by LU; updated rates may vary for 2021-22.

Reynolds Community College Transferrable Dual Enrollment Coursework (Non ACA)

Goochland High School students may choose to take select, transferrable courses for Reynolds Community College (JSRCC) dual enrollment credit that are offered on the Goochland High School campus to ACA students as space allows. Opportunities exist in English, Biology, Chemistry, Pre-Calculus, Calculus, Statistics, Psychology, French, and Spanish.

Tuition: $45.00

Application Fee (per semester): $0.00

Textbook Purchase/Rental: $0.00

Virtual Learning Opportunities for Dual Enrollment Credit

Additional opportunities for dual enrollment credit may be available online beyond those outlined above. Please contact your child’s school counselor during the course selection process to discuss potential options. While Goochland County Public Schools has no affiliation with a particular online dual enrollment provider, virtual courses through Brigham Young University, Liberty University, University of Illinois, and the University of North Dakota have been utilized in the past.

Tuition (per credit hour): Varies by institution

Application Fee (per semester): Varies by institution

Textbook Purchase/Rental: Varies by institution

Tuition assistance for most programs is available for students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Applications are available in the Goochland High School main office and from your school counselor.