CT State Community College Dual and Concurrent Enrollment

The CT State High School Partnership Program

Classes taken at one of the community colleges' campuses
Classes taught by CT State Community College professors
Up to 2 classes a semester, and over the summer
Students must meet GPA requirements
Open to eligible current or rising juniors and seniors
Students enroll in the program through the CT State Community college application.

The dual enrollment program is an outstanding opportunity for motivated juniors and seniors to experience the rigor of the college classroom, enhance their academic experience and earn college credit while still in high school.

Selected students are eligible to take up to 2 evening courses per semester, a maximum of 4 courses per year, on campus or online, free of charge. Admission to individual classes is dependent upon space availability, budgetary funding and students having met any prerequisite requirements. Students will be notified by the Director of Admissions as to whether they are accepted into the class.

The CT State Community College College and Career Pathway Program (CCP)

Classes taken at PHS
Classes taught by certified PHS faculty
Students may take any or all of the available classes
2.5 GPA or higher requirement
Open to Juniors and Seniors
Students request the class in Powerschool

CCP courses give high school students the opportunity to experience college-credit bearing courses taught by college-approved high school teachers.

Students who enroll in the program and successfully complete a dual enrollment course will receive high school credit at PHS and college credit at Tunxis Community College.

Credits earned through this program can to transferred to other institutions. Please note that transfer credit policies vary from college to college.

The courses are completely FREE to Eligible PHS students!

Why Take Courses at one of the community college campuses?

CCP Course Offerings at PHS

Students may choose to take courses on a college campus for the following reasons:

Exhausted all PHS course offerings in a content area.
Diversify elective course experiences by taking courses at Tunxis that are not offered at PHS.
Courses of interest are not offered at the honors, AP or ECE level at PHS.
- Example: Sociology and Psychology at Tunxis.

- Advanced Accounting (Level 1)
- Entrepreneurship (Level 2)
- Financial Literacy CCP (Level 1)

Important Notes

Courses taken through the Partnership Program will not be transferred onto the PHS transcript
Students participating in the Partnership Program must maintain a full schedule at PHS.
Classes taken through this partnership cannot be used to replace PHS core classes required for graduation.
Upon request from students, CT State Community College will provide a college transcript to the students and/or send it to the colleges that students are applying to in order for the credits earned to be transferred to other schools. Colleges might request a copy of course syllabus to assure that the course was comparable to the one taught on their campus. Credit transfer policies vary from college to college, hence students must check with the colleges of interest to them.
CT State covers the cost of tuition and all related fees. Students taking on campus classes will be responsible for their transportation to campus and book expenses. Students taking online classes will be responsible for their book expenses.

The above courses are open to students grades 9-12.
Students must take both Introduction to Accounting and Advanced Accounting to get the college credit.
Student must complete an online application and submit a parental form to the CCP teacher by the due date.
Students must obtain and save for their records the course syllabus.
Students must request a transcript from CT State Community College at the conclusion of the course.

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