Career & Technical Education (CTE) Dual Credit

Career & Technical Education (CTE) Dual Credit is a course-based Dual Credit option where college credit is earned by taking LHS CTE classes or classes through WANIC. Students can earn high school & college credit at the same time. 

College credit is not awarded automatically. To get these credits on a college transcript, there is a process you need to follow. The process depends on which college you want your college credits transcribed to and instructions are below.

Available CTE Dual Credit classes

The Issaquah School District CTE website maintains a detailed table of every ISD CTE Dual Credit course and it's college articulations. Liberty students should choose from the Dual Credit courses offered at Liberty High School and that are part of our yearly class schedule (not every class is offered every year).

Which college should I transcribe my credits to?

The CTE Dual Credit courses at Liberty have articulations with one or more of the following colleges: Bellevue College, Shoreline CC, Edmonds CC, Lake WA Institute of Technology, and Renton Technical College.

WANIC courses have articulations with the following colleges: Bellevue College, Edmonds CC, Everett CC and Lake WA Institute of Technology.

If you plan on attending one of the community colleges above, it makes sense to transcribe your courses to that college. Otherwise, we recommend you minimize the number of college transcripts you'll have, ideally transcribing all of your CTE credits to a single college. 

For most Liberty students, Bellevue College will be the right choice. Bellevue College has the most articulations with our CTE classes. It is also the college you'll earn credit at for any College in the High School (CHS) classes you take.

Earn college credit with Pacific NW College

Use this process if you'd like your college credits with: Bellevue College, Shoreline CC, Edmonds CC, Lake WA Institute of Technology

Pacific NW College is the largest CTE dual credit consortium in Washington State. They partner with four local colleges (Bellevue College, Shoreline CC, Edmonds CC, Lake WA Institute of Technology) to offer Liberty students college credit for CTE dual credit classes.

Pacific NW College also provides course articulation tables. View the articulation tables for Liberty CTE dual credit classes or WANIC classes here.  

To earn college credit through Pacific NW College:

1. Register your high school class(es) in the SERS system & make payment

• Register during the school year you took the class to avoid penalty fees

• Registration & Payment System is open yearly, December 1st - June 15th

2. Follow the transcription process for the college(s) you've chosen

• Can happen anytime after your class is finished and registration is complete

Earn college credit with RTC or Everett CC

Use this process if you'd like your college credits with: Renton Technical College or Everett Community College

Very occasionally, Liberty students want to transcribe CTE dual credits to a college transcript outside of the Pacific NW College consortium. Liberty has articulations with two colleges outside of the consortium: Renton Technical College (RTC) and Everett Community College. Use information from a college's CTE Dual Credit webpage to contact them directly for instructions. 

Renton Community College: https://rtc.edu/dual-credit

Everett Community College: https://www.everettcc.edu/enrollment/hs-programs/cte-dual-credit

Will colleges accept my CTE classes for credit?

There is no universal answer to this question, it is different for each college and typically handled on a course-by-course basis. To find out if credit is accepted, visit the website of your college of interest and look for their transfer credit policies or equivalency guide. Some colleges even have their own proprietary credit transfer research tools to facilitate the process of credit approval. In some cases, you'll need to contact the college for this information. 

Example: Liberty's sophomore CTE Dual Credit Health class earns credit for HLTH 145 at Bellevue College. If I'm interested in University of Washington, I'd find the Bellevue College Equivalency Guide on their website and see how HLTH 145 transfers. In this case, HLTH 145 is not listed in the course equivalency guide, which means it will not earn credit at UW.