According to a news release from the university, Gazden State Community College has set a record high for its double-registration program in the last two years.
According to the Alabama Community College System, GSCC has shown a 57% increase since 2020, contributing more than 15% to high school students participating in double enrollment across the state.
Tonya Douthitt, Gadsden State University’s dual registration coordinator, said: “As more students learn about these opportunities, we believe there is an increasing trend of double enrollment across service areas.”
Double enrollment is one of the programs that gives high school students in Alabama access to college-level classes and allows them to earn credits at the same time in both high school and college.
If you choose to take a double enrollment class, whether you teach directly, hybrid or online, you only have to worry about your grades when earning college credits for your class.
Students wishing to participate in the GSCC dual enrollment program must be in grade 10, 11 or 12 years. Get permission from the school counselor. You will receive a college admission packet with your double registration application.
Students must also have a minimum placement score before enrolling in core subjects such as English, Mathematics, and Computer Science.
Recently, an additional $ 5 million was awarded by the Legislature for the opportunity to double-register at a community college in Alabama, signed by Governor Kay Ivey.
These funds will be used to extend double enrollment scholarships to high school students interested in taking university-level science, technology, engineering, and math courses at community colleges, similar to the funds designated last year. It has been.
The following programs are eligible for scholarships at GSCC and can be assigned 2.0 GPA or higher.
- Air conditioning and refrigeration
- Automatic collision repair
- Automobile manufacturing technology
- Automotive service technology
- carpenter
- Child development
- Civil engineering
- computer science
- Diesel mechanics
- Electronics technology
- Electrical technology
- Medical information technology
- Industrial automation technology
- Mechanical design technology
- Mechatronics, MSSC – Certified Production Engineer
- Office management
- Paralegal / Legal Assistant
- Precision machining and welding
STEM-approved scholarship courses include anatomy, astronomy, biology, chemistry, computer science, geography, geology, mathematics, physics, and physics. Students need a 2.5 GPA to participate in STEM-related academic research.
Aida Massenberg, 17, a junior at Glencoe High School, chooses to participate in the GSCC’s online double enrollment program so that she can complete as many general research classes as possible before becoming a freshman at the university. I said I did.
“I can start college education right away by enrolling in a much more affordable course than the same course taught at a four-year college,” she said. “I have already completed two classes and plan to take four more classes before graduating from high school.”
For more information on double registration in Gadsden, please visit the gadsdenstate.edu/ACEinstitute.
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