Dual Credit College Planning

1. Dual CreditCollege Planning Meet High School Graduation Requirements Know College Admissions Requirements Know cost of college education Tuition, Room & Board, Fees, Books Scholarships & Grants available

2. Advantages of Dual Credit classes in HS • Save money • Community college courses are less expensive • Some colleges offer ½ price to HS students (SCC, MCC) • ACE Scholarship pays for DC classes while in HS • Academy classes are paid for by high school, you only have to pay for books

3. Advantagesof Dual Credit classes in HS • Get ahead on credits, graduate early • Lessen course load while in college • Be better prepared for college • Live off campus sooner • Help college application stand out • Explore classes beyond HS offerings • May be easier in high school • teacher available everyday • classmates in class together

4. Disadvantagesof Dual Credit class in HS Classes can be challenging May not be fulfilling May be too expensive May not transfer to every college May not need the classes Start in upper level classes in college

5. Transferring Credit • Need a grade of C or better to transfer • Most colleges accept credit but not grade • Check to make sure the course transfer: • https://transfer.nebraska.edu/ • https://www.transferology.com/ • College website • Transfer credit

6. Past Graduates Morgan Pinkelman Hayden Bedlan Morgan Burkle Jerrad O’Malley & roommates

7. Trade or Community College Credits transfer from community college to another Check program requirements Check with college about accepting credits

8. Cost Savings • 4-year College: • 1 year $20,000 • 1 semester $10,000 • 1-2 year College: • 1 year $10,000 • 1 semester $5,000

9. High School Students Ask your self: • Do you have the time? • Do you have the cash available now or the ACE scholarship? • What are your goals? • Are you focused and mature?

10. Southeast Community College Career Academy (Academy Handout) • Most of the classes are taken online using Moodle • CNA is taken at Yutan, Ashland or Wahoo or Yutan • A Career Portfolio with weekly assignments is taken at the same time as the class • Grade is 20% Career Portfolio and 80% College Class • Cost is covered by YHS except for the books • (CNA has a student fee and test fee) • Students are required to put a deposit of half the tuition to cover the cost shall the student not pass the class.

11. Southeast Community CollegeDC Advantage Can be taken online using Moodle with other high school students and a Southeast Teacher or with a Yutan Teacher in the classroom. Costis the students responsibility * DC American History I & II taken at YHS with Mr. Mead • Typically transfers as a General Education Requirement * English Composition 1st semester with Mrs. Eikmeier (English IV) • Typically transfers as a General Education Requirement * Intro to Literature 2nd semester with Mrs. Eikmeier (English IV) • Typically transfers as an Elective, some Gen Eds * General Biology full year with Mr. Sass (Advanced Biology) • Typically transfers as a General Education Requirement * College Algebra full year with Mrs. Zabrocki • Typically transfers as a General Education Requirement

12. NEBRASKA NOW Course through UNL • College Credit (can only accept for Dual Credit if the teacher has a Nebraska Teaching Certificate) • Taken online using Moodle with other high school students and a UNL Teacher • GPA of a “B” or better and 22 ACT admissions Requirements • View & Register go to: • https://admissions.unl.edu/specialized-information/nebraska-now.aspx • Cost is $250 set fee plus a $45 admissions fee, most classes are 3 credit hours