Concerns Raised Over NC’s Dual Enrollment Program and Possible Community College Misc

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  1. decimon

    decimon Well-Known Member

    Martin Center
    Shannon Watkins
    Apr. 3, 2017

    Each year, roughly 1.4 million high school students take college courses. This is made possible by dual enrollment programs, which give those students opportunities to earn credits and work toward a college degree or technical vocation. Over 70 percent of courses are offered by community colleges.

    Such programs were praised recently by the Department of Education for expanding higher education “access” and helping students in terms of “credit accumulation.” However, others have suggested that college administrators exploit dual enrollment programs to increase tuition revenue, and some argue that the courses often are dumbed-down.

    A report conducted by City University of New York noted dual enrollment programs’ “limited oversight of academic rigor” and “low or uncertain academic quality.” It found only a small amount of data supporting proponents’ claims. And in a 2013 Chronicle of Higher Education article titled “The Dark Side of Dual Enrollment,” Sam Houston State mathematics professor Ken Smith questioned whether dual enrollment classes properly prepare students.

    Cont... https://www.jamesgmartin.center/2017/04/concerns-raised-ncs-dual-enrollment-program-possible-community-college-misconduct/
     
  2. wmcdonald

    wmcdonald Member

    There should be much more data available before dismissing a program that has done much good in North Carolina. Us poor old Southern (with a capital S) folks do appreciate all the fine folks from City university helping us out......we know you folks up Nawth are much smarter them we, but this old professor has seen some really bright young people enter this program over the years, and they have done very well in college when they arrived. Before completely dismissing this outstanding program program, know the facts, and much of this article seems to address poor management at one community college, versus dual enrollment itself. Dual enrollment is a good thing in my mind until I see a lot more than this. It has saved families a lot of money over the years, and I for one love it. But as my dissertation students know............more study is required.
     
  3. TomE

    TomE New Member

    As a former joint-enrolled student, this is a bit disheartening. The college courses that I took were not offered by a world-class university, but they were infinitely more challenging and engaging for the then-angsty, 17 year-old me (who was already upset about missing football practice to go to college) than my high school classes would have been.

    I know everyone's experiences are different, but I would have to see more concrete information regarding problems with these types of programs, especially as they relate to what students would be taking at their high schools.
     
  4. decimon

    decimon Well-Known Member


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