An Inside Look at Dual Enrollment

Amy Williams speaks at the opening day of the NACEP annual conference in Los Angeles.

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Dual enrollment is a massive and growing trend; according to federal data , 2.8 million high school students were enrolled in at least one college class in the 2023-2024 academic year, the most recent year available. At the average college, dual enrollment students accounted for more than a quarter of all enrollment.

Despite its increasing prevalence, the field is still relatively young—its membership organization and accreditation body, the National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships, celebrated 25 years at its Los Angeles conference last week—and programs vary wildly from state to state and institution to institution. Some programs are offered in high school settings while others