Partnership with Mesa Community College
- Legacy courses - Beginning sophomore year, students may enroll in one or two Mesa College courses taught on the Kearny campus
- Fast Track - Beginning junior year, Fast Track students take one course a semester at Mesa College with a wide selection of choices
- Early graduation - Since most students complete
high graduation requirements in fall semester of their senior year,
they can elect to attend Mesa College in the spring full-time.
Why dual enrollment programs?
- Offer a wider assortment of courses to students.
Students are exposed to a wider course selection than traditionally
offered at a high school. For example, students can enroll in courses
such as Astronomy, Anthropology, Ethnic Studies, Music Appreciation, and
Philosophy.
- Promote post-secondary education for a wide variety of students.
Unlike advanced courses that target high achieving students, any high
school student with counselor approval can enroll in dual enrollment
course at local community college courses.
- Earn college credits prior to graduation, saving time and money. Some students complete the equivalent of the freshmen year of college before graduating high school.
- Experience authentic college rigor/environment which influences later post-secondary success.
College professors cannot distinguish between college and high school
students in their courses. Therefore, the high school students in these
courses experience authentic college rigor and environment. This early
exposure influences later post-secondary success. For underachieving
students especially, early success in courses often influences them to
pursue further post-secondary studies.
- A remedy to "senioritis". Dual enrollment
programs are often cited as an antidote to senioritis, by providing an
incentive for students to achieve their senior year. They must continue
to work hard in their courses, since the college coursework is an
essential component to the students’ post-secondary plans.
Click here to view list of courses for which dual enrollment can be earned.
Click here to view the transfer curriculum from Mesa College to the University of California and California State University systems.
Click here to view the California State University general education breadth requirements.