Dual enrollment allows high school students to take college courses and receive college credit.
MHEC provides research, publications, collaborative groups, convenings, and initiatives that support the growth of all aspects of dual enrollment programming, including teacher certification.
All 50 states have some sort of dual enrollment programming, with some of the oldest and most comprehensive programs located in the MHEC region. Dual enrollment students are more likely than their peers to enroll in and complete college, at a higher level of performance and in less time.
Concurrent enrollment — one model of dual enrollment — involves a specially qualified high school teacher working with a faculty member at a postsecondary institution to teach a college course in a high school setting. Concurrent enrollment is a high-impact practice, especially for students who are the first in their families to attend college. To bolster the number of high school teachers who hold the credentials necessary to teach such courses, MHEC staff are leading and participating in research and policy initiatives to address the shortage of concurrent enrollment teachers.
MHEC publishes a quarterly update on dual enrollment.
Presentations, Recordings & Resources
2025 Dual Enrollment Webinar Series
Presentation – Access to and Success in Dual Enrollment Courses in Indiana and North Carolina
March 19, 2025
ViewRecording – Access to and Success in Dual Enrollment Courses in Indiana and North Carolina
March 19, 2025
ViewPresentation – Concurrent Enrollment (CE) Instructors and the Fallout of the HLC CE Credentialing Clarification
April 10, 2025
ViewRecording – Concurrent Enrollment (CE) Instructors and the Fallout of the HLC CE Credentialing Clarification
April 10, 2025
View2024 Dual Enrollment Webinar Series
Recording - Dual Enrollment Series: Insights from Wisconsin and Minnesota
ViewRecording - Ohio's Innovative Model
ViewPresentation - Indiana Blueprint for Strengthening Dual and Concurrent Enrollment Pathways
July 22, 2024
ViewRecording - Indiana Blueprint for Strengthening Dual and Concurrent Enrollment Pathways
ViewPresentation - NACEP: Dual and Concurrent Enrollment Program Quality and Assurance
July 31, 2024
ViewRecording - NACEP: Dual and Concurrent Enrollment Program Quality and Assurance
ViewRecording - Perspectives from MN & CCA
ViewHLC Credentialing Requirements – Recording
Representatives of the Higher Learning Commission presented an overview of recent policy change and implications for practice on the topic of instructor qualifications to MHEC’s Concurrent Enrollment Advisory Committee.
ViewCHSA Glossary of Terms for College in High School Programs
The College in High School Alliance offers definitions of core elements that all college in high school programs share, regardless of their differences in program structure or nomenclature.
ViewThe Graduate Credit Quest website became inactive as of September 1, 2025, given that districts and university partners have taken up the mantle to ensure instructors now have robust, localized support and a variety of pathways to get credentialed. If you have questions, please contact Carrie Wandler, MHEC Senior Director of Policy Initiatives, at carriew@mhec.org.
