Dual Enrollment Colleges

Like homeschooling, there is no “one policy” for our entire country – A family in North Carolina enjoys free dual enrollment, while their friends in South Carolina pay a hefty fee- so if your state doesn’t provide an affordable option for your teen and you want them to take college courses in high school, you may want to look outside your state.

Many colleges offer “distance learning” dual enrollment opportunities to any teen- you don’t have to live in that state! (The schools on this all do) In addition, you’ll want to be sure to use wisdom about choosing courses that will transfer into your teen’s future target college. The #1 criteria colleges use for transfer credit is Regional Accreditation -every college on this list is Regionally Accredited, which is to say they meet the minimum standard. There is no “higher” accreditation than regional, but a college ultimately decides for itself whether or not to accept transfer credit. If you’d like to dive deeper into transfer credit, this transfer guide will help.

Also, schools review and revise their policies from time to time, so if you notice a mistake, let us know. We strive to keep this list up to date!

Finally, comparing options can be frustrating, so if you’re not already in your state’s Homeschooling for College Credit Facebook group, I would highly recommend it so you can communicate with other families in your state. That’s the best way to find out what’s available locally before you have to go outside your area. The best resource we have is the collection of our shared effort.

Bluefield College (Bluefield, Virginia)

Type of school: Private 4 year regionally accredited Christian college

Delivery: on campus or online

Called: Dual Enrollment

Assessment scores required: No

Cost for out of state: $300 per course

Books: additional cost

Course offerings: selected courses

NOTE: Residents of UT, NY, WI, KY, RI, NJ not eligible

Meg G, a parent from our FB group, has this to say: “My son is in his second year of Dual Enrollment on the Associate’s in General Studies track at Bluefield, and he is also a senior in high school. He earned 27-semester credits at BC last year. During his first year at BC, Bluefield was great, but now in his second year, we’ve discovered some negatives… PROS: 1.) Inexpensive 2.) No testing required for admission, and no testing required for English and Math courses. 3.) Challenging coursework but doable. 4.) Small class size and professors are accessible. 4.) 8-week terms which is perfect for holding my sons’ attention and interest. 5.) Accepts CLEP, DTTS, and ACE credits. 6.) Christian college but does not push their philosophy on students. CONS: 1.) VERY INFLEXIBLE about course substitutions. (My son got closed out of most of his required classes this fall, and BC would not allow him to substitute one of THEIR OWN literature courses for the literature course that he needed.) 2.) Will not accept courses from other colleges unless they match exactly the course that they offer. 3.) They (the registrar) often lose paperwork and do not reply back quickly…At least that’s what our experience has been.”

Bryan College (Dayton, Tennessee)

Type of school: Private 4 year regionally accredited Christian college

Delivery: On campus or online

Called: Dual Enrollment

Assessment scores required: Yes

Cost for out of state: $166/credit. TN students receive a special grant scholarship reducing tuition by 99%.

Books: additional cost

Course offerings: selected offerings

NOTE: Allow dual enrolled students in the study abroad program

Concordia University (Mequon, Wisconsin)

Type of school: Private 4 year regionally accredited Christian college

Delivery: on-campus or online

Called: PreCollege

Assessment scores required: No

Cost for out of state: $50 per credit ($150 per course)

Books: not needed

Course offerings: selected courses

NOTE: Course Catalog pdf

Thanks to Homeschooling for College Credit Georgia parent Staci M. offers for suggesting this program! “Concordia University Wisconsin offers classes for dual credit at $50 per credit hour. No hidden fees or textbooks. VERY responsive–my daughter applied and was accepted in less than 2 hours AND had received login credentials for her student account. * the only caveat is the student must be in high school.* Regionally accredited so credits should transfer. Hope this helps someone out there looking ❤️.”

Liberty University (Lynchburg, Virginia)

Type of school: Private 4 year regionally accredited Christian college

Delivery: Online

Called: Dual Enrollment

Assessment scores required: No

Cost for out of state: $182/credit.

Books: additional cost

Course offerings: selected offerings

NOTE: Students must have finished 10th grade (no age restriction)

New Mexico Junior College (Hobbs, New Mexico)

Type of school: Public 2 year regionally accredited community college

Delivery: on campus or online

Called: Concurrent Enrollment

Assessment scores required: Yes

Cost for out of state: $64 per credit (1-11 credits) $768 flat rate (12+ credits)

Books: additional cost

Course offerings: access to full catalog

Troy University (Troy, Alabama)

Type of school: Public 4 year regionally accredited university

Delivery: Online

Called: Accelerate

Assessment scores required: minimum score of 20 on the ACT, 950 on the SAT, or a recommendation letter from a high school counselor.

Cost for out of state: $169/credit.

Books: additional cost

Course offerings: selected offerings

NOTE: Students must be in 10th grade or higher (no age restriction)

Oral Roberts University (Tulsa, Oklahoma)

Type of school: Private Christian 4 year regionally accredited university

Delivery: online and on campus

Called: ORU Advantage

Cost for out of state: $250 per class

Books: additional cost

Courses offered: choose from list

NOTE: No age requirement, no entrance exams

Parent Misty G. from our Facebook group has this to say about her 12 and 14 year old daughter’s experiences: “As far as admissions, it was so much easier and pain-free than I thought it would be! I filled out the online form (pretty short), signed a page online saying that as their homeschool administrator I think they can do it, and their admissions person called me to finish everything up. After that, we received e-mails to their registration quick-links and finished everything up there (payment, signing their honor code, etc.) Everything was completely done within a couple of days. (No outside documents needed, just their social security number.)

I highly recommend replacing an existing course with the college course, not adding to your load. Our kids are in American Gov. and Politics and the workload averages 8 hours per week (16 if you stay on the normal class schedule). I’m helping my children set up their calendars today so they stay on track. Also, this week did require a decent amount of my time to explain some college lingo and MLA.

I highly recommend replacing an existing course with the college course, not adding to your load. Our kids are in American Gov. and Politics and the workload averages 8 hours per week (16 if you stay on the normal class schedule). I’m helping my children set up their calendars today so they stay on track. Also, this week did require a decent amount of my time to explain some college lingo and MLA “