Dual Credit in Indiana Education Roundtable Meeting July 28, 2009 Dr. David Dresslar Executive...

Dual Credit in Indiana

Education Roundtable Meeting

July 28, 2009

Dr. David Dresslar

Executive Director, CELL

CELL and Dual Credit

• Early College High School Network

• New Tech High School Network

• High School-to-College Transition Projecto Policy study funded by Lumina Foundation for Educationo Advisory committee from K-12, higher education, state

government, and other education organizations

Methods of Dual Credit

• “Concurrent Enrollment” at the high school taught by a high school teacher who has been approved by a college to teach the college course (most common method)

• College courses on the college campus taught by a college instructor

• College courses at the high school taught by a college instructor

• Distance education college courses

Trends in Indiana

• At least 85% of public and non-public accredited high schools offered some form of dual credit course in 2008-2009.1

• Increase in number of high school students taking college courses:o 8,865 in 2002-2003 school year to18,497 in 2007-2008

school year2

• 96,536 credit hours generated in “Concurrent Enrollment” courses in 2007-2008 school year1

1Source: Data collected by the Indiana Concurrent Enrollment Partnership (CEP)2Source: Data collected by the Indiana Commission for Higher Education

Trends in Indiana

• 641 “Concurrent Enrollment” courses taught in 2007-2008

Highest number of courses:o Ivy Tech—270 courseso Vincennes—69 courseso Ball State—49 courses

• Number of courses taught by subject area in 2007-2008

Highest number of courses:o Career and Technical Education—208 courseso Business—89 courseso Social Studies—77 courses

Source: Data collected by the Indiana Concurrent Enrollment Partnership

Policy Related to Dual Credit

• Indiana Codeo Postsecondary Enrollment Options Act (1987)o Double Up for College Act (2006)o College Preparation Curriculum Act (2006)o High School Fast Track to College Act (2006)

• Commission for Higher Educationo Policy on Dual Credit Courses Taught in High Schools by

High School Faculty (2005)• Indiana Department of Education

o Postsecondary Enrollment Program Rules (1988, readopted 2007)o Core 40 Diploma with Academic or Technical Honorso Action Plan (2009) – 25% Goal

Equity and Access

• Minorities represent 23% of high school students, yet only 9% of high school students taking college courses during high school.1

• Complexity from multiple laws and policies creates confusion for educators, parents, and students.

• Information for educators, parents, and students is expanding on DOE, CHE, and Learn More websites.

1Source: Data collected by the Indiana Commission for Higher Education

Costs• “Concurrent Enrollment” tuition is offered without charge at Ivy Tech

and for Career and Technical Education courses at Vincennes.

• At all other public institutions, “Concurrent Enrollment” is offered at a reduced tuition rate and at no cost to students who qualify for free/reduced lunch.

• Many campuses charge full or nearly full tuition for on-campus and distance education courses, yet no financial aid is available.

• Multiple funding streams: ADM (High school), Enrollment Change/Course Completion (College), and/or tuition (College)

Professional Development and

Teacher Credentials

• Shortage of high school teachers who meet typical criteria for teaching concurrent enrollment courses (masters in the content area or 18 graduate-level hours in content area)

• Graduate-level coursework needed for certification can be costly for teachers and not offered outside of school day/year.

• Professional Development varies between dual credit providers.

Program and Curriculum

Development

• Lack of consistent longitudinal data collected from high schools and colleges

• CHE policy and Double Up law require public “Concurrent Enrollment” providers to obtain accreditation from National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships (NACEP).

• Low number of Indiana higher education institutions have received NACEP accreditation

College Credit Transferability

• CHE policy: “…the dual credit course shall… …transfer to the other public postsecondary institutions in the state, in the same way as the on-campus course.”

• In 2007-2008 school year, 37% of “Concurrent Enrollment” courses taught were on the Core Transfer Library (CTL).1

• Parents and students need information on transferability before deciding whether or not to enroll in a dual credit course.

1Source: Data collected by the Indiana Concurrent Enrollment Partnership

For more information on the

CELL High School-to-College Transition Project:

http://cell.uindy.edu/transformingeducation/policystudy.php

CELL Indiana Education Transformation Conference

Bold Choices. Better Schools.

Facing Today’s Challenges, Finding Tomorrow’s Opportunities

November 16-17, 2009

Marriott Indianapolis Downtown