Dual, Concurrent Enrollment Saves Students Time and Money

High school students who take advantage of Sheridan County School District 2’s dual and concurrent enrollment programs save both time and money.

Mitch Craft, who’s an assistant superintendent with the district, said last year, just over 330 Sheridan High School students took concurrent enrollment classes, and 85 were in dual enrollment. He said there’s a huge savings to students in taking these programs.

Under concurrent enrollment, students take college-level classes at the high school, taught by high school teachers who qualify to teach at college level. Dual enrollment classes are taught at Sheridan College by Sheridan College instructors.

In both classes, high school students receive college credits at the same time they’re fulfilling their high school requirements. In same cases, Craft said, the dual and concurrent classes allow students to graduate from high school and enter college as sophomores.

Walt Wragge, a trustee with the Northern Wyoming Community College District which owns Sheridan College, said it also isn’t unusual for a student to earn an associate degree from the college at the same time as he or she receives a high school diploma.

While Sheridan High School students can take either concurrent or dual enrollment courses, students at the John C. Schiffer Collaborative School can take dual enrollment.

Craft said both the concurrent and dual enrollment programs are robust, effective and are definitely making an impact in students’ lives.