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High school students can earn early college credit at Los Medanos College, helping them reach their academic and career goals while saving time and money.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cStudents taking college-level courses with LMC significantly improve their chances of graduating from college fully prepared to transfer to four-year universities at an accelerated rate or with a certificate or degree,\u201d said Kelly Green, senior coordinator for LMC\u2019s early college credit program. Early college credit is available to students who are are at least 14 years old and have graduated from the eighth grade.<\/span><\/p>\n

This year, thousands of high school students in East County will be eligible to earn early college credit from LMC at little or no cost. Students in these programs benefit from an online college orientation and a counselor dedicated to their success.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI applaud the innovative approach LMC has taken in partnering with our local high schools,\u201d said Todd Whitmire, principal at Pittsburg High School. \u201cI am thrilled with the strong partnership we have with LMC and the alignment of our goal to ensure students are \u2018college ready.\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Guide to early college credit<\/span><\/h2>\n

LMC partners with you by offering three ways<\/span><\/em> to earn college credit\u00a0FOR FREE <\/span>while still in high school https:\/\/www.losmedanos.edu\/earlycollegecredit<\/a><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Articulated Classes<\/span><\/h4>\n

Articulated high school classes have been approved by college faculty to have curriculum comparable to college courses. Students who earn an A or B in the class and an A or a B on the class final exam generally earn college credit for their work. The grade that is earned on the class final is notated as \u201cCredit by Exam\u201d on the student\u2019s college transcript like Advance Placement credit. More than 20 high school courses at 14 local high schools and adult education centers are articulated with LMC this year.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Taelynn Botello<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

Dual Enrollment<\/span><\/h4>\n

Dual enrollment college classes are taught by college faculty at the high school campus. They teach with the same rigor and content as regular college courses. Dual Enrollment classes are open to all students on that high school campus at no cost. These courses require the parent\/guardian and the high school counselor sign to approve the registration forms. This year\u2019s dual enrollment offerings include more than 40 class sections at nine local high schools.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Taylor Botello<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

Concurrent Enrollment<\/span><\/h4>\n

Concurrent enrollment allows high school students to take college classes. Popular courses include art, math and world languages. These classes require approval of the high school counselor and parent\/guardian. Students can enroll in any course they wish, provided they meet pre-requisites. These courses cost of $1 per unit.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI chose to be in a dual enrollment because of the challenge it would be!<\/span> This class also looks phenomenal on a college application!\u201d \u2013 Taelynn Botello, LMC Student<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBeing a student of LMC Dual Enrollment has been very interesting.<\/span> The different ways of learning chemistry \u2013 LMC Dual Enrollment allows us students to complete more actual experiments than just paperwork that you do for regular high school science class.\u201d \u2013 Taylor Botello, LMC Student<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

High school students can earn early college credit at Los Medanos College, helping them reach their academic and career goals while saving time and money. \u201cStudents taking college-level courses with LMC significantly improve their chances of graduating from college fully prepared to transfer to four-year universities at an accelerated rate or with a certificate or… read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":119,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,8,17],"tags":[],"article_type":[],"class_list":["post-62","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-certificates-and-degrees","category-dual-enrollment","category-early-college-credit"],"yoast_head":"\nSave time and money with early college credit - Fall 2023, Volume 4 \u2013 Issue 1<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, 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