Dual enrollment among state high schoolers doubles over past decade | Education | captimes.com

Wisconsin high school students are increasingly enrolling in dual enrollment programs to earn college credit, according to a new report from the Wisconsin Policy Forum.

The number of high schoolers participating in courses that count toward both high school and college credit has more than doubled in the past decade, the study found.

In the 2021-22 academic year, around 69,500 students participated in dual enrollment — nearly a quarter of the state’s high school population, which includes public, private and home-based schools. That’s a 126% rise over the decade, or an increase of nearly 38,800 students.

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“The distribution of who’s participating isn’t really equal across the state,” he said, adding that those who live near colleges that promote dual enrollment are more likely to have access to it. UW Oshkosh and UW-Green Bay, for example, have the highest number of students taking advantage of their dual enrollment programs among UW System schools, he said, while UW-Madison has few dually enrolled students.

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