Valley Academy high school students and College students to take classes together on East side of the County; College to count students in enrollment and charge substantial fees
Under an Intergovernmental agreement between Yavapai College and the Valley Academy for Career & Technical Education high school and Community College students will be taking nine classes together (concurrently) in the 2017-2018 academic year. The agreement was unanimously approved at the June 13, 2017 Governing Board meeting.
Under the agreement, the College and the Valley Academy will simultaneously offer the courses. The College will count the high school students as College students and they will receive college credit for successfully completing a course. Fees for each course are from $300 to $400, depending on whether it is a three or four credit course.
This arrangement differs from dual enrollment classes where high school students can obtain both high school and college credit in a particular course. First, the fee in a dual enrollment class is $10 per credit. Second, dual enrollment classes are taught at high schools by qualified high school faculty. Third, adults are normally not allowed in dual enrollment classes.
Both dual enrollment and the concurrent classes are counted in the College’s annual report on students taking credit courses. With the decline in traditional students over the past years, the College needs the dual enrollment and concurrent enrolled students to try and stem the enrollment decline.
What follows below is a list of concurrent courses approved at the District Governing Board meeting.
