Dual Enrollment FAQs
FAQs: Students and Families
Dual Enrollment at Los Angeles Valley College involves partnerships with specific high schools. Courses are offered exclusively to students who attend our partner high schools, with some exceptions. Dual Enrollment courses usually take place on a high school campus. Students in dual enrollment classes do not pay tuition, fees, or textbook costs.
Concurrent Enrollment refers to students who enroll into courses at Los Angeles Valley College independently. Students enrolling concurrently take regular college classes, either in-person at LAVC or online. Concurrently enrolled students do not pay tuition or fees, but do have to pay for any required textbooks or instructional materials.
The application process for Dual and Concurrent enrollment is the same.
It's important to keep in mind that Dual Enrollment courses are college courses. While our course instructors participate in training to redesign courses to enhance Dual Enrollment students' success, please be aware that students will still be covering college-level content.
Final grades received in a Dual Enrollment class will be recorded on an official Los Angeles Valley College transcript. For these reasons, it is important to recognize the commitment a student is making before enrolling in a Dual Enrollment course.
Yes, you may enroll independently as a concurrently enrolled high school student in a regular college course. Because you are a high school student, you must still follow the registration process for dual enrollment students (applying to the college, completing a K-12/Dynamic Form, etc.) Please refer to the Dual Enrollment Process Page for more information.
K-12 students are limited to 11 community college units per semester (Fall and Spring). In the Winter and Summer sessions, K-12 students are limited to 9 community college units per session.
K-12 students who are enrolling into classes within a College and Career Access Pathway (CCAP) can take up to 15 units per semester (Fall and Spring). CCAP is an initiative of the California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office and the California Department of Education; please speak with your high school counselor to learn more about CCAP courses. Students may enroll in no more than four courses per term.
Most LAVC Dual enrollment courses take place at the student's high school, during the school day. Some courses are also taught online or in a hybrid format.
Many Los Angeles Valley College credits are transferable to UC and CSU schools, as well as some private universities and colleges. You may visit assist.org to check on transferability to schools outside of the UC or CSU systems. Check the LAVC Catalog or speak with a counselor for specific details about transferability.
To enroll in college courses outside of a dual enrollment partnership, you should talk to your high school counselor first. You may then enroll independently as a concurrently enrolled high school student in a regular college (non-dual enrollment) course. You must still follow the registration process for dual enrollment students (applying to the college, completing a K-12/Dynamic Form, etc.) Please refer to the Dual Enrollment Process Page for more information.
Dual enrollment classes are reserved for students who attend the high school hosting the classes.
Final grades received in a college class (Dual and Concurrent Enrollment) will be recorded on an official Los Angeles Valley College transcript. These grades are permanent and factor into your college GPA.
Courses that are a part of a dual enrollment partnership will also appear on your high school transcript.
Please contact your high school counselor to determine if your school is one of our dual enrollment partners.
Students in grades K-8 can enroll concurrently into regular college classes. Please refer to the K-8 Page for more detailed information and registration instructions.
Please refer to the Dual Enrollment Process Page for step-by-step instructions on how to apply to LAVC as a 9-12 student.
For K-8 students, please refer to the K-8 Page.
For a list of all partnerships and dual enrollment classes, please refer to our landing page.
FAQs: Application & Enrollment
Make sure you successfully submitted the LAVC application, and check the email addressed you used to create your CCCApply account. It can take up to 10 business days to receive your LACCD ID number.
If you still have not received your ID number, please speak with an Admissions and Records representative. The Office of Admissions & Records is available online and in-person during their regular business hours: Monday - Thursday 8:00 am to 7:00 pm and Friday 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. A valid picture ID is required for ALL transactions.
Some applicants must verify their identity with Admissions and Records in order to proceed with enrollment. This is due to an increase in bot activity.
To verify your identity, please speak with an Admissions and Records representative. The Office of Admissions & Records is available online and in-person during their regular business hours: Monday - Thursday 8:00 am to 7:00 pm and Friday 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. A valid picture ID is required for ALL transactions.
A new K-12 Form must be submitted for each semester or term the student wishes to enroll at Los Angeles Valley College. If students wish to add classes not listed on their initial K-12 form or make any corrections to their submission, they will need to turn in another K-12 form.
No. The K-12 Form is specific to each LACCD campus. For example, students cannot submit the K-12 Form to Pierce College and enroll into a class at Valley College. Students will need to submit another K-12 Form to Valley College.
The K-12 Form allows the student to enroll in up to 11 units in the Fall/Spring semesters and 9 units in the Summer/Winter intercessions. Students enrolling at multiple LACCD Campuses should be aware that units are totaled District wide.
Students who are enrolling concurrently are NOT automatically added to classes on the K-12 Form. The form simply allows the student to enroll themselves in classes for which they were approved to take.
Once the semester has begun, the student will need to obtain a permission number from the instructor. The student will be unable to add a class that has already begun without a permission number, and only the instructor can provide the student with a permission number.
Search for the instructor’s email in the LAVC Directory.
Once the student is given a permission number by the instructor, here is a video on how to add using a permission number.
It is the student's responsibility to meet any prerequisites for a class. A prerequisite is a requirement that a student demonstrate current readiness to enroll in a particular course or program. Prerequisites are listed in the Schedule of Classes and Course Catalog.
If the student feels they meet a prerequisite for a class, they should complete and submit the LAVC Prerequisite Clearance Form. Make sure to attach an unofficial copy of your transcript with a passing grade of "C" or better for the prerequisite course.
K-12 students are not required to complete the Assessment, Orientation, or Counseling items on their To-Do lists. However, if you are interested in enrolling into any English or Math courses, you must complete the Assessment. The Assessment is a brief survey, not a placement exam.
Every high school student will have the Admissions High School Student (A03) hold placed on their account. This hold prevents students from enrolling into classes that are not listed on their K-12 Forms.
If you are experiencing a hold when trying to add a class, please make sure you submitted your K-12 Form correctly or make sure that your form was processed. It can take up to 10 business days for a K-12 Form to be processed.
High school students in Dual Enrollment programs will take the courses offered in partnership with their high schools.
Students enrolling concurrently can enroll into any class at Los Angeles Valley College, as long as they meet the prerequisites. To view a list of classes offered throughout the semester, please refer to the Schedule of Classes. If you are unsure of what classes to take, we recommend first speaking with your high school counselor.
FAQs: High School Administrators
Most LAVC Dual enrollment courses take place at the student's high school, during the school day. Some courses are also taught online or in a hybrid format.
The CCAP agreement is a joint initiative of the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office and the California Department of Education which allows high school students to dual enroll in up to 15 community college units per term; students may enroll in no more than four courses per term. Program goals are to develop seamless pathways from high school to community college for career technical education (CTE) or general education transfer, improve high school graduation rates, or help high school students achieve college and career readiness. Courses must be part of an academic program defined in a CCAP partnership agreement and meet criteria for both a high school diploma and an Associate of Arts or another credential.
The actual agreement outlines the terms of the CCAP partnership and includes the total number of high school students to be served and the total number of full-time equivalent students projected to be claimed by the community college district for those students; the scope, nature, time, location, and listing of community college courses to be offered; and criteria to assess the ability of students to benefit from those courses. The CCAP partnership agreement also establishes protocols for information sharing, in compliance with all applicable state and federal privacy laws, joint facilities use, and parental consent for high school pupils to enroll in community college courses.
