Dual Enrollment FAQs

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.

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.

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 homepage.