Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce seeks boost in dual enrollment

Josh Brown:

For some high school students who want to get a head start on college, scraping together the roughly $160 needed to pay for a dual enrollment class in Tennessee can be a barrier.
Now, a coalition of business and education groups is shining light on the issue in a bid to reduce or eliminate the cost for students to participate in the classes, which count both as college and high school credit.

Earlier this year, the coalition led by the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce commissioned a study to look at how to improve the state's dual enrollment program. The study, performed by the Community College Research Center at Columbia University, recommended increasing funding for the program.

Much more on dual enrollment here.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at August 31, 2013 1:36 AM
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