Benefits

Participating in the PCC Dual Credit program has many benefits, some of which are:

To Students:

• Savings in time and money
• Motivation to stay in school
• Broader, stronger high school curriculum
• Greater opportunity for student achievement
• Increased readiness for college level work

To Teachers, Schools and the College:

• Facilitation of productive interaction between high schools and the college for curriculum development
• Reduce redundancy of courses between high school and college
• Coordinated curriculum helps to assure students meet college standards
• Opportunities to address equity concerns sometimes caused by big school/small school, or rich school/poor school issues
• Enhanced college-school-community relations