• From the President
• Rapid Growth Leads to First Strategic Plan for NACEP
• New Staff Position at NACEP Filled
• Oregon Statewide Study Shows Concurrent Enrollment Prepares Students for Subsequent College Coursework
• Strategies for Concurrent Enrollment Programs to Support a More Diverse Group of Students Emphasized at 2010 NACEP Conference
• Oklahoma Pilot Program Increases Access to Concurrent Enrollment for Underserved Students
• NACEP Members Take the Lead in State Initiatives
• Funding for Dual and Concurrent Enrollment Fails to Move through 111th Congress
• Secondary School Professionals Bring a New Voice to NACEP
• Governmental Relations: A Few Practical Tips to Get Started
• Four Programs Earn NACEP Accreditation
• NACEP Board Honors Peggy Sadler and Ted Leahey
• Des Moines Concurrent Enrollment Students Show Indicators of Success

In the past ten years the concurrent enrollment environment has changed dramatically. While the “first generation” of concurrent enrollment partnerships were established by individual institutions in a bottom-up movement by individual institutions, our current reality is one in which state and national policies often mandate that colleges and high schools participate. More…

Oregon, one of several states modeling their concurrent enrollment programs on NACEP standards, recently released the results of the first large-scale, independent state-wide evaluation documenting that students who take concurrent enrollment courses are more likely than their peers to subsequently attend college, stay enrolled, accumulate more credit, and earn higher grades than their peers. More…

Concurrent enrollment is one of the most effective, scalable models available to prepare large numbers of high school students for college and increase their chances of earning postsecondary degrees. Presentations at the 2010 conference explored a variety of ways of reaching and better serving a more diverse group of students. More…

Concurrent enrollment received “a shot in the arm” when the Oklahoma State Regents of Higher Education (OSRHE) endorsed a two-year pilot program for the first time allowing an Oklahoma college to credential high school teachers to teach college courses in the high schools. By removing barriers to participation, the pilot is already enrolling increased numbers of previously underserved students, including minorities, students from lower-income families, and students whose parents did not attend college. More…

With new legislation, policy, and developments in many states, NACEP members have taken leadership positions as concurrent enrollment expands in their states. More…

2010 was a year of great promise for dual and concurrent enrollment on Capitol Hill, with two significant legislative proposals backed by the Obama Administration that would have provided new funding for dual and concurrent enrollment. More…

Last year NACEP established a new committee to raise the profile of high school concurrent enrollment teachers and administrators in the organization, and to provide them with greater opportunities for collegial dialogue and networking. More…

State and federal legislatures and education departments continue to create legislation and policies affecting the future of concurrent enrollment programs and other models of early college access within their state borders. The NACEP Government Relations Committee has created some tips for members who want to impact decisions that affect their programs’ students. More…

The NACEP Board of Directors granted accreditation to four concurrent enrollment programs at its October 2010 meeting. The additions bring the number of NACEP-accredited programs to 57. More…

Two longtime dedicated NACEP volunteers and former Board members were granted emeritus status upon their retirement. More…

A recent study of students at Des Moines Area Community College compares students who took a concurrent enrollment math and/or English class in high school to those who did not. More…