Dual Enrollment/College Credit
The Windham Regional Career Center offers dual enrollment college credit in specific program areas. Dual Enrollment advantages include the opportunity for students to begin earning college credit while still in high school by taking courses in a career pathway that is articulated through Community College of Vermont (CCV), Vermont Technical College (VTC) or other post-secondary schools. Interested students should speak with the sending school and WRCC Counselor while planning this aspect for the following year.
Dual Enrollment
COLLEGE ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS: In order to enroll in a dual enrollment course with one of our participating colleges, students must meet all of the admission requirements of the college that is offering the credit for that course. In some cases, this means that students must have a certain level of attainment as measured by the Accuplacer Assessment, which will be provided to students in advance of enrollment.
COLLEGE TUITION: The tuition for most college credits is almost always waived if there is a fee a typical 3 credit dual enrollment course is usually $100.
COLLEGE REGISTRATION: Students enroll in their Career Center or BUHS courses through the usual enrollment process. An additional registration process is required to enroll in a dual enrollment course. Registration for dual enrollment courses will take place during the first three weeks of the course. The course instructor or a representative from WRCHS or the college will assist students in completing registration forms. Each college has its own registration form and requirements. Students cannot retroactively enroll in a course. All college prerequisites must be met at the time of registration.
COLLEGE TRANSCRIPTS: Students will need to contact the college providing the credits to order a copy of their transcripts or authorize the school to release the information. Towards the end of most of the dual enrollment courses, transcript request forms will be distributed to students, for them to complete and submit to the college granting credit.
DUAL ENROLLMENT PROGRAMS
“WINDHAM REGIONAL COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL”
Earn high school & college credit attending classes scheduled during the regular school day.
OUR VISION: All Brattleboro Union High School and Windham Regional Career Center students will understand the benefits of, and actively engage in, dual enrollment courses to help them reach their individual career and college goals.
OUR MISSION:
- To provide a supportive, equitable learning environment that encourages all students to engage in dual enrollment courses.
- To promote the benefits to students for dual enrollment completion toward:
- Early Start on College Degrees and Certificates
- Entrance and Advancement into Military Specialities
- Stronger Employment and Career Opportunities
- To remove financial and academic barriers for accessing college credit.
- To develop partnerships with parents, businesses, community organizations, higher education institutions and government agencies to provide greater resources for all students.
DUAL ENROLLMENT (DE) COURSE DESIGNATIONS:
The Vermont Agency of Education (AOE) has established a number of programs through which Vermont high school students can earn both high school and college credit for certain courses they take while in high school. These “Dual Enrollment” (DE) courses can be completed on the BUHS campus, in the Windham Regional Career Center (WRCC) or through courses offered directly by a qualified Vermont Partner College- either in-person or online. For a list of eligible AOE Partner Colleges please visit: https://education.vermont.gov/dual-enrollment
- “Concurrent” DE courses are courses taught at BUHS by BUHS faculty. They are designated in the Programs of Study and BUHS transcript with an * after the course title.
- “Fast Forward” DE courses are courses taught at WRCC by WRCC faculty. They are also designated with an * in the program of studies and on student transcripts.
- Courses taught by College Faculty at the Partner College, either online or on the college campus are entitled, simply, Dual Enrollment courses. These courses are designated by a + symbol in the program of studies and on student transcripts.
DUAL ENROLLMENT (DE) COLLEGE REGISTRATION POLICIES and REQUIREMENTS
- Dual Enrollment courses, with rare exception, require the same amount of in-class and out-of-class work of students who take the course for college credit and those who do not. Therefore, all students are expected to take
DE courses for college credit. Exceptions to this policy can be approved by the dual enrollment coordinator in consultation with the course instructor, parent, and student..
- In order to earn dual enrollment credit, students must complete the partner college registration process. Each college has its own registration requirements and deadlines. Once deadlines have passed you cannot go back and register for college credit. DE course instructors and the dual enrollment coordinator will assist students in completing registration forms in a timely manner.
- All BUHS and WRCC students who have attained a 2.0 G.P.A. in their previous two (2) semesters are eligible to register for dual credit courses. For those who do not meet this benchmark, some colleges offer registration opportunities through assessment tests of college readiness.
- VT voucher, scholarship application or payment plans are required at the time of registration. (See College Fees and Payment Options below)
COLLEGE TRANSCRIPTS and the AWARDING OF COLLEGE CREDIT:
- BUHS and WRCC cannot grant college credit. Only the dual enrollment partnering college can award college credits. Students must order any necessary college transcripts directly from the college offering course credit via the college’s website transcript request process.
COLLEGE CREDIT FEES:
- For Concurrent (offered at BUHS) Dual Enrollment, the college credit fee is capped at $100.
- Students can:
- use one of their two Vermont State vouchers (see below),
- Pay $100 to the college, if allowed, or to Windham Regional Collegiate H.S. (WRCHS)
- Request a full or partial dual enrollment WRCHS/RVCC scholarship to cover this fee.
- Students can:
- For Courses offered at WRCC, the college fees are not charged to students, but students must:
- Complete a Fast Forward voucher for all Vermont State Partner Colleges DE courses.
- Complete a College Scholarship form for New Hampshire Partner Colleges.
- Courses taught directly by Partner Colleges, either online or on a college campus, are not capped at $100, and are billed to the student at the full college tuition rate by the partner colleges.
- Students can use one or both of their Vermont State Vouchers to cover the tuition for these courses.
- Courses taught directly by a partner college are not eligible for WRCHS DE scholarships.
- Students can use one or both of their Vermont State Vouchers to cover the tuition for these courses.
PAYMENT OPTIONS:
VERMONT STATE VOUCHERS:
- Vouchers can cover the tuition for two (2) dual enrollment courses – either concurrent DE (courses taught at BUHS) or courses taught directly by Partner Colleges.
- Vouchers can be used anytime after completing the sophomore year of high school, but prior to high school graduation.
- PLAN CAREFULLY!! It is most cost effective to use a voucher to cover a course taken directly through a college, if you are planning to do so. Please talk with your high school counselor or the Dual Enrollment Coordinator to plan the use of your vouchers.
SCHOLARSHIPS:
- WRCHS Full or Partial Scholarships – are available for income eligible students who wish to take more than two Dual Enrollment courses and have used both vouchers, or for income ineligible students who wish to “save” a voucher for dual enrollment courses taught directly by a college.
- WRCHS scholarships can be applied toward the $100 for Concurrent DE courses only. They cannot be used to cover online or on campus college courses.
- Scholarships are available to students in all grade levels – 9th through 12th.
- DIRECT PAYMENT:
- Students, who are able to do so, can make the $100 college tuition payment directly to the Partnering College during course registration, or by check made payable to Windham Collegiate High School (WRCHS) after the initial course registration period closes.
- FAST FORWARD TICKETS FOR CAREER CENTER COURSES:
- Fast Forward Tickets are applied to cover dual enrollment Windham Regional Career Center courses through approved Vermont Colleges.
- Students can use two (2) Fast Forward Tickets per semester – 4 per academic year.
- Fast Forward Tickets cannot be used to cover courses taught through non-Vermont colleges.
- The Dual Enrollment Program absorbs the tuition fees for these courses, and we may ask income eligible students to complete a college institutional scholarship to help reduce the fees charged to our program.
- Fast Forward Tickets are available to students in their sophomore, junior and senior years of high school.
ALL VERMONT AOE PARTNER COLLEGES OFFER DUAL ENROLLMENT COURSES THAT CAN BE TAKEN ONLINE OR ON THEIR COLLEGE CAMPUSES.
For a list of eligible AOE Partner Colleges please visit: https://education.vermont.gov/dual-enrollment
2025-26 LIST of CONCURRENT (BUHS) AND FAST FORWARD (WRCC) DUAL ENROLLMENT COURSES(Dual Enrollment course prerequisites are listed in Program of Studies course descriptions.)
CONCURRENT (TAUGHT AT BUHS or WRCC) DUAL ENROLLMENT COLLEGE PARTNERS
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF VERMONT (CCV)
- LANDMARK COLLEGE
- NORWICH UNIVERSITY (NU)
- RIVER VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (RVCC)
- SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE UNIVERSITY (SNHU)
- VERMONT STATE UNIVERSITY (VTSU) – CASTLETON, JOHNSON, LYNDON, RANDOLPH & WILLISTON
| BUHS/WRCC COURSE NAME College Course Name | COLLEGE | SITE |
|---|---|---|
| BUSINESS | ||
| BUSINESS MANAGEMENT 1 | ||
| -Principles of Management | CCV | WRCC |
| -Intro to Business | CCV | WRCC |
| BUSINESS MANAGEMENT 2 | ||
| -Principles of Marketing | CCV | WRCC |
| -Intro to Digital Marketing | CCV | WRCC |
| EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION | ||
| EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION 1 | ||
| -Introduction to Early Childhood Education | CCV | WRCC |
| -Child Development | CCV | WRCC |
| EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION 2 | ||
| -Supporting Young Children w/Diverse Abilities | CCV | WRCC |
| -Communication in the ECE/Afterschool Workplace | CCV | WRCC |
| ENGLISH | ||
| COLLEGE LITERATURE (previously “Good, Evil & Power”) | SNHU | BUHS |
| REVISITING CHILDREN’S LITERATURE | NU | BUHS |
| PROFESSIONAL WRITING and COMMUNICATIONS | RVCC | WRCC |
| WRCC COLLEGE COMPOSITION | RVCC | WRCC |
| MODERN LANGUAGES | ||
| ADVANCED CHINESE 1&2 | NU | BUHS |
| ADVANCED FRENCH 1&2 | NU | BUHS |
| ADVANCED GERMAN 1&2 | NU | BUHS |
| ADVANCED SPANISH 1&2 | NU | BUHS |
| INTERMEDIATE CHINESE 1&2 | NU | BUHS |
| INTERMEDIATE FRENCH 1&2 | NU | BUHS |
| INTERMEDIATE GERMAN 1&2 | NU | BUHS |
| INTERMEDIATE SPANISH 1&2 | NU | BUHS |
| MATHEMATICS | ||
| ACCELERATED ALGEBRA II (College Algebra) | VTSU | BUHS |
| STATISTICS (Statistics 1) | VTSU | BUHS |
| SCIENCE | ||
| ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY 1 | VTSU | WRCC |
| AVIATION 1 | NU | WRCC |
| Aviation Operations Fundamentals | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY (Environmental Science) | RVCC | BUHS |
| FORESTRY & NATURAL RESOURCES 1 | ||
| -Dendrology | VTSU | WRCC |
| -Burls and Boards | VTSU | WRCC |
| HUMAN GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT | VTSU | WRCC |
| MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY | CCV | WRCC |
| NUTRITION | VTSU | WRCC |
| MANUFACTURING 1 | ||
| -G&M Coding | RVCC | WRCC |
| -Machining Processes 1 | RVCC | WRCC |
| MANUFACTURING 2 | ||
| -Machining Processes 2 | RVCC | WRCC |
| -Intro to Inspection | RVCC | WRCC |
| SOCIAL SCIENCE | ||
| CRIMINAL JUSTICE 1 | ||
| -Intro to Criminal Justice | CCV | WRCC |
| -Law Enforcement in America | CCV | WRCC |
| CRIMINAL JUSTICE 2 | ||
| -Forensics and Crime Scene Investigation | CCV | WRCC |
| ECONOMICS (Macroeconomics) | RVCC | BUHS |
| HOLOCAUST AND GENOCIDE | CCV | BUHS |
| LAW IN AMERICAN SOCIETY (Justice and the Community) | RVCC | BUHS |
| MENTORING and LEADERSHIP (Leadership 199) | NU | BUHS |
| SOCIOLOGY CHS (Introduction to Sociology) | CCV | BUHS |
| VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS | ||
| ADV. ART STUDIES IN THE COMMUNITY (Adv. Studio Art) | NU | BUHS |
| ADV. STUDIO ART (Intermediate Studio) | NU | BUHS |
| CERAMICS II (Ceramics 1) | CCV | BUHS |
| CERAMICS 111 (Ceramics 2) | CCV | BUHS |
| COMPUTER GRAPHIC DESIGN II (Computer Graphics Adobe 1) | RVCC | BUHS |
| PHOTOGRAPHY II (Digital Photography 1) | RVCC | BUHS |
| PHOTOGRAPHY III (Digital Photography 1) | RVCV | BUHS |
| SCULPTURE II (Proposed for Spring ‘25 & SY 25-26) | NU | BUHS |
| STUDIO ARTS 2: PAINTING (Beginning Painting) | Norwich | BUHS |
The list of dual credit courses and Partnering Colleges updates annually and some courses are not offered every year. (This list was last updated on 01/03/2025)
For more information regarding Dual Enrollment: Please contact Rhonda Winegarner, Dual Enrollment Coordinator, by phone or email at 802-451-3421 or rwinegarner@wsesdvt.org