Ky. Study Shows Most Effective Dual-Enrollment Modalities

Kentucky data over five years show dual-enrollment participation correlates with higher college enrollment, with 46.2 percent of high schoolers earning dual-enrollment credits. Courses taught by high school teachers in person on college campuses produced the largest effect: a single such course increased college enrollment probability by 11 percentage points after controlling for prior academic performance. A single dual-enrollment course in any modality increased enrollment by five percentage points. College-level courses offered at high schools, whether by college faculty or high school instructors, correlated with seven-point increases. In-person college-faculty courses yielded a two-point increase, and online courses taught by college faculty showed no enrollment benefit. Speculation suggests blended programs expose students to college-level work without overwhelming them.

"Looking at five years of state dual-enrollment data and controlling for factors like past academic success, researchers found that courses taught by high school teachers in person on a college campus were the most effective; taking just one such course boosted a student's likelihood of enrolling in college by 11 percentage points compared to those who took no dual-enrollment courses. By comparison, taking a single dual-enrollment class in any modality increased a student's likelihood of college enrollment by five percentage points."

"Taking a college-level course at the high school, whether taught by a college faculty member or a high school instructor, correlated with a seven-percentage-point increase. Students gained a smaller boost from taking a class taught in person by faculty at a college (two percentage points), and were no more likely to enroll in college after taking an online course taught by college faculty than if they'd taken none."

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