K12 Dual Credit Resource Guide 2020-2021 | Page 3

DUAL CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES Benefits of Dual Credit Area high school students can earn college credits — while also earning credit toward high school graduation — in many unique career clusters and a variety of associate degree programs. Benefits for students include: • Saving money in pursuit of their college degree. • Enabling them to potentially take fewer credits each semester of college. • Earning college credits toward an NWTC certificate, technical diploma, or associate degree; or the potential of transferring to another college or university. • Experiencing college level coursework and learning how to navigate a syllabus, college assignments, papers, and exams. • Experiencing Blackboard, an online learning management system. • Increasing the likelihood of pursuing a college education. 1