Dual Enrollment

Enroll in FREE college-level courses while still in high school!

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Get a Jump Start on College

Delta’s Dual Enrollment Program (DEP) offers college courses at over 30 high schools in the District’s region. DEP allows high school students to get a jump start on their college education by taking college courses at their high school and earning high school and college credit, and are geared towards college and career readiness.

 

Through Dual Enrollment, you are a Delta College student on an accelerated path to a degree or certificate! 

 

Program Highlights

  • Courses are free - you don't have to pay for any fees, tuition, or books.
  • Classes are taught at your high school campus
  • Dual Enrollment courses are not open to the public. Only students within the same high school district may register.
  • Save money! Dual enrollment can shorten a college trajectory by at least one year.

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Program Eligibility

To enroll in the Delta College Dual Enrollment Program, you must:

  • Be 13 or older.
  • Complete the Dual Enrollment form with your high school counselor and obtain all required signatures.
  • Be enrolled in the 9th, 10th, 11th, or 12th grade and be attending a high school that is participating in the Dual Enrollment Program with San Joaquin Delta College.
     

Application Steps as a Dual Enrollment Student

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