Dual Credit

Welcome to Houston Community College - Southwest College's Dual-credit Program

A dual credit course is a college course taken by a high school student for which the student
earns both college and high school credit. Dual credit courses are typically taught at the high
school. Dual credit is successful because the program offers something for everyone involved.

Students Make a Successful Transition from High School to College

Dual credit enables students to make substantial progress toward college degrees before they
finish high school. Students who begin taking courses in their junior year might earn thirty or
more college credits by the time they graduate from high school if they also take summer
classes at the college. Workforce students could complete half or more of the courses required
for an associate's degree or a certificate of completion.

Students learn what college professors expect in dual credit courses while still in their familiar
high school surroundings. When they eventually move to the college or university campus, they
will have already acquired the confidence to succeed academically in college.