States have long grappled with how to expand access to dual enrollment, in part because too few high school educators are qualified to teach the courses. Oregon took an innovative approach to address this challenge: sponsored dual credit. Through this model, high school teachers qualify to teach dual enrollment by participating in ongoing professional learning with a partnering college or university.

Education Northwest collaborated with the Oregon Department of Education and Higher Education Coordinating Commission to study sponsored dual credit, drawing on policy documents, interviews with educators, and statewide student data to document how the model was developed and implemented and understand its impacts on student outcomes.

In this webinar, we will share findings from our study, including how sponsored dual credit has increased student access—especially in rural communities—while producing positive outcomes equal to those of dual credit. We will also share implications of the findings for other states looking to expand dual enrollment educator pipelines and increase access in their own communities.

This research was funded by the Dual Enrollment Research Fund.

Panelists

• Erin Weeks-Earp, Oregon Higher Education Coordinating Commission (HECC)
• Eric Juenemann, Oregon Higher Education Coordinating Commission (HECC)
• Kristidel McGregor, Oregon Department of Education (ODE)

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