Dual Credit provides students with the potential to earn high school and college credit at the same time through successful completion of a course and/or corresponding exam. Exam-based options include Advanced Placement (AP), Cambridge International (CI), and International Baccalaureate (IB) programs (offered at Davis and Eisenhower High Schools only). Course-based dual credit options include Career and Technical Education (CTE) Dual Credit, College in the High School (CiHS), and Running Start programs. Eligibility requirements and availability of each program varies, and distinct enrollment processes and transcription steps may be required for exam scores or course completion to result in college credit.
Why dual credit? In today's world, two-thirds of all jobs require some post-high school training or education. Taking dual credit is connected to higher high school graduation rates, college enrollment, and degree completion.
YSD COURSE-BASED OPTIONS
OCCUPATIONAL/CAREER & TECHNICAL EDUCATION EARNING DUAL CREDIT
CTE CLASSES AT STANTON ACADEMY
- MARKETING
- MICROSOFT ACADEMY - WORD, EXCEL, POWERPOINT, ACCESS
- WEB DESIGN
YV-TECH
- AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY
- CONSTRUCTION TRADES
- COSMETOLOGY
- CULINARY ARTS
- ELECTRICAL
- NURSING
- PHYSICAL THERAPY TECHNICIAN
- PRE-MEDICAL ASSISTANT
RUNNING START
The Running Start Program is a partnership between Yakima Valley College and Yakima Public Schools. The program offers eligible high school juniors and seniors the opportunity to enroll in regular college classes on the YVC campus and to receive both high school and college credit for those classes. Eligibility for Running Start is based on placement into English 101 and Math 085 on YVC’s placement exam.
Students may choose to attend part-time or full-time. Running Start students do not pay for college tuition; however, all other costs must be paid by the student; including transportation, lab fees and necessary books and supplies. Running Start does not cover tuition costs for courses that are below college level (under 100 level), any credits over 15 per quarter, or any credits over the combined 1.2 FTE allotment between high school and college courses.