Concurrent Enrollment
Concurrent Enrollment (free college)
Looking for free college or job training in high school? Trying to avoid student loan debt? Concurrent Enrollment is offered at all D49 high schools and provides on- and off-campus college courses for 2-year and 4-year degrees and hands-on career training through the Career Start Program. Earn free college credits, weighted HS grades, and 2 semesters of HS credit for each 1-semester college course. Contact your advisor today!
Free means free! Unsuccessful attempts to complete a college course no longer requires tuition repayment to the district. No financial risk involved, apply today!
Spring 2025 CE Online Applications are due Friday, September 6th, 2024
Here's how to get started …
1. Apply Online to enroll at Pikes Peak State College Obtain Student ID (S#) and login
2. Apply for College Opportunity Fund
3. Prep for & take NextGen ACCUPLACER Exam
ACCUPLACER Practice Tests are HERE and HERE
OR use qualifying PSAT, SAT, or AP Exam scores - you can retrieve your score reports here.
OR take an EdReady exam (Qualifying test scores below) Learn more about EdReady here.
4. Submit CE Online Application (below) by Friday, September 6th, 2024.
Choose the application based on the high school you attend:
Springs Studio for Academic Excellence
5. Watch for an email asking you to sign your application.
Once you have signed the application, it will be routed via email to your parents and then to your advisor for signature. Students and parents cannot use the same email address for the routing to work properly.
6. Meet with the Concurrent Enrollment Advisor in your building to verify qualifications and determine placement.
College Readiness Scores:
| Subject | NextGen Accuplacer | PSAT/SAT | ACT |
EdReady
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English |
Writing 246+ |
470 | 18 | 90 |
| Reading |
-- |
470 | 17 | -- |
| MAT1140 Career & MAT1160 Fin Math |
AR 265+ |
500 | 19 | 90 |
| MAT1240 Lib Arts & MAT1260 Stats |
QAS 240+ |
500 | 19 | 90 |
| MAT1340 College Algebra |
AAF 245-279 |
560 | 23 | 90 |
| MAT1440 Pre-Calculus |
AAF 280+ |
620 | 24 | -- |
AR-Arithmetic; QAS-Quant Reasoning, Algebra, & Statistics; AAF-Adv Algebra & Functions
*If student scores are slightly under the stated score above, counselors may use multiple measures to qualify a student for some classes.
College Courses in D49 High Schools
| Course |
FHS |
SCHS |
PPEC |
VRHS |
| ANT1001 Intro to Anthropology | X | X | ||
| ANT1005 Biological Anthropology | X | |||
| COM1150 Public Speaking | X | X | X | X |
| COM1250 Interpersonal Communications | X | |||
| CRJ1010 Intro to Criminal Justice | X | X | ||
| EMS1015,1021,1022,1023,1024 & 1070 Emergency Medical Serv. | X | |||
| ENG1021/1022 English Comp I, II | X | X | X | X |
| HIS1210 US History to Reconstruction | X | |||
| HIS2145 US History 1945 to Present | X | X | X | X |
| HUM1015 World Mythology | X | X | ||
| LIT1015 Intro to Literature | X | X | X | X |
| MAT1120 Clinical Calculations | X | |||
| MAT1240 Math for Liberal Arts | X | |||
| MAT1260 Intro to Statistics | X | |||
| MAT1340 College Algebra | X | X | X | |
| MAT1440 Pre-Calculus | X | |||
| NUA1001,1070,1071 CNA | X | X | ||
| PHI1012 Ethics | X | X | X | X |
| PSC1011 American Government | X | X | X | X |
| PSY1001,1002 Intro to Psychology I, II | X | X | X | X |
| PSY2440 Human Growth & Development | X | X | X |
*course offerings are subject to change due to student interest, instructor availability, and more.*
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Testimonials
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