Dual Credit is a program that offers the opportunity to earn both high school AND college credit for the same course that you take at your high school. Beginning fall 2023, students will pay $12 per credit hour for dual credit courses. The average dual credit course is 3 credit hours for which students will pay $36.
Dual Enrollment is a program that offers dual credit courses that are taught at JJC by JJC faculty members. Some high schools pay for their students to participate in Dual Enrollment programs. Other high schools require that students pay to participate in Dual Enrollment programs. The Dual Enrollment programs at JJC include Architecture, Construction and Engineering Program (ACE), Advanced Integrated Maintenance Program (AIM), CISCO, and Public Safety (Fire Science, Emergency Medical Services, and Law Enforcement).
Early Entry: Early Entry enrollment allows students under age 17 or younger to be considered for admission into Joliet Junior College while also enrolled in high school. Early Entry students do not receive dual credit (high school credit) for the courses they take. Early Entry students take college courses at JJC and taught by JJC faculty members. These students pay the regular tuition and fees for the course just like regular JJC students.
Advanced Placement: Advanced Placement (AP) courses are courses that high school students take to earn college credit by taking AP exams at the end of the course. One of the major differences between dual credit and AP courses is that when students take dual credit courses, they do not have to take an exam at the end of the course to determine whether they will earn college credit. Dual credit students earn college credit for courses when they pass the dual credit course at their high school that also counts for high school credit.