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CTE Dual Credit
The Skagit Valley College CTE Dual Credit Consortium serves school districts in Skagit, Island, San Juan, and Whatcom Counties. We encourage high school students’ transition into post-secondary education by providing the ability to earn tuition-free college credit while completing high school requirements.
How Does CTE Dual Credit Work?
High school students are required to take 1 credit of CTE classes to graduate (some high schools require 1.5 credits of CTE classes to graduate). Dual credit means students can earn high school AND college credit at the same time, for completing the same course. Students in 9th through 12th grade are eligible for the program. Course options vary by high school. Teachers from high schools and Skagit Valley College (SVC) work together to ensure the high school classes match the learning outcomes of college-level courses.
Our school district partners include: Anacortes, Bellingham, Burlington-Edison, Concrete, Coupeville, La Conner, Mount Vernon, Northwest Career and Technical Academy, Oak Harbor, Sedro-Woolley and South Whidbey.
How do I get Dual Credit?
- Enroll in a CTE Dual Credit class at your high school. Check out the CTE Dual Credit Courses page to learn what classes at your high school can receive CTE dual credit at Skagit Valley College.
- Register in OAAP to apply to Skagit Valley College.
- Register for your course in SERS during the school year you take the class.
- Earn a “B” grade or higher in the class.
- Complete the course.
Next Steps
After you complete your high school course and register in SERS, your teacher will enter your grade into SERS. Then, if you earned a "B" or above, SVC will transcribe the credit. This happens in the summer months after the academic year is complete. Once your credits are transcribed, we will send an email to let you know. You can then order an official transcript using Parchment.
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FAQ
No. It is completely free. However, ordering an official transcript costs $6. We recommend waiting until after your senior year of high school is complete to order a transcript allowing for all dual credit classes to be transcribed and therefore show up on your SVC transcript.
Yes. You must get a “B” or above to receive credit at the college. If you get less than a “B”, you will still receive credit at your high school but cannot receive dual credit. If you aren’t sure your grade is high enough, reach out to your high school teacher to learn if their is a possibility of increasing your grade.
No. Running Start students take their classes on Skagit Valley College’s campus with SVC faculty. CTE Dual Credit students take their classes at their home high school with their high school teacher.
Once you complete the course, your teacher will enter the grade you earned into SERS. Then, SVC will officially transcribe the credit. This happens in the summer months after the high school academic year is complete. Once your credits are transcribed, SVC will send an email to let you know. You can then order an official transcript using Parchment. If you haven’t received an email by the end of August after the end of the school year, reach out to get help at cte@skagit.edu.
It depends. Each institution that you want to transfer to will evaluate your transcript to see if the classes can receive transfer credit. Some classes may receive credit, some classes may receive elective credit, and some you may receive no credit for depending on the institution.
In high school, CTE Dual Credit will affect your GPA like any other high school class. At Skagit Valley College, the same grade that you receive from your high school teacher will appear on your college transcript. This is the start of your college transcript and will be calculated into your overall GPA at SVC.
If you are interested in one or more programs at SVC, Dual Credit can allow you to not retake classes in which you have already received the credit, lowering the cost of attendance at Skagit Valley College and allowing you to complete a program more quickly.
No. It is up to you whether or not you receive dual credit for the class you take. If for example, you have a “B” in your high school class and are looking to have a higher GPA on your college transcript, then you might not want to receive dual credit as this could lower your cumulative GPA. You will not receive credit if you do not register for your high school class in SERS.