Dual enrollment advisor and coach
College credit in high school, planned so it counts toward the degree.
We help families choose dual enrollment courses that will transfer to the colleges their teen is likely to attend, and we stay with them through registration so the plan gets used.
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FastTrack Advising. Dual enrollment, and nothing else. About the firm
The core of every roadmap
| Term | Courses (credits) | Total |
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| 11th fall | English Composition 1 (3) · Intro to Psychology (3) | 6 |
| 11th spring | English Composition 2 (3) · College Algebra (3) | 6 |
| Summer | Public Speaking (3) | 3 |
| 12th fall | Intro to Biology with lab (4) · Intro to Business (3) | 7 |
| 12th spring | Statistics (3) · Microeconomics (3) · Intro to Sociology (3) | 9 |
| Transferable credits | 31 | |
The plan, in order
- 1StartThree careers your teen would consider
- 2ThenThe degrees that lead to them
- 3ThenThe colleges that are realistic, and what each will take in transfer
- 4FinallyWhat to register for next semester
How we can help
Every engagement begins with a strategy call, and the price is quoted there, once we understand what your family needs.
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The dual enrollment roadmap
A written plan for 11th and 12th grade: the course grid, checked against the transfer rules of the colleges you name, a realistic college shortlist, the reasoning behind each recommendation, and thirty days of follow-up while your teen registers.
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Ongoing advising
After the roadmap, families who want someone in the picture through the rest of high school can continue on a monthly retainer with a regular meeting. The work shifts from planning to advising: academics each term, extracurriculars that build toward the careers on the list, career preparation, and introductions.
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Talks and workshops
We have given more than two hundred presentations to students, parents, counselors, and school boards on what dual enrollment is, who it suits, and how to make the credit count. We are glad to do the same for your school or parent group.
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For independent educational consultants
Dual enrollment planning delivered inside your practice, under your name. We build the roadmap; you keep the client relationship and present the work.
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What a roadmap gives you
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A course grid, term by term
Every course for 11th and 12th grade, checked against the transfer rules of the colleges you name, with a note on why it is there.
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A realistic college shortlist
GPA requirements, application deadlines, and how each school treats dual enrollment credit.
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Thirty days of follow-up
After the roadmap is delivered, you can text or email us while your teen picks sections and registers.
Is your teen ready for a college course?
That is the first question we work through with a family, because a college grade stays on the record, and a student who isn't ready yet is better served by waiting a term. The checklist below is the one we use. It is free and takes about ten minutes.
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Is my teen ready for dual enrollment? A checklist
Twelve questions about workload, logistics, and money. If most of the answers are yes, your teen is probably ready for one college course.
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The 30-credit worksheet
A semester grid for 11th and 12th grade with a transfer check on every line, so you can see whether the plan reaches thirty transferable credits.
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Questions to ask your counselor before signing up
Fifteen questions for the high school counselor and the college, with notes on which answers should give you pause.
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What is a year of college worth?
Thirty transferable credits is a full academic year, at a community college or a university. Change the numbers below to match your teen and the college they are aiming at; the defaults are published averages for an in-state public university.
- Tuition not paid
- $5,805
- Salary started earlier
- $34,340
- Estimated value
- $40,145
An estimate from published averages; your teen's own numbers will differ. The tuition default is an in-state public university's; a public community college averages about $4,050, so enter that if it is the target. Housing is left out. Credits that land as electives shorten nothing, which is why the transfer share matters more than the credit count.
Your state sets the rules
Cost, eligibility, and deadlines are decided by each state, so the right first read is your state's page.
- MinnesotaPSEO
- WashingtonRunning Start
- OhioCollege Credit Plus
- TexasDual credit
- FloridaDual enrollment
- CaliforniaDual enrollment
- GeorgiaDual Enrollment
- North CarolinaCareer & College Promise
- ColoradoConcurrent Enrollment
- IllinoisDual credit
- WisconsinEarly College Credit and Start College Now
- IndianaDual credit
- MichiganDual enrollment
- AlabamaDual Enrollment
- TennesseeDual Enrollment
- PennsylvaniaDual enrollment
- VirginiaDual enrollment
- ArizonaDual enrollment
- South CarolinaDual enrollment
- LouisianaDual enrollment
- MarylandDual enrollment
- UtahConcurrent Enrollment
- OklahomaConcurrent Enrollment
- New YorkDual enrollment
- MassachusettsDual enrollment
- IowaConcurrent Enrollment
- ArkansasConcurrent Credit
- MississippiDual Enrollment and Dual Credit
- NebraskaDual Enrollment
- New MexicoDual Credit
- MaineEarly College
- New HampshireDual and Concurrent Enrollment
- VermontDual Enrollment
- West VirginiaDual credit
- DelawareDual enrollment
- New JerseyDual enrollment
- ConnecticutDual enrollment
- OregonAccelerated learning
- NevadaDual enrollment
- KansasConcurrent enrollment
- KentuckyDual Credit
- MissouriDual Credit
- IdahoDual Credit
- North DakotaDual Credit
- South DakotaDual Credit
- Rhode IslandDual and Concurrent Enrollment
- HawaiiEarly College and Running Start
- AlaskaDual Enrollment
- MontanaDual Enrollment
- WyomingDual and Concurrent Enrollment
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Recent guides
One question per guide, answered in the first paragraph, then the detail.
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Eligibility and GPA
Which states allow dual enrollment in 9th grade?
Arizona, California, Colorado, and Michigan open dual enrollment at 9th grade. Georgia funds nothing before 10th. What a freshman should take instead.
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Getting started and logistics
What should an 8th grader do about dual enrollment?
Ohio opens College Credit Plus at 7th grade. Everywhere else 8th grade is a planning year: the math sequence, the first GPA, the test calendar.
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Credits and transfer
Dual enrollment vs IB: which one earns college credit?
IB credit usually needs a higher level score of 5 or better, and often the full diploma. Dual enrollment credit arrives as a transcript. How each is read.
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New guides, by email
When a new guide goes up, we send one email with the question it answers and the answer. Nothing else.
A short welcome series first, then one email each time a new guide goes up. You can unsubscribe at any time.
Book a strategy call
Thirty minutes about your teen. If dual enrollment is not the right move for them, we say so on the call, and you still leave with a clearer picture of the options.
Every plan is built around one student: their goals, the colleges they are considering, what those degrees require, and the dual enrollment options where they live. It is individualized work for families who want the whole picture checked before registration, and a generic credit map is a different product.
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