The College Credit in High School (CCHS) program partners with high schools to deliver a college experience that prepares students with the skills and courses they need to navigate the challenges of higher education and complete a meaningful degree.
1. Increase your likelihood of earning a degree.
Students who participate in CE or DE learn the skills they need to navigate college processes and the challenges of college. As a result, they are less likely to drop out and more likely to complete a degree.
2. Make low-cost mistakes.
When CE or DE students make mistakes in their CE or DE classes, and perform poorly, they typically have a robust high school and college support system to help coach them through how to not make those same mistakes in the future when they are paying full college tuition.
3. Save time.
Students who consult with an advisor or counselor and use the General Studies requirements as a guide to select classes or who take classes related to their academic and career goals will spend less time in college and more time in their career.
4. Save money.
CE or DE students who work with an advisor or counselor to select classes that align with their academic and career goals end up saving hundreds or even thousands of dollars in tuition.
5. Test the waters.
For students who are unsure of whether college is a good fit, CE or DE can be a great chance to try college out without the risk of paying hundreds or thousands of dollars.
High school students take college courses at their high school. There is no tuition cost to students and their families as concurrent enrollment. Students and their families may incur tuition costs as dual enrollment.
High school students take college courses in-person or online at MSU Denver. There is no tuition cost to students and their families as concurrent enrollment. Students and their families incur tuition costs as dual enrollment.
ASCENT is a fifth-year high school program that allows students to participate in concurrent enrollment the year after the 12th grade, to enroll in college courses at MSU Denver, and earn college credit at no tuition cost to them or their families.
TREP creates the opportunity for students in an educator pathway to concurrently enroll in college courses at MSU Denver and earn college credit at no tuition costs to them or their families for up to two years after the 12th grade.
Take college courses online asynchronously with other Colorado high school students from wherever you are. The Virtual Network creates the opportunity for students to participate in concurrent enrollment alongside other high school students across the state. There is no tuition cost to students and their families.
Concurrent enrollment is offered as a state-funded College Opportunity Fund (COF) eligible program at MSU Denver. Dual enrollment is a cash-funded COF non-eligible program at MSU Denver.
Jessica Buckmaster
CCHS Director
Gwen Estridge
CCHS Manager
Allen Burch
CCHS Advisor
Stephanie DeBord
CCHS Quality Assurance and Accreditation Manager
David Harper
CCHS Outreach and Recruitment Manager
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MSU Denver staff and supporters attended the Aurora Public Schools (APS) Gala on October 12th. MSU Denver was an Honor Roll sponsor for this event and offers concurrent enrollment courses to APS students.
Littleton Public Schools EPIC (Explorative Pathways for Innovative Careers) Campus Ribbon Cutting for the newly opened school was on Saturday, August 26th. MSU Denver Innovative and Lifelong Learning College Credit in High School program and the academic departments of Aerospace and Aviation Science and Engineering and Engineering Technology and the Advance Manufacturing Sciences Institute are partnering with LPS and EPIC Campus to offer concurrent enrollment courses at the school beginning this fall 2023. Participating students will earn 3-9 MSU Denver credits.
MSU Denver’s College Credit in High School (CCHS) program is offered in partnership with the State of Colorado and the Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE).
Phone: 303-615-1234
Office Location:
Jordan Student Success Building
3rd Floor – #330
Auraria Campus
Mailing Address:
MSU Denver
Innovative and Lifelong Learning
P.O. Box 173362
Campus Box 6
Denver, CO 80217-3362
