There are many opportunities available for individuals to earn a college degree at North Central Missouri College. For some, it can start as early as high school. By participating in NCMC’s Dual Credit Program, a high school student can make substantial progress toward a college degree before finishing their senior year of high school.
The NCMC Dual Credit Program allows qualified high school students, typically juniors and seniors, to enroll in classes at the high school that earns both high school and college credit. Dual credit courses are designed to enrich rather than replace high school curriculum. In general, students can transfer up to 5 of these dual credit courses to most two and four-year institutions. However, students should always consult the transfer institution first to confirm course acceptance. If students plan to attend NCMC, all NCMC dual credit courses will be accepted.
Currently, NCMC offers dual credit to nearly 40 high schools in its 16 county service region. In the 2016-17 academic year, the College awarded just over 9,230 credit hours to over 765 dual credit students. A full range of general education courses are available as dual credit including introductory college-level courses in English, Speech, General Biology, American History, College Algebra, General Psychology, National Government, and many others. In some cases, technical and career courses are offered as dual credit.
NCMC also offers dual enrollment courses online at a reduced tuition rate for high school students. This type of course delivery provides area students the opportunity to enroll in additional courses that may not currently be available on-site at their high school. All online dual enrollment courses are taught by NCMC’s faculty and follow the same curriculum standards as a traditional online college course.
Dual credit students can take advantage of the useful resources and services provided by the NCMC Library and the Academic Resource Center on campus. These services also extend to online students. If a student has a reference question for the library live chat, texting, email, and telephone support are available. The Library offers online access to research databases, a variety of e-books, and the pickup anywhere program. Also, on the Library web page are tutorial videos where students can learn how to navigate the website and properly use research databases. The Academic Resource Center provides students with an online writing lab where students can have papers reviewed by ARC tutors as well as online math tutoring.
Whether online or in the high school classroom North Central Missouri College helps equip its dual credit students with the right tools for academic success.
For more information about dual credit offerings in your area, contact Whitney Trump at 660-359-3948, ext. 1318 or visit the dual credit website at www.ncmissouri.edu/dualcredit .
