College Before College (Part 1): How Dual Enrollment Became Mainstream
From A Slice with 'Dice by Corey Alderdice
June 6, 2026 · 11 min · Season 4 · Episode 27
About this episode
Corey Alderdice discusses the mainstreaming of dual enrollment and early college programs in American education.
Earning college credit in high school was once viewed as a specialized opportunity for a relatively small group of students. Today, acceleration has rapidly become mainstream, reshaping expectations for students, families, schools, and higher education itself. Corey Alderdice, a national voice on talent and transformation, explores how dual enrollment and early college programs moved from the margins into the center of American education, why policymakers and families have embraced accelerati...
People in this episode
Host: Corey Alderdice
Topics covered
- dual enrollment
- early college programs
- education reform
- student acceleration
- higher education
Keywords
- college credit
- high school
- policymakers
- families
- education expectations
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