The Vermont State Colleges’ dual enrollment program offers several options for earning college credit while you’re still in high school. It’s a great way to get a jump start on a college degree, save money, and challenge yourself. If you are ready now to enroll in a college-level course, contact the college admissions office at the school you want to attend.
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Fast Forward Program
The Fast Forward program is available to students in some career/technical center programs in Vermont. You can use a Fast Forward ticket to earn college credit for one course tuition-free (pending available funding) at your technical center, or you can pay $100 for that course and save your voucher to take an additional course at CCV or another college.
Here are the participating career/technical centers:
Barre – Barre Technical Center
Bennington – Southwest Vermont Career Development Center
Bradford – River Bend Career & Technical Center
Brattleboro – Windham Regional Career Center
Burlington – Burlington Technical Center
Enosburg Falls – Cold Hollow Career Center
Essex Junction – Center for Technology, Essex
Hyde Park – Green Mountain Technology and Career Center
Lyndon Center – Lyndon Institute Technical Center
Middlebury – Patricia A. Hannaford Career Center
Newport – North Country Career Center
Randolph – Randolph Technical Career Center
Rutland – Stafford Technical Center
Springfield – River Valley Technical Center
St. Albans – Northwest Technical Center
St. Johnsbury – Applied Technology Center at St. Johnsbury Academy
White River Junction – Hartford Area Career & Technology Center
Dual Enrollment Accelerated Programs for High School Students
If you are a high school senior, and are academically prepared to enroll in a college-level course, you may apply to take one college course tuition-free within the Vermont State Colleges or at other selected Vermont colleges and universities. You take the course while you are still in high school or the summer after you graduate (pending available funding). Contact the college admissions office for information.
Vermont Academy of Science and Technology (VAST)
Vermont Technical College offers the VAST program as an alternative to the senior year of high school for motivated seniors and home-schooled students who have a successful academic record and strong interest in math, science and technology. As a VAST student, you take standard college courses at VTC to complete your senior year of high school and the freshman year of college simultaneously—tuition-free (pending available funding). VAST is recognized as an independent high school with the authority to grant diplomas.
University of Vermont GAP Program
If you’ve thought about UVM but are not sure that you would meet UVM’s admissions requirements, or if you have questions on how best to prepare for a UVM degree program, check this out. The UVM Guaranteed Admissions Program (GAP) offers an excellent way to build your academic credentials, complete admissions requirements and ultimately gain admission to the University.