{"id":233307,"date":"2026-03-23T23:55:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T23:55:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/233307\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T23:55:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T23:55:11","slug":"county-high-schools-honored-for-college-dual-enrollment-programs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/233307\/","title":{"rendered":"County high schools honored for college dual enrollment programs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/timesofsandiego.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/030122_High_School_1297_SW_CM_01.jpg?ssl=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/030122_High_School_1297_SW_CM_01.jpg\" alt=\"Students in a classroom facing a teacher and a projector screen.\" class=\"wp-image-350056\"  \/><\/a>High School students sit in a classroom. (File photo by Salgu Wissmath\/CalMatters)<\/p>\n<p>Several high schools in San Diego County have been recognized by state education officials for their dual enrollment programs that allow students to earn college credit while still in high school, it was announced Monday.<\/p>\n<p>State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond announced Monday that 32 schools statewide were selected as 2026 California Exemplary Dual Enrollment Award recipients, highlighting programs that provide students with early access to college courses at no cost.<\/p>\n<p>The award recognizes schools that demonstrate strong partnerships between high schools and colleges, along with a commitment to equity, student support and measurable outcomes, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cde.ca.gov\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">California Department of Education<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy partnering with their communities, they\u2019re opening doors and creating real opportunities for young people,\u201d Thurmond said in a statement. \u201cDual enrollment programs give students a chance to explore their interests, discover what inspires them, and begin their college journey early at no cost before they even graduate from high school.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In San Diego County, the recognized schools are:<\/p>\n<p>Altus Schools East County<br \/>\nAltus Schools South Bay<br \/>\nHealth Sciences High and Middle College<br \/>\nOceanside High School<\/p>\n<p>Schools receiving the designation will hold the title for two years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"High School students sit in a classroom. (File photo by Salgu Wissmath\/CalMatters) Several high schools in San Diego&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":233308,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[1815,12201,951,74,76,75,23894],"class_list":["post-233307","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-diego","tag-college","tag-dual-enrollment","tag-high-school","tag-san-diego","tag-san-diego-headlines","tag-san-diego-news","tag-tony-thurmond"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/233307","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=233307"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/233307\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/233308"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=233307"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=233307"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=233307"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}