{"id":246260,"date":"2026-04-01T05:28:57","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T05:28:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/246260\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T05:28:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T05:28:57","slug":"bc-and-partnering-high-schools-receive-california-exemplary-dual-enrollment-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/246260\/","title":{"rendered":"BC and Partnering High Schools Receive California Exemplary Dual Enrollment Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tuesday, March 31, 2026<\/p>\n<p>Recently, several of Bakersfield College\u2019s high school partners were presented with<br \/>\n                        the 2026 Exemplary Dual Enrollment Award. The statewide honor highlights outstanding<br \/>\n                        dual enrollment programs that provide opportunities to enroll in and earn college<br \/>\n                        credits while still in high school \u2013 expanding college access while supporting student<br \/>\n                        success.<\/p>\n<p>The Exemplary Dual Enrollment Award recognizes programs that demonstrate strong collaboration<br \/>\n                        between K\u201312 and community college partners, academic rigor, and meaningful pathways<br \/>\n                        that support students in achieving their educational and career goals. Through this<br \/>\n                        recognition process, BC was acknowledged alongside the following high school partners<br \/>\n                        for their commitment to expanding college opportunities for students:<\/p>\n<p>                        Robert F. Kennedy High School (Delano Joint Unified School District)<\/p>\n<p>                        Delano High School (Delano Joint Unified School District)<\/p>\n<p>                        Cesar Chavez High School (Delano Joint Unified School District)<\/p>\n<p>                        Wonderful College Prep Academy \u2013 Delano<\/p>\n<p>                        Wonderful College Prep Academy \u2013 Lost Hills<\/p>\n<p>                        Arvin High School &#8211; (Kern High School District)<\/p>\n<p>Through Bakersfield College\u2019s Early College partnerships, students at these schools<br \/>\n                        can take college courses while still in high school, earning transferable college<br \/>\n                        credit and gaining early exposure to college expectations and pathways.<\/p>\n<p>The California Department of Education\u2019s High School Innovations and Initiatives Office<br \/>\n                        first introduced the annual Exemplary Dual Enrollment Award program in 2023 with the<br \/>\n                        purpose of identifying and recognizing schools that exhibit exemplary dual enrollment<br \/>\n                        programs. The award was presented by a committee comprised of representatives from<br \/>\n                        the California Coalition of Early and Middle College (CCEMC), the Career Ladders Project<br \/>\n                        (CLP), the California Community Colleges Chancellor\u2019s Office (CCCCO), the California<br \/>\n                        Department of Education (CDE), and dual enrollment practitioners from secondary and<br \/>\n                        postsecondary institutions.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to BC\u2019s Early College department for providing excellent service and<br \/>\n                        opportunities to our students. Your hard work and dedication is expanding college<br \/>\n                        access to hundreds of students in Kern County, which helps create educational pathways<br \/>\n                        that will positively change individuals and the communities in which they live.<\/p>\n<p>                              <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/dual-enrollment-award-March-2026-news-SQ1.jpg\" alt=\"large number of students in grad regalia standing on a large staircase\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                              <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/dual-enrollment-award-March-2026-news-SQ2.jpg\" alt=\"several student walking on a college campus\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tuesday, March 31, 2026 Recently, several of Bakersfield College\u2019s high school partners were presented with the 2026 Exemplary&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":246261,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[151,153,152],"class_list":["post-246260","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-bakersfield","tag-bakersfield","tag-bakersfield-headlines","tag-bakersfield-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/246260","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=246260"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/246260\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/246261"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=246260"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=246260"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=246260"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}