Dual Enrollment at MCC
Start Your College Experience Early with Dual Enrollment!
Graduate with your associate degree and high school diploma at the same time.
Get the full college experience!
Our affordable Dual Enrollment offerings allow high school-aged and homeschooled students to complete college-level classes and gain transferable credit.
Explore a variety of subjects and classes not taught in your high school.
At MCC, Dual Enrollment offers:
- Reduced credit rate for college classes
- A choice of online or on-campus options
- Access to award-winning student support services
- Social opportunities with events, clubs, activities and campus jobs
- Program pathways to get ahead with your major
Frequently Asked Questions
- Which type of Dual Enrollment option is right for you?
- What are the steps for becoming a Dual Enrollment student?
- How do Dual Enrollment students access support services?
Get the answers to your questions using the menu below:
We offer four options for high school-aged students to earn college credit while earning their diploma.
For High School Students and Homeschoolers
MCC’s Dual Enrollment allows you to take college-level classes and earn an associate
degree on our campuses with MCC professors and classmates.
Taking classes at your high school
With Concurrent Enrollment, you can take MCC college-level classes while at your high
school with your teachers and classmates.
Early College Program
Lowell High School and Nashoba Valley Technical High School students can take MCC
classes at the high school at no cost, earning both college and high school credit
for every completed course.
Early College Promise
For Lowell High School students who participated in Early College, you can continue
at MCC the year after you graduate at no cost to earn college credit and receive mentoring
and advising.
- Discuss your plans and review the application materials with your guidance counselor
or homeschool counselor.
- Attend a Dual Enrollment Information Session
- Fill out the following documents. You will need signatures from your high school officials
- Dual Enrollment Application
- English Multiple Measures Form and Math Multiple Measures Form - this will determine your eligibility for college-level courses
- Dual Enrollment Registration Form
- The Dual Enrollment per credit rate for Fall 2024 will be $126 - 50 percent of the in-state tuition rate.
- Submit your high school transcript or homeschool approval letter
- Submit your materials email Dual Enrollment or mail them to:
Middlesex Community College
Enrollment Management Center
33 Kearney Square
Lowell, MA 01852 - Register for your classes. Review our class options here. You will have a meeting with an admissions counselor who can assist you with course selection.
Student Access and Support Services - Visit this web page to learn about support services for students and to begin the intake process
Student Engagement - Dual Enrollment students are encouraged to participate in our many clubs and organizations!
Honors Program Opportunities - The Commonwealth Honors Program is a state-wide Honors program that offers students the opportunity to study at a more advanced level.
Contact Us!
Melissa Chandonnet
Director of Concurrent and Dual Enrollment
ChandonnetM@middlesex.edu
1-800-818-3434
Contact Us!
Kristie Faletra
Admissions Assistant Director
FaletraK@middlesex.edu
1-800-818-3434