You may want to check with your school district and local community college about dual enrollment options. In our district, it is very common for kids to take courses at the community college while continuing at the high school for some electives and "specials", like music, PE, art, and drama. There is a well-developed procedure in place, and there are several different options for students, ranging from taking college-level work in only one or two advanced areas of special interest, to taking the entire core curriculum at the college level while earning concurrent high school and college credit, so that they graduate from high school and earn an AA simultaneously.
Wow, the above sounds great, but I don't think we have access to something like that. We live in the Appalachian boondocks, lol!
We're thinking of having them take a few online college classes next year, and then revisiting the question. The girls are in 9th, but the subject matter is more comparable to what a typical college-bound junior in high school would be taking.
I really wish there was a place that had all of the options (and their financial consequences) mapped out clearly. The resources on this site do help quite a bit, but there's so much to consider...
Thanks for the responses.
-Jen
