Minuteman High School to Serve as Middlesex Community College Satellite Campus

LEXINGTON, MA—Students attending Minuteman High School can now earn college credit while earning their high school diplomas, as the school has announced that it will serve as a satellite campus of Middlesex Community College.

The school announced Wednesday that Minuteman students can now be dually enrolled at Minuteman and Middlesex, and be eligible to earn college credit. Students who take classes for dual enrollment credit are considered students of Middlesex Community College and can access services there.

“This is a great opportunity for our students,” said Carol Cohen, Coordinator of College and Career Readiness at Minuteman in a release. “We’re very happy with this exciting new partnership with Middlesex Community College.”

The release stated that the college-level courses will help make Minuteman students increase their college acceptance chances. According to the release, dual enrollment courses cost $87 per credit.

According to the release, six courses have been approved as Dual Enrollment courses:

* English 101 – English Composition 1

* Honors Physics 1

* College Nutrition

* Anatomy and Physiology

* Honors Psychology

* Culinary Arts 12

In order to be eligible to earn college credit, students must meet the following criteria:

* Have a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 2.5 for the year prior to taking a Dual Enrollment course (i.e. 2015-16 to take a class in the 2016-17 school year)

* Earn a passing score on the Accuplacer (college placement) exam

* Have a 92% attendance rate for the year prior to taking a Dual Enrollment course

* Be recommended by their current teacher in the specific content area.