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MIAKI FUKUHARA: Hi there.
Have you ever wondered if you can take college courses
before you graduate high school for free or at a low cost?
Well, guess what?
You can because I've done it.
My name is Miaki Fukuhara, and I graduated from Los Osos High
School and Chaffey College on the same night
through Chaffey's dual enrollment program.
And now I'm at UCLA on my way towards achieving
my dream of becoming a surgeon.
We're at Upland High School right now where dual enrollment
is unique in multiple ways.
Through Upland's U Academy program,
your college courses are part of your full-time high school
schedule.
In other words, you don't need to do extra work
to get college credits.
You'll get two periods per day to work on your classes
and have full-time counselors to help you reach your goals.
Here is Jessica Ahumada to tell you
more about the dual enrollment program.
JESSICA AHUMADA: We are excited to offer students
UCollege Academy, and it is our premier dual enrollment program
partnership with Chaffey.
There's a lot of students that don't have the opportunity
to access college after they graduate high school because it
seems complex.
They might not have the resources, the support.
I know a lot of students, including myself,
one of the barriers was being a first generation.
We don't have the parents that segue us there.
So this is a great opportunity for them
to see that they are able to access college.
And they can get a head start and enter already
with some completed courses and units.
MIAKI FUKUHARA: Every year, high school students
complete around 6,000 college courses
through Chaffey's enrollment program.
MA'KAYLA HARRISON: I absolutely love
being in the dual enrollment program,
and I felt like I wasn't alone.
And I had so much support behind my academic goals
in the program.
And I had the professors, which were amazing,
guided me through the entire course,
and had the most amazing communication ever.
So I found the courses to be fairly easy and very manageable
in my schedule.
JESSICA AHUMADA: So our students will take college courses
at no cost, and they will also have access to their textbooks
at no cost.
Chaffey College offers our students
counseling services online as well as
a 24-hour online tutoring service.
MA'KAYLA HARRISON: I don't feel like it's
an extra load added onto my schedule,
versus something that's easily managed into my schedule.
I find it so amazing to say that I'm
able to do college and high school
coursework without saying it's a lot on myself
and any extracurricular, sports, clubs that I currently
do here on campus.
And we've had many students with very unique success stories,
where they've been able to graduate high school
and have completed maybe up to a year or two year of college
courses as well.
MIAKI FUKUHARA: To learn more, visit Chaffey's dual enrollment
page at chaffey.edu/admissions/dual
enrollment.