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Dual Enrollment of high school students at community colleges has been growing rapidly in the last few years, as it helps students complete their first couple of year of college while attending high school which can save them both time and money.  Many community colleges are now relying on dual-enrollment for a significant percentage of their enrollment numbers which is tied to their funding allocations. Textbook cycles and responsibility for payment, however, differ between high schools and community colleges. Some high schools pay for the college-level textbooks just as they would for any other high school book while others require students and their families to cover the expense. Textbook purchase cycles also differ. Many high schools only upgrade their textbooks every seven years but college departments update their books in half that time or less. Adopting OER in these classes can reduce costs for students and high schools as well as eliminate the friction associated with differing textbook cycle issues.

Dual Enrollment of high school students at community colleges has been growing rapidly in the last few years, as it helps students complete their first couple of year of college while attending high school which can save them both time and money.  Many community colleges are now relying on dual-enrollment for a significant percentage of their enrollment numbers which is tied to their funding allocations. Textbook cycles and responsibility for payment, however, differ between high schools and community colleges. Some high schools pay for the college-level textbooks just as they would for any other high school book while others require students and their families to cover the expense. Textbook purchase cycles also differ. Many high schools only upgrade their textbooks every seven years but college departments update their books in half that time or less. Adopting OER in these classes can reduce costs for students and high schools as well as eliminate the friction associated with differing textbook cycle issues.

Faculty and administrators from four different community colleges from a variety of settings – from small rural to large urban/suburban – describe why and how they selected OER for their dual enrollment classes, how OER is a good fit for that setting, and lessons learned from the process of adopting and using OER in dual credit classes. There was also a panel discussion afterward, to answer viewer questions.

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