More than 500 Amarillo College dual-credit students have earned 15 hours and a cool new T-shirt highlighting their accomplishment. Dual-credit students earn high school and college credit in one course. “Dual credit courses provide high school students with the chance to enroll in college-level classes within a supportive environment. High school educators act as valuable mentors, guiding students through the various challenges associated with college coursework,” said Sandra González-Moore, Palo Duro High School college, career, military readiness coordinator. 

The Amarillo College dual-credit Diplomas & Degrees program has been changing the game for top-performing area high schoolers for a long time now, and it all began at Highland Park High School.

This marks the 14th year of Highland Park’s inclusion in the program that enables students to receive associate degrees from AC weeks in advance of attending their high school graduation, and Highland Park has 8 AC graduates this year.