Dual Enrollment Program Experiences Growth
The WNMU Dual Enrollment program, which allows New Mexico’s secondary students to take college coursework while completing high school, has been steadily increasing in enrollment in recent years, with a record 509 students enrolled this spring. This May, 75 of those students are earning a WNMU certificate, degree, or both in addition to graduating from high school. By taking dual credit courses, students are able to get a head start on their futures, whether they are on the road to a career or to higher education. Joshua Estrada, who is graduating with an associate’s degree in Welding Technology from WNMU as well as earning his high school diploma from Aldo Leopold Charter School, described his experience at the university as “a sort of second home to go to after school. Dual Enrollment consumed a lot of my time but the people and classes along the way were really worth the time and effort to get me where I am now.” According to his high school counselor, Cheryl Head,...