Opportunities for High School Students
Earn College Credit or a Degree While in High School
High school students can earn dual credit or even a full associate degree by taking advantage of opportunities at Jackson State Community College.
Interested in learning more about our Middle College program? Join us May 13th at 5:30 p.m. for our Middle College Open House.
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Middle College is designed for students who want to earn an associate degree at the same time as their high school diploma.
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Dual Enrollment allows high school students to take college-level courses for credit they can transfer. They can also earn high school credit or a combination of both.
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For Parents
Middle College is designed for high school students looking to earn an associate degree at the same time as their high school diploma.
Dual enrollment allows high school students to take college-level courses and earn college credit they can transfer. They may also earn high school credit or a combination of both.
Jackson State is committed to providing students with a flexible course schedule, allowing students to maintain a synchronous schedule between high school and college classes.
This depends on your student's educational goals. Do they want to earn an associate degree while they attend high school? If so, Middle College would be the best option.
Would they prefer to earn college credit that they can transfer later? In that case, dual enrollment would be a better fit.
Our Middle College awards $2,000 each semester. If eligibility is lost, the student may switch to Dual Enrollment Grant to cover remaining courses. Estimated cost not covered by grant is $1,035 plus cost of textbooks/courseware. This assumes the use of 12 local dual credit hours and switching to the dual enrollment grant during the last semester.
The Dual Enrollment Grant fully covers the student's first five courses. Estimated tuition and fees to cover an associate degree not covered by the dual enrollment grant is $5,000 plus cost of textbooks/courseware. This assumes the use of 12 local dual credit hours.
These estimates are based on current 2024-2025 JSCC Dual Enrollment tuition.
About Middle College
Start
Fall of Junior Year
Maintain
College GPA of 3.0
Enroll
12 Credit Hours Per Semester
Our Middle College allows high school students to earn an associate degree before they graduate high school.
The program awards $2,000 each semester. If eligibility is lost, students may switch to Dual Enrollment Grant to cover remaining courses. (For example, if GPA drops to below 3.0 but is still 2.0+.)
Estimated cost not covered by grant is $1,035.00 plus cost of textbooks/courseware (Assumes the use of 12 local dual credit hours and switching to the Dual Enrollment grant during the last semester.) This estimate is based on current 2024-2025 JSCC Dual Enrollment tuition.
Middle College High Schools
Bolivar High School
Bradford High School
Camden High School
Chester County High School
Clarksburg High School
Gibson County High School
Hollow Rock-Bruceton High School
HomeLife Academy
Humboldt High School
JCM Early College High
Lexington Christian Academy
Lexington High School
Middleton High School
Peabody High School
Scotts Hill High School
South Gibson High School
West Carroll High School
All Jackson-Madison County High Schools*
*Excluding Madison Academic
About Dual Enrollment
Start
Any Semester of Junior or Senior Year
Maintain
College GPA of 2.0
Enroll
No Minimum Credit Hour Per Semester
The first five courses are fully covered by the grant. Eligibility loss is permanent. Estimated tuition and fees cost to cover an associate degree not covered by the dual enrollment grant is $5,000 plus cost of textbooks/courseware. This assumes the use of 12 local dual credit hours and is based on current 2024-2025 JSCC Dual Enrollment tuition.
Dual Enrollment students have access to use all college facilities such as the library, Academic Assistance Center, fitness center, and participate in college activities and organizations. In addition, dually enrolled students may access college services, such as advising and completion coaching, at any time.