Earn College Credit while in High School

What is Early College?

Early College at Greenville Technical College (GTC) allows motivated students to take college courses while still in high school. 

Students who are enrolled in high school and enrolled in one or more classes at GTC are participating in "dual enrollment" and may earn college credits along with their high school diploma. In some cases, the college credits students earn through a dual-enrollment experience can be used to satisfy high school graduation requirements as well, which is referred to as "dual credit." Not all dual-enrollment opportunities are dual credit.

Greenville Tech offers dual-enrollment courses in various high schools and career centers in partnership with Greenville County School District. In some cases, high school students take dual-enrollment courses online or on a GTC campus, alongside regular college students.

Find out more about Early College options »
Dual Enrollment - a high school student also enrolled in college-level classes at GTC allowing them to earn college credits. Dual Credit - college-level classes taken by dual-enrolled students that both earn college credit and meet high school graduation requirements.

Why should I take Early College classes?

Use empty blocks in your schedule to get a head start on your future.

Participating in Early College can expose you to subjects not usually on the high school curriculum, demystify the college experience, provide more challenging learning opportunities or increase confidence in your ability to continue your education.

If you're college-bound, you can

  • experience college classes
  • earn college credits when you complete the class (no extra exams)
  • lighten your load in college or finish ahead of schedule, saving time and money

If your goal is to get your career started, you can

  • explore your future career path with guided career planning
  • earn industry credentials
  • be ready for work when you graduate
  • continue at GTC to earn advanced credentials
ABOUT EARLY COLLEGE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS STUDENT RIGHTS & PARENT ACCESS COSTS FOR EARLY COLLEGE

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UPCOMING EVENTS AND DEADLINES

Please check the course schedules page for details on the acceptable drop period for individual classes.

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What our students say about dual enrollment

Trinity Singletary

Trinity Singletary

Former Dual Enrollment student, current Transfer-Visual Arts

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I absolutely had a leg up being in dual enrollment. I’m already almost done with my associate degree.

Trinity Singletary

Former Dual Enrollment student, current Transfer-Visual Arts

Jackson Norman

Jackson Norman

Dual Enrollment

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It's been cool being able to experience the workforce while I was in high school, so then I could figure out what I was good at.

Jackson Norman

Dual Enrollment

Cate Taylor

Cate Taylor

Dual Enrollment

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Its really great to have small class sizes because you just get more time with your professor and more one-on-one help.

Cate Taylor

Dual Enrollment