MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) — Middle Tennessee State University is planning to expand its dual-enrollment program to offer more college-level classes to high school students.
The Daily News Journal reports (http://on.dnj.com/1J9cr3D ) the university will partner with Rutherford, Williamson and Bradley County high schools to offer a wider range of dual-enrollment courses at little to no cost for the students.
The classes will be offered on the university's campus or online, and students who pass will receive high school and college credits.
Mike Boyle, dean of the University College at MTSU, says around 500 students will participate in the program statewide.
A new state policy allowed tuition for the courses to be lowered to match the grant amount students can receive for their first two dual enrollment classes.