Homeschool Dual Enrollment in Colorado
No for the state's tuition-free program, which needs enrollment in a public school system. An independent Colorado homeschooler can still take college courses by applying to a college directly and paying tuition.
How college courses work for homeschoolers
Under section 22-35-103 of the Colorado Revised Statutes, concurrent enrollment is for students under 21 in grade 9 or higher who are enrolled in a local education provider: a school district, a board of cooperative services, a district charter school, or an institute charter school. The state pays the tuition through that provider, and the ASCENT and Teacher Recruitment Education and Preparation (TREP) programs extend it past grade 12.
A family that teaches at home under the homeschool law is not enrolled in a local education provider, so those programs do not cover its courses. Some districts and charter schools run part-time programs for homeschoolers; enrolling in one makes your child a public school student for that part of the week.
College credit earned in high school does not make a homeschooler a transfer applicant later. Colorado's public four-year colleges still admit the student as a first-time freshman.
Before your child can enroll
College admission
Your child applies to the college as a high school student and meets the college's placement and prerequisite rules for each course.
Enrolling in a college course
First step
Ask the community college nearest you how it admits high school students who are homeschooled and what each course costs.
What it costs
The family pays the college's tuition, fees, and books.
When to apply
Apply by the college's deadline for the semester you want, and leave time for placement testing.
A homeschool plan alongside college courses
We teach the subjects your teen takes at home and generate the homeschool transcript from that coursework.
$149/month per child after the trial.