Homeschool benefits and savings in Livermore
Las Positas College in Livermore waives enrollment fees ($46 per unit) and student fees for high school students in grades 9-12 who take up to 11 units in summer, fall, or spring and 6 units in winter intersession, worth $506 a semester at the limit. Homeschooled students add a copy of their R4 (private school) affidavit; spring 2027 applications are open October 12, 2026 to January 8, 2027.
Who qualifies
Is in grades 9-12
Las Positas accepts high school freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Students in grade 8 are admitted only through special agreements with school districts.
Sends the R4 affidavit
Students attending a home school submit a copy of their R4 affidavit, the California private school affidavit, with the concurrent enrollment paperwork.
Has the recommendation form
Concurrent students need a principal or designee's recommendation and written parental permission on the Concurrent Enrollment Recommendation Form, submitted through Adobe Sign.
Picks college-level courses
Basic skills courses, such as English and math at the 100 level and most English as a Second Language (ESL) courses, are not allowed, and prerequisites must be cleared before registration.
What it is worth
Las Positas charges California residents $46 per unit, and the concurrent enrollment program waives it.
- One 3-unit class
- $138
- 6 units (winter intersession limit)
- $276
- 11 units (summer, fall, or spring limit)
- $506
- Fall and spring at 11 units each
- $1,012
You pay any materials fee. The page waives student fees but also says students must pay the Student Health Fee ($21 in fall and spring) to use the Health Center, so ask whether it will be charged.
From applying to registering
- Before you apply
Watch the overview and pick classes
Watch the concurrent enrollment video and check the class schedule and catalog for prerequisites. Applications for closed or full courses are not accepted.
- October 12, 2026 to January 8, 2027
Apply for spring 2027
Submit the CCCApply college application and the Concurrent Enrollment Recommendation Form through Adobe Sign, with your R4 affidavit. Winter intersession applications close November 24, 2026.
- From December 7, 2026
Register
Concurrent registration for winter intersession and spring 2027 begins December 7. Complete the online orientation and guided self-placement first.
- Each term
Submit a new form
Continuing concurrent students use the continuing-student link for each new term. Incomplete applications are not processed.
What it pays for
Covered
- Student fees
Not covered
- Materials fees
- Health Center services without the health fee
- Basic skills courses
- Chabot College classes, which need separate paperwork
Who to contact
The Office of Admissions and Records in Building 1600 handles concurrent enrollment applications, forms, and registration questions.
LPC-Concurrent@laspositascollege.edu 925-424-1500 Concurrent enrollment page
Homeschool rules and statewide help in California
For the home-based private-school pathway, file the Private School Affidavit during the October 1–15 annual filing period. New schools may use the online filing system during its separate August 1–June 30 opening window. Other legal pathways have their own rules.
California sets these rules:
- Subjects: The private-school pathway must provide instruction in English in the branches of study required for public schools; the parent chooses the materials and course sequence.
- Testing: California does not impose a statewide standardized-testing requirement on private-school students.
- Records: Private schools must keep the records required by California law, including attendance and faculty information.
- Teachers: Private-school instructors must be capable of teaching; California does not issue a separate homeschool-parent credential.
Read the California homeschooling guide See statewide programs in California
Questions parents ask
- Can my student take English or math at Las Positas?
- Yes, above the basic skills level, but your student must take the assessment or clear the prerequisite through Counseling first.
- Can my student also take classes at Chabot College?
- Not on this paperwork. Las Positas concurrent students may register only for Las Positas classes; Chabot needs its own concurrent enrollment forms.
- Can my student use the health center?
- Yes, after you and your student bring the Parent/Guardian Minor Student Authorization Form to the Student Health Center in Building 1700 and the health fee is paid.
Turn support into your child’s next lesson
College classes can cover part of high school. We teach the subjects your child needs alongside them, starting at the right level in each subject.
$149/month per child after the trial.
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