Homeschool benefits: Gwinnett Technical College

Georgia Dual Enrollment pays tuition, mandatory institutional fees, and textbooks for approved Gwinnett Technical College courses, up to 15 credits a semester and 30 in total. Homeschool students in grades 10-12 qualify, and the admissions application deadline for spring 2027 priority registration is October 22, 2026.

By Andrew Garber, founder of TheHomeschoolingCompany. Reviewed August 25, 2026.

Who qualifies

1. Homeschooled in grades 10-12

   Gwinnett Tech defines a dual enrollment homeschool student as a 10th-12th grader educated at home who takes college courses while working toward a high school diploma.

2. Meets scores or GPA

   Send either qualifying test scores or a transcript. Degree programs need a 2.6 GPA or SAT/PSAT scores of 17 reading, 17 writing, and 21 math; diploma and certificate programs need a 2.0 GPA or lower scores.

3. Georgia resident for 12 months

   Starting summer 2026, funding requires U.S. citizenship, permanent residency, or refugee, parolee, or asylee status, and 12 consecutive months living in Georgia before classes begin.

4. Takes approved courses

   Tenth graders are funded for approved Career, Technical, and Agricultural Education (CTAE) courses. Eleventh and 12th graders are funded for approved technical and core general education courses.

What it is worth

These terms come from Gwinnett Tech's Dual Enrollment pages and its Spring 2027 academic calendar.

Tuition for approved courses

Covered

Mandatory institutional fees

Covered

Textbooks

Covered

Funded credits per semester

Up to 15

Funded credits in total

30

Funded withdrawals while in the program

2

Funding posts about the fifth week of classes, so you may get billing notices before then, and anything the program does not cover is listed on the Dual Enrollment Tuition Acknowledgement (DETA) form.

From applying to keeping it

1. Before you apply

   Set up your home study account

   As home school administrator, create a GAfutures account for your Georgia home study program with an original program name.

2. By Oct. 22, 2026

   Apply for spring 2027

   Submit the admissions application, then email the DETA form, file the GAfutures funding application, and send scores or a transcript by October 29. Each document takes up to 14 business days to process.

3. Through Dec. 7, 2026

   Register for classes

   Spring priority registration for dual enrollment students runs September 15 to December 7, through the student dashboard after acceptance.

4. Each term

   Approve the courses

   Add and approve your student's courses for the term in GAfutures so funding applies.

5. Jan. 11, 2027

   Start classes

   Spring Term A classes begin, and drop/add runs through January 16.

What it pays for

Covered

• Tuition
• Mandatory institutional fees
• Textbooks

Not covered

• Charges listed on the DETA form
• Credits beyond 30
• Core courses for 10th graders

Any tuition or fees that Dual Enrollment funding does not cover are the student's to pay, and the Bursar's Office offers payment plans.

Who to contact

The Office of Dual Enrollment answers eligibility, funding, and registration questions for homeschool students.

DualEnrollment@GwinnettTech.edu 678-226-6889 How to apply

Homeschool rules and statewide help in Georgia

You must submit the Declaration of Intent within 30 days after establishing the home study program, then by September 1 each subsequent year.

Georgia sets these rules:

• Subjects: Teach reading, language arts, mathematics, social studies, and science, for the equivalent of 180 school days each year with at least 4.5 hours per day.
• Testing: Use an appropriate nationally standardized test at least every three years beginning at the end of grade 3, administered in consultation with a person trained in norm-referenced testing. Retain the scores and assessment records.
• Records: The instructor writes an annual progress assessment for each student in each required subject. Keep these reports for at least three years and retain standardized-test scores and assessment records.
• Teachers: The teaching parent needs a high school diploma or GED in Georgia.

Georgia also has an education savings account that home-educated students can use.

• The Georgia Promise Scholarship pays up to $6,500 for 2026-27, but your child usually must have attended an eligible Georgia public school for two semesters, or be entering kindergarten, and withdraw before it is funded. It does not pay for a homeschool you already run.

Read the Georgia homeschooling guide See statewide programs in Georgia

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