Students are Harvesting Vegetables and Earning a Dual Credit

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Durham Catholic students are working on their dual credit in “Propagation of Vegetables for Field and Urban Agriculture” at Durham College's Centre for Food this summer. Dual Credit courses are an opportunity for eligible students to earn a high school and college credit. Courses are taught by a high school teacher who delivers the secondary course curriculum, while a college instructor delivers the college curriculum. 

Students benefit from a Dual Credit Program in a number of ways:

• students experience a college course, while still in high school;
• increased awareness of the various college and apprenticeship programs available;
• students visit the college in order to tour the campus and learn about opportunities in college;
• students experience a positive transition to college life, should they pursue this pathway, as they gain first-hand knowledge and understanding of post-secondary expectations; and
• students' costs for textbooks and bus transportation are covered by the program.