Dual-Enrollment Program Success in Maine

Early college participation is soaring in the state of Maine: Over the past five years, the number of high school enrollees in Maine’s community colleges report has increased by 71 percent.

“We see a lot of increased activity throughout our dual-enrollment efforts,” says Mercedes Pour, who oversees early college programs for the Maine Community College System. “The reasons for this are really very similar to those big reasons that are driving dual-enrollment nationally.” Read more»