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Current Initiatives

College Access and Readiness for Everyone

Program Description

The UDC-CC College Access and Readiness for Everyone (or CARE) is a special undergraduate program that provides District of Columbia pre-college students with the opportunity to earn college credits early, at no cost and with guidance and support through the application process to enrollment and throughout their course experience. Our students prepare for college by experiencing it firsthand. Created in 2011, the CARE Program has served over 1,075 dual enrolled students and provided early ACCUPLACER testing for over 3,500 DC students. CARE has grown its enrollment by 500% and is the largest dual enrollment option in the District of Columbia. Thanks to the close collaboration with our school partners below, faculty, and UDC overall, the CARE Program offers students a supported transition between high school and college, including dedicated advisors, access to all college resources, over 70 college-level credit-bearing course options, dual credit course options, supplemental instruction, tutors, and special programming.

The following school’s partner with the UDC-CC CARE Program:

District of Columbia Public Schools (includes all DCPS high schools, alternative schools, and STAY programs)

  • Academy of Hope PCS
  • Carlos Rosario International PCS
  • Capital City PCS Upper School
  • Cesar Chavez PCS – Parkside
  • Community College Preparatory Academy PCS
  • Digital Pioneers Academy PCS – Capital Hill
  • EL Haynes PCS – High School
  • Friendship PCS (Collegiate Academy and Tech Prep)
  • Girls Global Academy PCS
  • Goodwill Excel Academy PCS
  • IDEA PCS
  • LAYC Career Academy PCS
  • LAYC The Next Step PCS
  • LAYC Youth Build PCS
  • KIPP PCS
  • EL Haynes PCS
  • Maya Angelou PCS
  • National Collegiate Prep PCS
  • Paul PCS
  • Richard Wright PCS
  • SEED PCS of Washington DC
  • Somerset Prep Academy PCS
  • Sojourner Truth PCS
  • Thurgood Marshall Academy PCS
  • Washington Leadership Academy PCS
  • Washington Latin PCS – Upper School

 

Dr. Kenneth Parker, Director of Dual Enrollment

Email: kenneth.parker@udc.edu.

Visit http://cc.udc.edu/care for more information.