@Tallymon2017: I bet she did not tell you that a lot of high schools try to push their students to take AP Courses because it affects their State/National High School Ranking? I had the Guidance Counselor at my daughter’s High School (one of the top public high school in my state) say the same thing. Of course I was tipped off ahead of time that she might say this and would try to convince my daughter to do as many AP courses as possible. A number of Universities will not accept AP Courses (example, AP Statistics) for as prerequisites for their graduate program, but will accept Community College courses.
My daughter has over 43 DE credits and ALL which, she will transfer over to the 4-year College that she has elected to attend. She does have a couple of transfer AP credits, which will allow her to finish her undergraduate degree within two years with 1 (or 2 summer sessions), depending on her semester course-load. It is important to follow the prerequisites outlined for the degree program you wish to pursue at a 4-year University to guarantee that all your credits will transfer over. At most high school, DE credits are weighted the same as AP credits, which can impact your weighted GPA significantly. DE courses last only one semester, while AP courses take an entire school year. I student can take the equivalent of two courses during the time period a student does 1 AP Course. You can also take 3 or more DE courses over the summer term, if so desire.
BTW, she did not think highly of the AP teachers at her school and found the CC teachers much more capable and than the CC counterparts and the CC Textbooks were well written. Those 43 DE credits did not incur any cost to her, since the Tuition, Fees and Books were completely paid for by the local School Board. The cumulative effect is that she will save about $44K in Tuition, Fees, Room/Board, Books and other miscellaneous charges.