Hi! Sorry! Maybe this wasn’t clear. The classes aren’t taken AT the community college. They are taught by high school teachers who are also certified to teach college level courses. And they are taught AT the high school with other high school students in the program. There is a prescribed set of courses that very closely matches up to the high school curriculum, which is why they can get credit for both and graduate with an associate’s degree. The difference is that each class is a semester vs. one year, but they add up to a full program. (There is room for a few electives…more than IB but probably fewer than a general curriculum.)
I know that IB is considered a rigorous program, and the students in the program have gotten into good colleges. What I’m not as sure about is how a dual enrollment PROGRAM might be perceived vs. a more standardized curriculum like AP or IB.
And maybe there is no definite answer for this. It likely depends on the school. But it’s something we really want to think about because we don’t want our kid to get to senior year and find that a lot of colleges will look at this kind of program as being inferior. I’m almost considering making an appointment with a college counselor just to discuss this.