Our district start to roll DE credits only in last 6 years. Originally HS admins terribly resisted the idea since they were losing funding. I had to fight (went all the way up to the principal) with school to allow my child to take DE art class in CC during COVID (instead of doing chorus or band over Zoom in high school.) Now local schools have many different paths for kids to take classes in local CC, and they are finally almost free this year (we still need to pay $300 in fees!). Kids can take 2 classes each semester in CC, or even enroll full-time in early years programs that are designed for HS students (classes are exclusively for HS student on college campus.)