Adult Dual Enrollment

Adult Dual Enrollment (ADE) allows a student who is completing a high school diploma or the equivalent to concurrently enroll into credit classes. Eligible students:

Must not have a US or foreign high school diploma or the equivalent,
Must be enrolled in our GED preparation courses,
Can register for up to 11 units in credit courses.

Adult Dual Enrollment Steps

Step 1: Attend Workshop

If you cannot attend an in-person workshop, view the ADE Workshop Video and complete the ADE Workshop Survey at the end.

In the ADE Workshop you will need to identify a major. If you are undecided, please stop by the Career Center. (Life Science Bldg, Room 201)

Step 2: Complete the following before meeting with a Noncredit Counselor

Complete a credit application in the Welcome Center. (Student Services Bldg, 1st floor)
If you wish to take credit ESL classes, please complete the ESL Guided Placement process to receive a level recommendation. After completing the process, you will receive an email within 3 days. If you are required to respond, please make sure you respond. (ESL Center, Jefferson Hall, Room 318)

Step 3: Make an appointment with a Noncredit Counselor

Make an appointment with a Noncredit Counselor. (Chemistry Bldg., Room 107)

Determine if you are eligible for Adult Dual Enrollment.
Create an abbreviated educational plan.
Fill out the Adult Dual Enrollment Application Form with the Noncredit Counselor. After it has been reviewed and signed by your Noncredit Counselor, it will be submitted to Admissions & Records.
Sign the Adult Dual Enrollment Contract of Expectation with your Noncredit Counselor.

*To check the status on your application, please visit the Adult Dual Enrollment Application Status page.

Step 4: Meet with a Credit Counselor

Stop by General Counseling to develop your Comprehensive Educational Plan. (Student Services Bldg., 2nd floor, windows 20-24)

Step 5: Make a follow-up appointment with your Noncredit Counselor

Make a follow-up appointment with your Noncredit Counselor to enroll in credit classes. Your Noncredit Counselor will help resolve any challenges that may come up.

Step 6: Textbook Support

If you need textbook support, please check out these resources:

Dream Resource Center (Student Services Bldg., 2nd floor, windows 19 and 21)
City Cares Network/Fresh Success (Student Union Bldg., 2nd floor, Room 225)
CalWORKs (Student Services Bldg., 3rd floor, window 35)

Step 7: Support Programs

To help you succeed in your classes, LACC offers many support programs, including:

Martin Luther King Jr. Library
Writing Center (Administration Building, room 100)
ESL Center (Jefferson Hall, room 318)
Office of Special Services (Student Services Bldg., 1st floor, windows 13-15)
EOP&S (if applicable) (Student Services Bldg., 3rd floor, windows 40-41)

Adult Dual Enrollment FAQs

The following are GED courses that are eligible for ADE at LACC:

Basic Skills 006
Basic Skills 007
Basic Skills 023
Basic Skills 034
Basic Skills 084

All ADE eligible students who submit and ADE form and it is approved by Admissions & Records will have a hold placed on their account. This means that every semester you will need to submit an ADE form to enroll in upcoming courses. If you try to enroll without having submitted the ADE form, then you will get an error message when trying to add a course.

No. FAFSA and CA Dream Act (CADA) require that students complete their GED or HS Diploma in order to be eligible. Please speak with the Financial Aid Office about the FAFSA or Dream Resource Center about CADA.

That's ok. We recommend meeting with a career counselor in the Career Center. They will be able to guide and support you as you decide on a major.

Books are not covered under ADE. ADE participants are responsible for purchasing books on their own. The following are some programs that may be able to lend books to you, although it is not guaranteed:

City Cares Network/Fresh Success
CalWORKs
Dream Resource Center

Any time you want to add a new class to your schedule and it is not on your ADE form, then you will need to submit another ADE form. Reminder that ADE forms take 2-3 days to be processed by Admissions & Records.

Each college, LACCD or outside of LACCD, have their own ADE process. Students will need to follow the receiving campus ADE process. If you have further questions about this, please make an appointment with a LACC noncredit counselor