Concurrent enrollment lets high school students take college courses - whether in-person, online, or hybrid. Earn college credit, explore new subjects, and get a jump start on building your college transcript, all while saving money! Students can enroll in up to 11 units per fall/spring term and 8 units per summer session. Students are responsible for purchasing required books and materials.
Learn More about Concurrent Enrollment
Concurrent enrollment offers high school students the chance to take FREE college courses (in-person, online, or hybrid). Students can earn college credit, explore academic disciplines, get a head start on building their college transcript, and save money.
- Students can enroll up to a maximum of 11 units per fall and spring term, and 8 units per summer session.
- Students have a $2 Student Representation Fee they can opt out of in SURF.
- Students are responsible for purchasing books and materials required for their course(s). Learn about more about Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) and Low Textbook Cost (LTC) Classes.
- Students wishing to receive high school credit for their college courses are encouraged to meet with their high school counselor.
- High school students who have finished 8th grade (or are 15 years old) can take classes with permission from their high school and a parent/guardian.
- If you're 18 years or older, permission from a parent/guardian is not required.
- Recommendations from private high school principals will only be accepted if the school has filed a Private School Affidavit with the California Department of Education.
- If the private school isn’t listed as active on the California Department of Education website, the student will need to send a copy of their Private School Affidavit for the current school year to dualenroll@miracosta.edu.
- The student only has to submit one affidavit for the current school year when turning in their concurrent form.
- Home-schooled students need to show proof that they are registered as a private school by providing a Private School Affidavit for the current school year OR they can get approval from the public high school they would normally attend.
- The local high school must agree that home-schooling counts as valid school attendance and decide if the student has done enough coursework to be ready for college classes.
- Email your Private School Affidavit to dualenroll@miracosta.edu. You only need to submit one affidavit for the current school year when you turn in your concurrent form.
Application & Enrollment Steps
Step 1
Apply for Admissions
The application is a 2-step process:
- Create a CCCApply Account
- Submit a MiraCosta College Application
Important Tip: Use your personal email to apply, not your high school email.
It takes 2-3 business days for your application to be processed. You'll then get a welcome email with your SURF ID and a link to activate your SURF account.
If you don't get a welcome email after 3 business days, email dualenroll@miracosta.edu for help.
Returning Students: If you haven't taken classes for 2 or more semesters in a row (not counting summer), you need to apply again.
Transcripts
- Official transcript requests are made online at miracosta.edu/transcripts. The first two official transcripts ever requested are free; thereafter, it is $7 per request.
- Students can access their unofficial transcript in SURF.
Tutorials: How to View My Unofficial Transcript
