ABC-7 Listens 07.16.16

the upswing. but who’s footi courses in abc-7 listens: did you know … nowadays some high schoolers enter college with upwards of 30 hours already in the books? they do it by taking part in dual credit classes … and it means just what you think. certain classes counts toward both their high school and college degree. that prompted marty to ask … “who is paying for this? my taxes are meant to go to students through 12th grade not to pay for college classes for select few students. “i als pay taxes to the community college. “somebody’s shelling out cash for this program and really blurring the lines. who?” according to the el paso community college website … students at the following school districts can enroll in dual credit courses. they are … anthony canutillo clint dell city el paso fabens fort hancock san elizario sierra blanca socorro tornillo van horn ysleta the website says … “the dua credit program provides an opportunity for qualified junior and senior high school students to enroll in college-level courses. “students can earn college credit and high school credit at the same time by taking epcc classes at their high school campus.” it also says the program is free. to be sure … i reached out to daniel escobar, the socorro i-s-d’s chief communications director. he told me … “the dual credi courses are offered at no charge to the district or students. “the only cost is for tex books, which the district provides as with any other courses.” so, the answer marty is you are paying for it. its coming from the taxes you already pay to your local school district and e-p-c-c. estela casas abc-7 listens.