Parent Information

Dual Enrollment helps students explore college learning, build confidence, and save time toward a degree. Students are expected to follow College policies and expectations, while still benefiting from a strong support system at home and at school.

Your Role as a Parent or Guardian

Your role is to support, encourage, and coach your student as they learn to navigate the responsibilities of college.

How You Can Support Your Student

Encourage Responsibility
Help your student take ownership of deadlines, assignments, and communication. Students should check their Mid Mich Email daily. It’s how they receive official college information.

Promote Direct Communication
Encourage your student to contact their instructor or Mid Mentor directly when questions arise.

Support Organization & Time Management
College coursework moves quickly and requires planning beyond high school expectations.

Check in Regularly
Ask how courses are going, what support they may need, and what next steps they plan to take.

Info for Parents/Counselors

Pathways to Success

Make sure that your student gets the most from their dual enrollment experience by creating a path, not just selecting a few courses. When students work together with counselors and our staff, they can earn more than "credits." They can meaningfully begin their college journeys.

Mid's Programs

At Mid, we focus on a whole-student approach to learning. We understand that each student has individual goals, and therefore each student needs to travel a path that specifically accomplishes those goals.

Dual enrollment allows high school students to acclimate to college expectations early. Nearly 50% of all students at Mid intend to transfer their credits into university programs, so we have created transfer pathways that work.

By completing one of Mid's transfer degrees or the Michigan Transfer Agreement, students can start their university careers as sophomores and juniors. And families can save significantly on their educational investment. 

Explore Mid's Programs & Pathways

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Michigan Transfer Agreement (MTA)

The Michigan Transfer Agreement (MTA) is a contract signed between all public four-year institutions and community colleges within the State of Michigan that guarantees students up to 30 transferable credits, primarily toward general education requirements.

Tips for Helping Your Dual Enrollee

Academic Expectations

Instructors will provide a course syllabus that tells students exactly what is expected of them, when assignments are due, and how grading will be done.

Collegiate coursework requires students to pursue their education in the classroom and on their own. Students are expected to be prepared for each course and should be prepared to offer information, thoughts, and ideas to the discussions.

It is often expected that students will let their instructor know ahead of time if they will be absent. If a student chooses to be absent from the course, they will still be responsible for the work due and may need to get notes from their peers.

Extracurricular activities may conflict with coursework. Help your student determine priorities, and decide if they are ready to take on the extra work and study required in a college course.

Self-Advocacy

When questions or problems arise, encourage students to deal with the appropriate person. Help students think about how the problem can be approached, what information is needed, and how to ask the right questions. If there are already policies regarding the issue, help them find the information on the College website. Together, consider the options, including the advantages of taking action and the consequences of not taking action.

Students are expected to reach out to their instructor if they don’t understand the content or expectations. Students should also take advantage of tutoring services offered by the College if needed.

With parental/counselor help, students can move from expecting parents and counselors to take care of issues and become comfortable self-advocates.