05-03-2025
BCSD, TCL expand dual enrollment options
BEAUFORT, S.C. (WSAV) — Beaufort County School District (BCSD) and Technical College of the Lowcountry (TCL) are accepting applications for a rising ninth grade students to enroll in a full-time dual enrollment program.
Students can attend TCL's New River Campus or Beaufort Mather Campus, the district said. BSCD Tides will function like traditional dual enrollment courses where students earn high school and college credit for completing classes.
Dual enrollment classes are free to district students. The district said that students BCSD students that complete the program beginning in ninth grade will be able to graduate high school with two associates degrees and a technical certificate.
BSCD Tides majors and minors are:
MAJORS:
Associate of Arts: University Transfer Pathway
Associate of Science: University Transfer Pathway
MINORS:
Associate of Applied Science/Computer Technology-Programming
Associate of Applied Science/Computer Technology-Networking
Associate of Applied Science/Cybersecurity
Associate of Applied Science/Business Administration
Associate of Science/Allied Health Science
Associate of Science/Allied Health Science – Medical Assisting
Associate of Science/Allied Health Science – Entrepreneurship/Small Business Certificate
'Qualifying students attending Bluffton, Hilton Head Island and May River High Schools will be eligible for the cohort housed on TCL's New River Campus and will have the opportunity to participate in extra-curricular activities and athletics at their home high school,' the district said. 'Qualifying students attending Whale Branch Early College, Beaufort, and Battery Creek High Schools will be eligible for the cohort housed on TCL's Beaufort Mather Campus and will have the opportunity to participate in extra-curricular activities and athletics at their home high school.'
Students must be enrolled in the Beaufort district, be a legal U.S. citizen or resident, have a 3.0 GPA and a qualifying PSAT score. Any other criteria will be determined by TCL Admissions and the district.
You can find applications and more information on the BCSD website by clicking here.
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