Dual Enrollment Equity Pathway (DEEP) framework¶
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Evidence · 2 claims (2 for) · 1 study (1 associational),q2· 0 of 1 report an effect size · 2 claims rest on one study
Description¶
A Community College Research Center framework that organizes four equity-oriented practice areas for designing and supporting dual-enrollment programs, especially for underserved high school students.
Components¶
- Dual Enrollment Equity Pathway (DEEP) framework of four equity-oriented practice areas: The Dual Enrollment Equity Pathway (DEEP) framework, developed by the Community College Research Center, organizes what distinguishes equity-oriented dual enrollment programs from conventional ones. The brief states it "identifies four practice areas": "outreach to underserved students; alignment of dual enrollment coursework to postsecondary pathways; advising and exploration; and, most relevant here, high-quality instruction and academic support that responds quickly when students are struggling." The framework shifts focus from eligibility to supports in place, which the authors present as consistent with their findings. (Terrell et al. (2026))
Claims¶
- Students from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds fail dual enrollment at higher rates than equally achieving peers, with the gap widening as achievement rises (the readiness illusion) [+M]
- Students who enrolled in dual enrollment and did not pass are about 6 percentage points more likely to enroll in college than comparable students who never took advanced coursework [+M]
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Key Sources¶
- Terrell, J. H., Mathias, J., Blanchard, A., & Roldan-Rueda, D. (2026). The arc of dual enrollment: Access, struggle, and what makes success possible. WestEd. https://www.wested.org/
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A Community College Research Center framework that organizes four equity-oriented practice areas for designing and supporting dual-enrollment programs, especially for underserved high school students. |
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