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Petrino, who previously worked as a K–12 superintendent, said dual enrollment \"gives students that option\" to pursue college-level work and career exploration in high school and stressed the benefit to rural districts with limited resources. He supported proposals to provide additional funding to K–12 districts outside the foundation allowance so districts have the capacity to partner with colleges on dual enrollment and early middle college programs.

Johnson explained how dual enrollment is financed and described program variants — concurrent enrollment, CTE dual enrollment and early middle college. She said the law currently allows up to 10 dual-enrollment courses (roughly 30 credits) absent an early middle college arrangement, and that 95 percent of students who attempt a dual-enrollment course complete it. \"The maximum that the state allows is, is 30 ish credits, which is a year of college credit toward a 2 or 4 year degree,\" she said.

Speakers and committee members identified two primary challenges: (1) funding incentives for K–12 districts when dual-enrollment costs effectively come out of a district's foundation allowance, and (2) limited statewide data on how many students reach the 10-course cap. MCCA said it convened a cross-sector work group that produced about 10 policy recommendations and recommended better data collection to determine whether the 10-course limit should be raised.

Representative Rogers asked for numbers on early middle college participation; Johnson said CEPI (Center for Educational Performance Information) holds district-level dual-enrollment participation data and that the MCCA will provide requested figures. Committee members and presenters discussed the potential for a K–14 approach that funds dual enrollment explicitly to remove disincentives for local districts, especially in rural areas where local revenues are constrained.

Why it matters: Dual enrollment and early middle college can reduce the time and cost to degrees, increase credential attainment and expand the workforce pipeline; committee consideration of funding and data collection may affect how many high school students can access college credits before graduation.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Appropriations: Subcommittee on Higher Education and Community Colleges - 3/19/2025","oneSentenceSummary","Chris Petrino, president of Gogebic Community College, and Brandy Johnson, president of the Michigan Community College Association, told the House Appropriations Subcommittee that dual enrollment and early middle college programs improve college readiness and reduce time and cost to a credential but that current funding mechanisms disincentivize K–12 participation.","taxTitle","2025 House Legislature MI, Michigan","taxId",77683,"location","Michigan","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6630451,"Michigan community colleges urge lawmakers to sustain scholarships, boost operations and fund capital projects",1974,262000,2236000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2692164-b74da97a26380d266611d70ed01db417&start=262&end=2236","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2692164-b74da97a26380d266611d70ed01db417/thumbnail_262000.jpg","/articles/6630451/Michigan/Michigan-community-colleges-urge-lawmakers-to-sustain-scholarships-boost-operations-and-fund-capital-projects","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6630451-d4a32da82e84fdfc2c4e0464986d180b/orig.mp4?Expires=1770732931&Signature=M-ddvi3ftaBsuAtUXad~EuYvGODbrUEnnPoq6vUGh00j~Gvrzj1ihhCnhmgKtjz4USQbwT3j24PS3oRgNYFUxUIvtk0T1~w-tXd2acxrxzKJDoBfmsnQ5Yrm7M85IOZ1l8e4WVtAJjcKpdpcE8-wFiRTDtimNODPwAiBLvZGNp9Q~N9GSD-ozLv4JBO-kBTjyYiP~HUCnpB26iqnkLqiNAdfYA73d5HtRbh7JvVO-aoDz4f2v6v~9-DWflNBLSsIU30z03g96wVVwmPEBGyX7CgqzigarGt9ImH0esEmEdpo7J2zVRZUVxjPxdNeVAvsddJ6H0yO5bzb18SPpUAD7A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Brandy Johnson, president of the Michigan Community College Association, told the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education and Community Colleges that community colleges across Michigan rely on a mix of state, local and tuition funding and urged the legislature to sustain recent scholarship programs and increase operations and capital investment.

Johnson said community colleges serve more than 283,000 students statewide and that only about 23% of college revenue currently comes from state appropriations. She described the community college guarantee — a component of the Michigan Achievement Scholarship launched in fall 2024 — as a \"last dollar\" program that covers tuition and fees for eligible recent high school graduates who enroll full time and complete the FAFSA. \"The community college guarantee, on average is saving students 2,134 dollars per year in tuition and fees and we serve over 18,000 students this year,\" Johnson said.

The association requested that the committee keep the Michigan Achievement Scholarship — including the community college guarantee — permanent; maintain community college operations funding with a 4% increase in the governor's FY 2026 recommendation; and continue funding Michigan Reconnect for adults. Johnson also asked the committee to support $15 million for MyLEAP student success grants and a $45 million investment for an items program for infrastructure, technology, equipment, maintenance, safety and housing.

Northwestern Michigan College President Nick Nisley described specific capital and housing projects at his campus in Traverse City and asked for authorization to pursue capital outlay planning for a centralized student services hub. Nisley said the college is converting a more-than-50-year-old power plant to greener energy, expanding an aviation hangar to increase aircraft capacity and has used last year’s legislative items appropriation to add 50 student housing beds. On the aviation program, Nisley said the state allocated $3,750,000 toward hangar expansion and that increased aircraft and hangar capacity will reduce a two-year waiting list and increase regional economic activity.

Al Poshulka, vice president for enrollment marketing and government relations at Lake Michigan College, asked the committee for an additional $50,000,000 for the post-secondary scholarship fund and urged the legislature to sustain $52,000,000 in Michigan Reconnect funding. Poshulka said Lake Michigan College has doubled first-time, full-time student enrollment over two years, and that related gains included a 14% increase in credit hours and an 11% enrollment increase.

Committee members asked presenters for more detail on capital outlay matching requirements and dual-enrollment funding. Johnson said community colleges currently face a 50% matching requirement for state capital outlay authorizations while universities face a 25% match, and she asked for parity. She also said the MCCA will provide the committee with more detailed reports and district-level data as requested.

Votes at a glance: Representative Doug Roth moved to approve the minutes of March 5; the motion met no objections and the minutes were approved by unanimous consent.

Why it matters: Committee members are considering the FY 2026 higher education budget, and presenters linked sustained scholarship funding, operations support and capital investments to workforce development, increased credential completion and regional economic activity.","Brandy Johnson, president of the Michigan Community College Association, told the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education and Community Colleges that community colleges across Michigan rely on a mix of state, local and tuition funding and urged the legislature to sustain recent scholarship programs and increase operations and capital investment.","actionData","errors"]

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Colleges urge dedicated K–12 funding to expand dual enrollment and early middle college programs

Michigan community colleges urge lawmakers to sustain scholarships, boost operations and fund capital projects