Visiting High School Students
High school and home schooled rising junior or senior students may enroll in Delaware Tech courses with permission from their parents. In order to assure high school students are prepared to succeed at the college level, students must provide evidence of college readiness through the means approved by Delaware Tech prior to registration.
Ready to start? Signing up for college courses is simple.
1. Learn More
Connect with our academic counselors to learn more about opportunities to earn college credit while still in high school and complete the steps to become a visiting high school student.
For additional information about becoming a visiting Delaware Tech high school student, please contact the counselor in your area:
Dover
Georgetown
Stanton
Wilmington
2. Apply
Our academic counselors can assist you with the steps in this process. You need to apply to the College using our online application system if you wish to take classes that are not offered through your high school dual enrollment program:
- Choose "select only courses-campus" as your application type
- Choose "visiting high school student" as your choice of study/major
3. Demonstrate Readiness
To be eligible for courses, you must demonstrate that you are ready for college-level work. You can do this using any ONE measure from our list of multiple measures (see step 3 on admissions page). Our academic counselors can help you with this step.
4. Register
To enroll as a visiting high school student, you must meet with an academic counselor to complete a registration form.
5. Pay Bill and Purchase Materials
For information about the cost of tuition, visit Tuition & Fees. More information about how to set up a payment plan or pay a bill can be found on the Business Service's FAQ page. You can purchase your textbook and other materials at our Bookstore.
Frequently Asked Questions
High school students can participate in our dual enrollment and visiting high school programs to earn college credits while in high school. The dual enrollment program is a partnership between Delaware Tech and school districts. Dual enrollment provides specific courses built into the high school schedule. The visiting high school program is for students who want to take classes that are not currently offered through their high school dual enrollment program; they may choose to enroll in classes independently. This means the student is responsible for all steps to enroll, transportation, and tuition and fees.
Courses take place at a Delaware Tech campus or online. It is the student’s responsibility to access their schedule and attend class regularly.
Students can take courses in our fall (August-December), spring (January-May), or summer (May-August, or June-August) semesters. These timeframes may be different from your high school schedule. Please note registration and start dates of courses by carefully reviewing our Academic Calendar.
To learn the different types of courses available, you can view our Course Catalog. Once you have identified a specific class you are interested in taking, you can search its availability on the Registration webpage under the side-tab "Search for Classes."
Students are responsible for standard tuition and fees.
No. According to federal guidelines, high school students are not eligible for financial aid. Students may apply for financial aid and SEED once they have graduated from high school. However, poor performance in classes may impact a student's future financial aid eligibility.
Instructors will provide a course syllabus that tells students exactly what is expected of them, when assignments are due, and explains grading policies. The grading scale for college courses may differ from the high school grading scale. The letter grade will be determined using the College Grading System.
There is not a limit on the number of credits/courses a high school student can take. However, you should consider the number of credits your schedule can accommodate. A credit hour is the amount of credit earned for a class based upon the number of clock hours of instruction provided for a course per week. A credit hour is defined as one class hour (50 minutes) per week for 15 weeks. A three-credit course typically meets for three hours per week. The total credits, lecture hours and laboratory hours are printed in the College Catalog following each course description.
When a user forgets their password or if the password has expired, the user will click the "Forgot Password" link on the login page for MyDTCC and enter their username. The user will then choose to have a password reset code sent to either their external (non-dtcc) email account or receive a text message. The user will enter the password reset code then be prompted to enter a new secure password (the page describes the standards for a secure password).
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Our hope is that all students find their Delaware Tech courses engaging and rigorous. However, sometimes students experience a scheduling conflict or become overwhelmed by the unexpected rigor and demands of taking college coursework. If you wish to withdraw from a Delaware Tech course, you must communicate with the appropriate personnel. It is the student’s responsibility to contact the Delaware Tech counselor to withdraw from a course. Failure to withdraw from a course within the designated timeframe may result in a failing grade on the student’s transcript. Failure to withdraw from the course in the designated time frame could impact the student’s Delaware Tech GPA and can have implications for SEED and financial aid in the future. Students should review the College Catalog for details regarding financial implications.
When questions or problems arise, encourage students to communicate 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 find the information on the College Catalog. Students are expected to reach out to their instructor if they don’t understand content or expectations. With parental/counselor help, students can transition from expecting parents/caregivers and counselors to take care of issues and become comfortable as a self-advocate.
You can view the courses required for different programs and our four math pathways on the college website. You can view our Course Catalog to see which courses are offered.To learn more about how to qualify to take certain courses, see the placement guide. Contact an academic counselor with questions.
To learn more about how to qualify to take certain courses, see the placement guide. If using an Advanced Placement (AP) test score for placement, please review the required scores and details. Contact an academic counselor with questions.
You should complete our application process to become a student in our credit programs. Even if you are a dual enrollment, Academic Challenge, and/or visiting high school student, you will need to complete the application, AND don’t forget to plan for the financial part of college by completing the application for financial aid.
Delaware Tech can never guarantee the transfer of credits to another institution of higher education. Each college/university has specific policies for how many transfer credits and which courses are accepted. We have over 200 agreements connecting our programs with other institutions both in and out of state as well as knowledge of students who have successfully transferred credits to institutions for which no agreement is in place. However, we encourage students and families to work with their high school counselor and/or the college they plan to attend to discuss transfer policies and procedures. We have made our course description/syllabi available on the Delaware Tech website and are happy to provide additional information if a student/family needs it for the admissions/transfer process with another institution.