The Concurrent Enrollment program provides high school students with the opportunity to enroll in postsecondary courses and earn up to 6 credits/hrs per semester (part-time) of college credit. Students can take online, virtual, or in-person classes with Pueblo Community College, San Juan College and Fort Lewis College. The Student/Parent Team must meet with a SPRUCE Advisor and College Advisor to confirm eligibility, approved courses, registration, and enrollment. SPRUCE covers tuition and books or fees as approved per student, course, and semester. Students may take additional college classes above 6 credits as approved by SPRUCE with each college advisor with the student/parents responsible to pay their balance difference prior to the end of the SPRUCE fiscal year June 30. Colorado data shows that students in Concurrent Enrollment programs are more likely to enroll in college within one year following high school graduation, complete their postsecondary education, and have higher workforce earnings after postsecondary completion.
 

Postsecondary & Workforce Readiness
 

Expanding pathways from high school to postsecondary opportunities is essential to increasing the number of postsecondary degrees earned by Coloradans and decreasing high school dropout rates. Concurrent enrollment programs help students develop the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to be postsecondary and workforce ready.

SPRUCE uses per pupil revenue to pay the tuition for the postsecondary courses at the resident community college rate directly to the institution on behalf of the student. SPRUCE enters into a cooperative agreement with the qualified institution of higher education that outlines how credits will be awarded, the negotiated tuition rate, and the establishment of an academic plan of study for the student.