| Dual Credit | Articulated Credit | Dual Enrollment | |
| Payment / Fees | There is no additional fee for College of DuPage at TCD. | There is no additional fee. | Fees vary depending on tuition and other resources that are required from the class such as books or kit fees. |
| Where do students attend? | Students earn dual credit for their work in their Technology Center of DuPage program. | Students earn articulated credit in their Technology Center of DuPage class. | Students attend classes at the College of DuPage Addison Campus. |
| How is the credit generated? | The students are generating a transcript for the College of DuPage at the same time they are earning high school credit in a Technology Center program. | The students must attend the College of DuPage or the college/institution that offers articulated credit in order to receive the credit. | The student attends the College of DuPage class at the Addison Campus and generates a transcript from the College of DuPage. |
| How do students sign up? | Students sign up by the designated deadline in their Technology Center of DuPage program area class. They will need their Social Security number. | Students fill out an articulation form after they graduate and and are enrolled in the specific college/institution. They must request a copy of their transcript from the Technology Center of DuPage. | Students contact the College of DuPage to sign up for this course, however they may receive the flyer about the course from their Technology Center of DuPage instructor. |
| Will I need to take a test in order to earn the credit? | For certain programs, the Compass Reading test and Writing Essay are required. (See instructor for exceptions.) | Some colleges or institutions require a student to pass the school's own competency/assessment test. or meet a minimum SAT or ACT score in order to receive credit. (See your instructor for information.) | For certain areas the Compass Reading test and Writing Essay are required. |
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