Award Amounts

Funding and Award Amounts

Funding Cap

• The Dual Enrollment Funding Cap is 30 semester or 45 quarter hours.
• The Funding Cap is a hard cap based on hours paid by the Dual Enrollment funding program for terms of enrollment (as invoiced by the postsecondary institutions).
• Postsecondary credit hours taken while pursuing an Accelerated Career Diploma (ACD), for which Accelerated Career Education (ACE) Grant funds were received by a student are subtracted from the student’s Dual Enrollment Program Funding Cap.
• Georgia public high school students enrolled in CTAE courses in an eligible Career Grant certificate or diploma program at a TCSG institution, may utilize HOPE Grant and Career Grant funding prior to reaching the Funding cap.
  • HOPE Grant assists with the tuition. Students may have some tuition, fee and book costs. Check with the institution.

Reaching the Funding Cap

Once a Dual Enrollment student reaches the Funding Cap, a student may:

• Self- Pay for college courses
  • The college may charge the student tuition, fees and books based on credit hours of enrollment not covered by Dual Enrollment funding.
• If the student is enrolled in an eligible Career Grant certificate or diploma program at a TCSG institution, may qualify for HOPE Grant with Career Grant funding.
  • HOPE Grant assists with the tuition. Students may have some tuition, fee and book costs. Check with the institution.
• Upon reaching the Funding Cap, the Eligible Postsecondary Institution may charge Tuition and a prorated portion of the Mandatory Fees and book costs, based on credit hours not covered by Dual Enrollment funding.

Dual Enrollment funding is available up to the student’s high school graduation or home study completion date or the Funding Cap, whichever occurs first. 

• Dual Enrollment funding is not available for Georgia public high school students pursuing an Accelerated Career Diploma. The ACE Grant is available to Georgia public high school students pursuing high school graduation through Accelerated Career Diploma.

Other Options

• Students choosing to enroll in a course(s) not on the Dual Enrollment Directory or not eligible for Dual Enrollment funding may self-pay.
  • The college may charge the student tuition, fees and books based on credit hours of enrollment as other students would be charged.

Award Amounts

• Please review the Dual Enrollment Award Amounts to determine your award amount and contact your college’s financial aid office for details.
• The specific Dual Enrollment award amount will vary based on the postsecondary institution and the number of credit hours in which a student is enrolled in approved Dual Enrollment courses.

Dual Enrollment Funding Awards

• The approved award rates to be paid for Tuition, Mandatory Fees and Book costs are annually published and subject to change each year.
• The award is available for the per term maximum of 15 semester or 12 quarter hours and a maximum of three semesters or four quarters per award year depending upon the student’s eligibility.
• Postsecondary institutions must waive all mandatory and non-course related fees and cannot charge eligible high school students participating in the Dual Enrollment program additional tuition, mandatory fees or book costs for courses approved for Dual Enrollment funding. 
• Institutions must provide required textbooks at no cost to participating students for courses approved for Dual Enrollment funding. If the course textbook and/or course homework delivery method is provided online or online materials are used in lieu of a physical textbook, the institution must provide the access code at no cost to the student for courses approved for Dual Enrollment funding.

Student Responsibility

• The postsecondary institution may charge a Dual Enrollment recipient a fine for a lost or damaged book which was loaned to the student, up to $75 or the cost of the book minus the book allowance, whichever is less.
• If the student chooses to enroll in courses not covered by Dual Enrollment funding, the postsecondary institution may charge the student for tuition, books and fees as other students are charged.
• Upon reaching the Funding Cap, the Eligible Postsecondary Institution may charge Tuition and a prorated portion of the Mandatory Fees and book costs, based on credit hours not covered by Dual Enrollment funding.