Before You Apply (Dual Enrollment) | Georgia Piedmont Technical College

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Dual Enrollment Funding
- Students taking regular dual enrollment classes with plans to transfer to a 4-year college or continue on a degree path can use Georgia Futures Dual Enrollment Funding for up to 30 credit hours. This funding can be applied to career pathway courses for 10th graders, and both career and academic courses for 11th and 12th graders. Students must maintain a GPA of 2.0 for career courses and 2.5 for academic courses. To receive this funding, students must:
- Create a Georgia Futures application
  - Use this step-by-step guide to help you.
- Have their courses approved by their high school counselor
- Confirm their Social Security Number is correct
- For males age 18 and up, register for Selective Service
- Reapply to GA Futures every school year
HOPE Career Grant Funding
- The HOPE Career Grant funds programs that will prepare students for the workforce. To use the HOPE Career Grant, students must:
- Create a Georgia Futures application
- Enroll in a HOPE Career Grant approved program (view approved program list)
- Complete the residency form
- Have courses approved by high school counselor
- Confirm their Social Security Number is correct
- For males age 18 and up, register for Selective Service
- Reapply to GA Futures every school year

Accelerated Career – ACE Grant Funding
- The ACE Grant is specifically used for the Accelerated Career program. Students in this program have the opportunity to graduate high school with credentials to go directly into the workforce. To receive this funding, students must:
- Create GSFAPP application-- this application lasts for 10 years!
- Be enrolled in 2 ACE-approved Technical College Certificate of Credit programs, OR a Diploma program, OR an Associates Degree (view program list here)
- Remain enrolled in high school and complete 9 required high school courses: 2 English, 2 Math, 2 Science, 2 Social Studies, and 1 Health PE
- Review the Accelerated Career pathways breakdown Here.
- Learn more about Accelerated Career at GPTC.
Self-Pay
- Students have the option to self-pay for their dual enrollment courses. Here are some reasons a student might self-pay:
- Took courses that weren't approved by their high school counselor in GA Futures
- Failed a course--failed courses will not be funded
- Retaking a failed course
- Failed to meet SAP requirements
- Took a course that isn't approved by their funding source or their program of study (view DE Course Directory)
- Ran out of GA Futures funding
- To set up self-pay with GPTC, the student will need to:
- Receive approval from their high school counselor
- Complete the residency form
- Complete the self-pay form