Since legislation changed in 1996, many community colleges have experienced a rise in the number of high school students seeking enrollment in both academic institutions – referred to as concurrent enrollment. These students bring with them a host of issues and potential problems for faculty and staff at the colleges. Dr. Ed Myers presents an overview on this topic and discusses the approach used by West Valley College to develop policies and procedures to address all concerns. Included with this article is a copy of the information provided to the community colleges from the California State Chancellor’s Office on “Admission of Minors to Community Colleges.” Additionally, you will find copies of the forms used for admission of minors to West Valley College. These forms are provided for other colleges to use and adapt as necessary to meet their institutional needs.

Medical treatment of minors, persons under 18 years of age, requires consent of a parent or guardian. While this sounds clear cut, with or without consent, health services often finds itself in the position of making judgment calls regarding treatment and services.

In this article, Marilyn Dickson provides an overview of regulations and procedures related to treating minors. Additionally, she shares a few examples of situations that often fall into a grey area. Health Centers routinely deal with issues related to the health and safety of students and the college. Being aware of and planning for some of the unique challenges outlined in this article is sound prevention.

There is very little research data available on students concurrently enrolled in high school and college. This is starting to change as college researchers undertake studies on this cohort. How many students participating in Concurrent Enrollment Programs enroll at the college after high school graduation? And of these, how many are retained the next semester? Dr. Seward examined these two questions and the results are reported in this article.