Curriculum

Advanced Learners Program: Dual Enrollment & Advanced Curriculum

K12 and Idaho Technical Career Academy (ITCA) understand that academically gifted students don’t fit into a box—whether it’s a classroom or a one-size-fits-all education program. Teaching advanced learners is about challenging their minds and allowing them the freedom that comes from flexible, personalized learning using engaging curriculum—all of which we provide.

Idaho’s Advanced Opportunities Program: Dual Enrollment

ITCA students can participate in Idaho’s Advanced Opportunities program, enabling them to make the most of their high school years. By enrolling in an Advanced Opportunities class, qualified students can earn college credits from Idaho’s top public colleges and universities and apply that credit to both their high school diploma and postsecondary degree.

This program is also sometimes referred to as “Fast Forward,” “dual enrollment,” or “dual credit.”


There is no limit to the number of credits a student can earn while in high school.

Participating Colleges & Courses Offered

When taking a college-level class at ITCA, your student can earn credit from College of Eastern Idaho, College of Southern Idaho, College of Western Idaho, Idaho State University, Lewis and Clark State College, North Idaho College, Northwest Nazarene University, Boise State University, or University of Idaho.

Students can take a wide variety of classes in subjects related to health, science, math, and more, taught by our teachers for both college and high school credit.

Tuition for Dual Enrollment

The state of Idaho provides every student attending an Idaho public school an allocation of $4,125 to use toward Advanced Opportunities in grades 7–12. The funds can be used for a variety of offerings including dual credits (up to $75 per credit).

How to Enroll in Dual Enrollment Courses with ITCA

You can register your student for dual enrollment courses by following a few simple steps:

  1. Enroll your student at ITCA
  2. Talk with your school counselor
  3. Create an account with Advanced Opportunities through the state of Idaho
  4. Enroll your student in the partner college of your choice
  5. Register for courses with the college

Once enrolled in the Advanced Opportunities program, your student will earn dual credit for the courses they take with the college they’re enrolled in as well.

Additional Academic Solutions for Academically Gifted Students

Academically gifted students can thrive at ITCA because they can learn at their own pace.

Advanced Placement® & Honors Courses

Students at ITCA have access to the K12 high school academic curriculum, which includes comprehensive AP® and honors-level courses that enable students to dive deep into subjects of interest and provide them with the skills, discipline, and independence to prepare for college or a career.

In our online AP® courses, students explore a college-level curriculum and prepare to take the AP® exam in a particular subject. Their AP® exam score may allow them to receive college credit, as determined by the college.*

Our honors-level courses are designed to help students quickly master concepts and require a high degree of independence and self-discipline. 

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*AP® exams are scored on a scale of 1 to 5. According to the College Board, many U.S. colleges grant credit and/or advanced placement for scores 3 or higher.