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Montgomery College helps students get a jump on their 4-year degrees

Dual enrollment program with MCPS allows students to earn high school diploma, take college-level courses Ylealynn Datuin, a Montgomery County high school senior, will have two commencement ceremonies to attend this spring. She’ll be graduating...

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Montgomery College helps students get a jump on their 4-year degrees
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Montgomery College helps students get a jump on their 4-year degrees

Dual enrollment program with MCPS allows students to earn high school diploma, take college-level courses

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Kate Ryan - WTOP

May 21, 2026 2:54 p.m.

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    Montgomery College's Rockville campus
    Montgomery College's Rockville campus. Photo credit: The Washington Post via Getty Images

    Ylealynn Datuin, a Montgomery County high school senior, will have two commencement ceremonies to attend this spring. She’ll be graduating college before she graduates high school.

    That’s because in June, Datuin is graduating from her home school, Clarksburg High School. But this week, she’ll graduate from Montgomery College with her associate degree in bioscience.

    Datuin is among the roughly 400 students graduating in Montgomery College’s dual enrollment program that allows students to earn their high school diploma while taking college-level courses toward their associate’s degrees.

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    Originally published at Bethesdamagazine