b"MIBEST The Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College MIBEST program offers Mississippi residents, without a high school diploma, the opportunity to enroll in select Career/Technical programs, earn college credits while simultaneously pursing a High School Equivalency.The MIBEST program is available at all MGCCC College Campuses and Centers, affording students all rights and privileges of full-time students.The MIBEST program is offered at no cost to qualifying students for their first semester of attendance.MIBEST students are encouraged to continue their educational pursuit by enrolling the following semester as a full-time college student or seeking full-time employment. Dual Enrollment/Dual Credit High School Students MGCCC encourages qualified high school students to apply for admission under the college's dual-enrollment/dual-credit program. Through dual enrollment, academically talented students are able to enroll at MGCCC while still attending high school classes. Students involved in dual credit courses may be eligible to receive high school and college credit concurrently. Students must meet the following provisions: 1.Complete the application for admission. 2.Submit the Concurrent Enrollment Verification Form signed by their high school counselor or principal stating that the student has met one of the following:1.For academic courses, the student has earned 14 Core Carnegie Units with a 3.0 or better grade point average on a 4.0 grading scale. 2.For career and technical education courses, the student is classified as a sophomore with a 2.0 or better grade point average on a 4.0 grading scale. 3.If the student does not meet the above criteria, the student has achieved a minimum composite score of 30 on the ACT test. If meeting the ACT test requirement, official scores must be submitted to the Admissions Office. 3.Provide official high school transcript indicating grades through the last semester of attendance.The above requirements should be completed well in advance of the intended semester of enrollment. A discussion with a college enrollment specialist concerning course selections must be completed before registration takes place. Credit earned through the dual-enrollment/dual-credit program will be awarded once a student has completed high school graduation requirements and final official transcripts have been received. Collegiate Academy Collegiate Academy allows qualified high school/homeschool students to simultaneously earn a high school/homeschool diploma and an associate degree. This program is available to students of specific high schools in our district and the homeschool community. Students involved in Collegiate Academy may be eligible to receive high school and college credit concurrently. Students must meet the following provisions: 1.Complete the application for admission. 2.Submit the Concurrent Enrollment Verification Form signed by their high school counselor or principal. 3.Be a high school junior in good standing with 14 core units and a 3.0 or better grade point average on a 4.0 grading scale for academic programs, or be a high school junior in good standing with 14 core units and a 2.0 or better grade point average on a 4.0 grading scale for career and technical education programs, or has achieved a minimum composite score of 30 on the ACT test. If meeting the ACT test requirement, official scores must be submitted to the Admissions Office. 4.Provide official high school transcript indicating grades through the last semester of attendance and an official copy of their ACT results or appropriate portions of the ACCUPLACER. 5.Participate in an orientation program.The above requirements should be completed well in advance of the intended semester of enrollment. A discussion between the high school counselors and MGCCC Assistant Director of Dual Credit & Collegiate Academy concerning course selections must be completed before registration takes place.23"