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WHAT IS A DUAL ENROLLMENT COURSE?

A dual enrollment course allows a student to earn high school credit AND college credit simultaneously!
Our program is unique because we send Northeast State instructors to Sullivan East High School to teach college-level courses.
In most cases, these courses are transferable to other colleges and universities. This means that your student is making progress on their college degree while they are still in high school!

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WHICH DUAL ENROLLMENT COURSES ARE OFFERED AT SULLIVAN EAST HIGH SCHOOL?

Composition I – This is an introductory level English course that most majors require and it's available for Juniors and Seniors.
Composition II – This course is taken after students take Composition I; it's a literature-based course.
Introductory Statistics - This is a math course that many majors require.
Modern U.S. History – This course will satisfy one of the history requirements at most colleges.
Introduction to Psychology – This course will satisfy a social science elective requirement.
College and Lifelong Learning - This course is required for most degrees at Northeast State.
Public Speaking – This course satisfies a communications requirement at most colleges.
American Government – This course will satisfy a social science elective requirement.
Intro to Education – This is an introductory level course for students interested in teaching as a career.

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MACHINE TOOL OPERATIONS CAREER ACADEMY

Students enrolled in the Machine Tool Operations Career Academy can graduate high school with their Machine Tool Operations Certificate, which prepares them to immediately enter the workforce or prepares them to transition to the A.A.S. Industrial Technology degree at Northeast State upon high school graduation.
Students can take allof the Machine Tool certificate coursework at Sullivan East High School with Mr. Jamie Gray, but are required to take a technical math course online or at Northeast State during the last semester of the program.

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DUAL ENROLLMENT CULINARY ARTS – PENDING APPROVAL

If approved, students will have the opportunity to take two dual enrollment Culinary Arts classes along with 2 general eduation classes that are required for the A.A.S. Culinary Arts degree.

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WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS TO ENROLL IN THESE COURSES?

To enroll in Composition I, American Government, Introduction to Psychology, Modern U.S. History, Intro to Education, and Public Speaking, students must have an 18-ACT English and 19-ACT Reading OR have a 3.60 cumulative, unweighted high school G.P.A. OR they must successfully pass the Accuplacer test.
To enroll in Introductory Statistics, students must have a 19-ACT Reading and 19-ACT Math OR have a 3.60 cumulative, unweighted high school G.P.A. OR they must successfully pass the Accuplacer test.
To enroll in College and Lifelong Learning, students must have a 19-ACT Reading OR have a 3.60 cumulative, unweighted high school G.P.A. OR they must successfully pass the Accuplacer test.

The Accuplacer test will be administered as needed at Sullivan East High School prior to summer break.

There is not a minimum ACT or GPA requirement for the Machine Tool Operations Career Academy, although students must be college-level in Math by the last semester of the program to enroll in the technical math course.
Culinary Arts will not have any minimum ACT or GPA requirements to enroll.

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ADDITIONAL CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION �DUAL ENROLLMENT COURSE INFO

The options on the following slides will lead to a credential and do not require a minimum ACT or GPA to enroll (with the exception of Early Childhood Education).

Students can also take classes in many of our programs within the Technologies Division including Networking, Computer-Aided Drafting, and HVAC.

Because these courses are taught at the Blountville campus or online, please discuss these options with your school counselors so that we can work together to create a schedule that works with your required high school classes, too.

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OTHER CAREER ACADEMIES 2026-2027

Welding Career Academy @ Northeast State Blountville
Entertainment Technology Career Academy @ Northeast State Blountville
Entrepreneurship – Fully Online
Early Childhood Education – Online/Hybrid
Aviation Technology Jump Start

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ONLINE COURSES THAT ARE AVAILABLE

Intro. To Sociology
Intro. To Theatre
Intro. To Music
Medical Terminology
Intro. To Health Professions

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IS THERE FINANCIAL AID AVAILABLE FOR DUAL ENROLLMENT STUDENTS?

Dual enrollment students who have NEVER taken dual enrollment courses before are eligible to receive grant funding to cover the cost of 5 dual enrollment courses as long as they are TN residents.
Students are eligible to receive $100 per credit hour to put towards the cost of courses 6-10 if they maintain a 2.0 college G.P.A.
Regardless of available grant funds, dual enrollment students are ALWAYS responsible for purchasing textbooks for their dual enrollment courses.
If your student has a tuition balance for courses 6-10, we can accept teacher and other state employee discounts for these classes.
Students enrolled in CTE courses for courses 6-10 are eligible to utilize the Sullivan County College & Career Readiness Scholarship to assist with tuition gap fees.

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MIDDLE COLLEGE OPPORTUNITY

A Middle College partnership allows students to pursue an Associate's degree over the last two years of high school. Students who successfully complete all degree requirements will graduate concurrently with a Northeast State degree and a Sullivan East High School diploma during the spring semester of their Senior year.

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MORE ABOUT THE MIDDLE COLLEGE

Students will pursue the Associate of Science, General TBR Transfer degree through a mix of courses taught at Sullivan East High School, Northeast State Blountville, and online.
To enroll in the Middle College program, students must have one of the following:

a 3.60 cumulative, unweighted high school G.P.A. or college-level Accuplacer placement test scores. Students must have a minimum 3.00 cumulative, unweighted high school GPA to qualify for the Middle College Scholarship.

Students must be a Junior in 2026-2027 to participate in the Middle College program.

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MIDDLE COLLEGE FINANCIAL AID

Middle College students are eligible to apply for the Middle College Scholarship, which is worth $2,000 each semester. Students must have a 3.0 cumulative, unweighted high school G.P.A. at the end of the 10th grade year to receive the scholarship. Students are also required to enroll full-time at Northeast State. They must maintain a 3.0 college G.P.A. (each semester) for continued scholarship eligibility. If students become disqualified from receiving the Middle College Scholarship, they can cannot regain eligibility.
The Sullivan County College & Career Readiness Scholarship will pay the remaining tuition balance for up to 20 Sullivan East High School students who participate in the Middle College program. This scholarship is for Sullivan County residents only!
Textbooks and access materials may be an out-of-pocket expense for participating students.

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BENEFITS OF THE MIDDLE COLLEGE PROGRAM

Students will graduate with their A.S. degree concurrently with their high school diploma. This will allow students to be Juniors in college when their peers are freshmen.
Students will enroll with Northeast State in five classes each semester of their Junior and Senior years, which will require a unique academic schedule. It will also allow students to pursue a full-time college schedule with the additional academic and student supports that both Sullivan East HS and Northeast State can provide together.

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ADDITIONAL BENEFITS

Participants will enroll in college coursework that aligns well with the final high school graduation requirements that students usually take over their Junior and Senior years. For instance, students will take a college English credit each year along with college courses like Economics and Society, American Government, Modern US History, etc. Students will also take general education courses that transfer well to in-state universities. Students will be required to take Algebra II with Sullivan East High School during their Junior year as Northeast State does not offer an equivalent to this course.
Graduates will participate in Northeast State’s Commencement activities.

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MIDDLE COLLEGE CONSIDERATIONS

STUDENTS WILL ENROLL IN RIGOROUS, COLLEGE-LEVEL COURSEWORK AND THIS COURSEWORK WILL APPEAR ON A COLLEGE TRANSCRIPT WITH NORTHEAST STATE REGARDLESS OF THE GRADE THAT IS EARNED AT THE END OF THE COURSE.

BECAUSE OF THE FULL-TIME COLLEGE SCHEDULE THAT STUDENTS WILL HAVE, IT COULD MAKE PARTICIPATING IN ELECTIVE HIGH SCHOOL COURSEWORK DIFFICULT. STUDENTS SHOULD STILL BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN BAND, SPORTS, AND OTHER AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES.

STUDENTS WHO GRADUATE FROM THE MIDDLE COLLEGE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO UTILIZE THE TENNESSEE PROMISE SCHOLARSHIP AS THIS SCHOLARSHIP IS RESERVED FOR RECENT HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES WHO HAVE NOT EARNED AN ASSOCIATE’S DEGREE.

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MIDDLE COLLEGE CONSIDERATIONS – CONTINUED

Middle College graduates will need to meet the minimum HOPE Scholarship requirements and enroll within 16 months at an eligible four-year institution after graduating from their high school and Northeast State to receive the HOPE Scholarship.
Time enrolled as a Middle College student will not count towards the HOPE Scholarship terminating events.
Middle College graduates are ineligible for the TN Promise.

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HOW DO STUDENTS ENROLL IN COURSEWORK?

Please tell your counselor that you would like to take dual enrollment courses or the Middle College program next year when you meet with them to determine your 2026-2027 academic schedule!!!!
If you are interested in any of the CTE opportunities, let me know ASAP.
You will then be given information about our mandatory application sessions that will be held at Sullivan East High School on April 8 (Rising Seniors ) and April 9 (Rising Juniors).

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HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS CONTACT INFORMATION

Shelby McKenzie, Director: swmckenzie@northeaststate.edu/423.354.5186
Jacqui Rasnic, Assistant Director: jlrasnic@northeaststate.edu/423.354.2586
Olivia Orten, HSP Coordinator: oaorten@northeaststate.edu/423.354.5198
Raegan Goodson, EPSO Coordinator: rmgoodson@northeaststate.edu/ 423.354.2514
Poppy Steele, CTE Specialist: pdsteele@northeaststate.edu/423.354.5297
Brandi Hyatt, Administrative Assistant: bdhyatt@northeaststate.edu/423.354.5238