Pay single tuition; enroll in multiple colleges

Students can enroll concurrently at more than one of the Alamo Colleges and pay tuition and fees as if they were enrolling in only one of the five colleges.

This is called concurrent or cross enrollment. The chancellor recently said more than 6,000 students, or 10 percent of the district, are cross-enrolled.

If a particular class is unavailable at a student's primary college, students can enroll in the class at a different college.

First, the student needs to apply at each college they wish to attend for that semester.

The registration process includes sending each college a transcript and test scores.

The Alamo Community College District uses the Texas Common Course Numbering System, so course numbers are the same at each college.

This makes it easier when students start picking their classes at two or more colleges.

Although there are many interchangeable courses between colleges, some courses are only available at one college.

Refer to each college's course schedule.

Counselors are available to help students with this process because they can view classes at all of the colleges through the Passport system.

Although they can view courses at other colleges, they cannot register a student at another college.

Students also can log on to www.alamo.edu and click on Student Information and Online Registration for step-by-step instructions.

Wednesday Counselor Jan E. Starnes was helping a student who needed credit in a biomedical science course.

Starnes went to the St. Philip's College Web site and looked through their e-catalog for a biomedical-related degree plan. She viewed classes the student was able to take at this college that would transfer.

A student enrolled concurrently needs to inform the business office before paying the bill so base tuition and fees will not be charged for each college.

Students still are limited to a maximum of 18 hours per semester and 14 in the summer.

For more information about concurrent enrollment, go to your primary college's online academic catalog, click on Registration and Concurrent Enrollment at the Alamo Colleges.