North Pole High School
North Pole, AK·Public·Small suburb·Fairbanks North Star Borough School District
Dual enrollment in Alaska
College credit earned while still in high school. It is the single largest lever on a college bill, and what it costs your family depends almost entirely on which state you are in.
There is no broad state subsidy, so dual-enrolment credits are billed at the college’s own rate. That is still far below university tuition, and it is the case where comparing colleges matters most.
University of Alaska Dual Enrollment (UA Board of Regents Policy P10.05.015)
Price set locally
Alaska has no statewide dual-enrollment subsidy or statewide price. Under UA system policy the student pays regular university tuition and fees unless a school district, tribal organization, municipality or other external funder agrees to pay, or unless a negotiated agreement reduces the rate; cost per credit varies by campus. Specific campus programs differ widely - for example UAF's online 'Alaska Advantage' rate is $165/credit and UAF's 'North Star College' is free because the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District pays tuition, fees and textbooks - but those are institution-specific, not statewide, so no statewide figure is recorded here.
Who can enroll. Any K-12 (including homeschool) student may enroll; UA Board of Regents policy forbids restrictions beyond those applying to all university students, other than to comply with law or to ensure informed parental consent. Admission/registration follows each university's non-degree-seeking secondary student procedures (parent/guardian signature, deadlines, course prerequisites). Scope is the University of Alaska system (UAA, UAF, UAS) only; whether high school credit is awarded is decided by the school district, and individual campuses set their own program rules and prices.
Anchored on 4 public colleges in Alaska · verified 2026-07-31.
Community colleges near North Pole High School
Ordered by distance, because a student without a car cannot attend a college two hours away whatever its transfer agreement says. Open one to see what starting there and transferring would actually save.
- Alaska Career CollegeAnchorage, AK · 258 miles
- Alaska Christian CollegeSoldotna, AK · 317 miles$9,660in-state / yr
- Whatcom Community CollegeBellingham, WA · 1431 miles$5,115in-state / yr
- Zorganics Institute of Beauty and WellnessBellingham, WA · 1431 miles
- Bellingham Technical CollegeBellingham, WA · 1432 miles$4,431in-state / yr
Scholarships only this school's students can win
Awards in our corpus that name this high school. Smaller applicant pools than anything national - often by orders of magnitude.
Results
State assessments, 2021. Reported by EDFacts as ranges rather than exact figures, to keep small cohorts from being identifiable.
| Year | Math | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 32% | 32% |
| 2019 | 17% | 22% |
| 2018 | 17% | 17% |
Who goes here
32% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That figure is also the federal shorthand for family income, and it is what most need-based aid and fee waivers key on.
Outside of class
Activities colleges actually read on an application - and where to find them near this school. Depth in one or two beats a list of ten.
Plan from here
Directory, enrollment and staffing from the NCES Common Core of Data; proficiency and graduation from EDFacts. Dual-enrollment funding rules from state policy, verified on our last review. Figures change - confirm with the school before relying on one. NCES record