Smithfield High
Smithfield, VA·Public·Rural, near a city·Isle of Wight County Public Schools
Dual enrollment in Virginia
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.
College and Career Ready Virginia Program (CCRV), Va. Code §§ 22.1-237.1 to 22.1-237.5
Free
Beginning with fall 2025 course registration, comprehensive community colleges, the Online Virginia Network Authority and local school boards may not charge a qualified high school student tuition or fees for CCRV Program courses, and each school board must offer enough courses at each high school to complete the Passport (15 credits) and Uniform Certificate of General Studies (30 credits) pathways at no cost to the student. Funding flows through the College and Career Ready Virginia Fund. The statute is silent on textbooks. Dual enrollment courses OUTSIDE the CCRV Passport/UCGS pathways are not covered by this no-charge rule and remain subject to locally negotiated tuition between the school division and the college.
Who can enroll. Open to 'qualified high school students' in Virginia public school divisions; the specific eligibility and admission requirements are set jointly by the Virginia Department of Education and the Virginia Community College System under § 22.1-237.4(3), which directs them to build on 8 VAC 20-132-140 and VCCS Policy Manual 6.6.3 rather than fixing a grade level or GPA in statute. Courses are delivered at the high school by comprehensive community colleges (or virtually by the Online Virginia Network Authority) and the credits must transfer to every Virginia public institution of higher education.
Anchored on 23 public colleges in Virginia · verified 2026-07-31.
Community colleges in Virginia
We do not hold map coordinates for this school, so these are the largest community colleges in the state rather than the closest ones. Check the drive before you plan around any of them. Open one to see what starting there and transferring would actually save.
- Northern Virginia Community CollegeAnnandale, VA$5,891in-state / yr
- Tidewater Community CollegeNorfolk, VA$5,588in-state / yr
- Brightpoint Community CollegeChester, VA$5,082in-state / yr
- Germanna Community CollegeLocust Grove, VA$5,257in-state / yr
- J Sargeant Reynolds Community CollegeRichmond, VA$5,280in-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 | 66% | 80% |
| 2019 | 80% | 90% |
| 2018 | - | 88% |
Who goes here
37% 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