TENSAS ACADEMY
SAINT JOSEPH, LA·Private
Dual enrollment in Louisiana
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.
Dual Enrollment (state support via TOPS Tech Early Start Award; statewide framework under Board of Regents)
Price set locally
Louisiana has no single verifiable statewide per-credit price a dual enrollment student pays; tuition is set institution by institution and is offset by a patchwork of local, Course Choice and state funds. The one firm, state-published figure is the TOPS Tech Early Start Award, administered by LOSFA, which pays up to $600 per academic year toward concurrent enrollment (up to six credit hours per semester) for eligible 11th and 12th graders pursuing an industry-based certification in a high-demand occupation. Amounts above that award, and academic (non-CTE) dual enrollment, are billed by the college unless the school system or a state appropriation covers them; the Board of Regents' Dual Enrollment Task Force recommended — but the state has not been shown to guarantee — four tuition-free and fee-free courses for every student.
Who can enroll. TOPS Tech Early Start: 11th or 12th grade student attending a Louisiana PUBLIC high school, U.S. citizen/permanent resident and Louisiana resident, cumulative GPA of at least 2.00 on a 4.00 scale on all courses attempted, concurrently enrolled at a Louisiana public or nonpublic college or approved training provider in an eligible certification program in a designated demand occupation. General dual enrollment eligibility is set by each awarding institution's admission standards (commonly juniors/seniors with roughly a 2.5 GPA plus test-score or placement criteria); home-study students are generally not eligible for the state-subsidized rate.
Up to 6 credits per term.
Anchored on 14 public colleges in Louisiana · verified 2026-07-31.
Community colleges near TENSAS ACADEMY
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.
- Copiah-Lincoln Community CollegeWesson, MS · 52 miles$4,000in-state / yr
- Hinds Community CollegeRaymond, MS · 54 miles$4,250in-state / yr
- Mississippi Institute of Aesthetics Nails & CosmetologyClinton, MS · 60 miles
- Louisiana Delta Community CollegeMonroe, LA · 60 miles$4,159in-state / yr
- Traxlers School of HairJackson, MS · 62 miles
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 Private School Universe Survey. Dual-enrollment funding rules from state policy, verified on our last review. Figures change - confirm with the school before relying on one.