Here at MCCA we are able to help students dual enroll with the community colleges in our area. These classes are free of charge except for the purchase of books. We also allow students to take classes from other colleges that offer a similar program. As stated in our handbook, "with the principal's approval, MCCA students may be enrolled in college; however, any class taken at the college that is also offered at MCCA will not receive MCCA credit for the college class. The student must be 16 years old and presently taking at least 3 courses in the high school". Each college has its own criteria for high school students to take college level classes. Usually, the student must have at least a 3.0 GPA. If the students are entering high school, ninth grade is an excellent time to begin building that GPA so that the students may take college level classes when they turn sixteen.