DannyDuberstein said:
Obviously, one other factor in play would be how many of those hours can actually be utilized toward the degree program.
This, this, a million times this.
Be very judicious on how many and which Dual Cradit courses your kids take. Don't let the college offering the courses dictate how many and which ones your student "needs."
Not to give too much away, but I'm "in the business," although not currently in a role directly related to Dual Credit enrollment. There are only three safe bets for DC: US History 1&2 and Federal (US) Government. Everything else is a total crapshoot depending on a) intended university and b) intended major.
Colleges will tell you, "Everybody has to have 2 freshman English courses (t.u. only requires one) and everything transfers." True, but many courses eat up electives when they don't fulfill an actual degree requirement.
Be extra careful with Math courses. Flagship universities have a variety of math requirements depending on major. Unless you know for sure from the university what math is required don't waste your time with what the DC provider recommends.
I caught grief from my employer because I wouldn't sign my kids up for ALL the DC courses available because I wanted them to have options for their electives. I also know how to read a degree plan, run the calculations, and determine we needed to hold off on some underclassmen level courses in order to maintain full time status through the senior year.
I could go on. If anyone wants to hear any DC horror stories or take-it-or-leave-it advice email is username dot 91 at gmail dot com