Priority 1 · Validate first
A specific credential incentive, current expansion window, or dated graduation reform warrants early validation of a Pearson opportunity.
State program or guidance · Reviewed 2026-09-12
This is a research baseline for discussion. Product fit, pursuit decisions and funding eligibility require responsible human validation. No state priority changed because of this screen.
Maryland places dual enrollment within college and career readiness and post-CCR pathways.
Official program source ↗Verify current Blueprint implementation, local payment arrangements and student eligibility.
Online delivery was not established by the sources reviewed. Confirm course-level permission with the college; this is not evidence that virtual delivery is prohibited.
Confirm the transcript-issuing college, high-school equivalency and applicability to the student’s intended college award. An industry credential requires its own assessment and issuer; a digital badge is not automatically college credit.
Connect a post-CCR student plan to a college course and degree or career award, with a district–college implementation owner.
Analytical next step—not a claim that the state lacks a program or that Pearson has an approved solution.
Pearson’s online dual-enrollment offering is a candidate for a college partnership. Product and the college must confirm course equivalency, faculty, transcript, transfer and state eligibility.
Pearson dual enrollment ↗Evaluate eDynamic Learning curriculum and simulations for preparation; evaluate Certiport for relevant credential assessments and Credly for credential communication. These roles are separate from awarding academic college credit.
State gaps & Pearson product crosswalk →Proposed responsibilities for human review—not assigned Pearson staffing or commitments.
Track enrollment-to-completion, applicable college credits, credential attainment, subgroup access and persistence. For commercial readiness, require buyer commitments, budget evidence and a dated next step before changing the forecast.
Start with Maryland postsecondary dual enrollment ↗