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Some high schools serve as sites for afternoon and evening college courses.
The classes are popular because students can get both high school and college credit. This is convenient and close to my house. Since Pierce College hired someone to promote its off-campus program, offerings have increased from 19 classes at six high schools last fall to 36 classes at nine high schools this spring. Not everyone likes the idea. A new Los Angeles Unified School District policy lays out which community college courses can be substituted for high school classes, including Advanced Placement classes.