As a member of the Eastern Lakeshore Regional Planning Team (ELRPT), Durham College (DC) is proud to announce a 92 per cent success rate for dual credit students in the Eastern Lakeshore region for the 2013-14 academic year. This success rate ranks higher than provincial counterparts when connecting with at risk youth as the provincial average currently sits at 87 per cent.

During the 2013-14 academic year DC and the ELRPT engaged 3,246 students considered at risk, disengaged, or underachieving with the potential for success through the dual credit program. Provincially the dual credit program reaches over 19,000 students a year, offering them a chance to earn a high school and college credit through the completion of a single course. The dual credit program at DC, also known as the Centre for Success, has successfully  assisted at risk youth since its inception in 2006.

The ELRPT consists of:

Post-secondary partners:

• Durham College
• Fleming College
• Loyalist College

Secondary partners:

• Durham District School Board
• Durham Catholic District School Board
• Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board
• Peterborough Victoria Northumberland Clarington Catholic District School Board
• Trillium Lakelands District School Board