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🏫 Dual Enrollment & College for Kentucky Homeschoolers
College classes in high school, admission for homeschool graduates, and the state college aid Kentucky homeschoolers can earn — from our Kentucky guide and articles.
Records, diplomas and going back to public school
Diplomas: Kentucky has no statewide diploma; each school, including a homeschool, issues its own. KDE says it can't verify homeschool diplomas for colleges or employers, so it suggests students consider the GED or an equivalent exam. Check each college's homeschool admission rules early.
College aid applications: homeschool graduates can file the FAFSA; KDE points families to the federal Federal Student Aid website for federal aid rules.
Read the full section in our Kentucky guide
Dual credit for homeschool students
Dual Credit Scholarship (KHEAA): open to Kentucky residents in grades 11 or 12 in a Kentucky public or private high school or a Kentucky home school who are enrolled, or approved to enroll, in an approved dual credit class at a participating Kentucky college or university. Students must complete a 30-minute college success counseling session each year. For 2026–27 it covers one general education dual credit class, equal to the college's dual credit tuition and not more than $99 per credit hour. Developmental, remedial, repeated or audited classes don't count. Awards are first come, first served, with 12th graders given top priority.
How homeschoolers apply: public and private school students are reported to KHEAA by their high school, but homeschool and non-certified school students mail KHEAA a printed copy of the 2026–2027 Dual Credit Scholarship Application for homeschool and non-certified school students. Deadlines for 2026–27: October 1, 2026 for fall and March 1, 2027 for spring. The same homeschool application also lets students in grades 9–12 request up to two career and technical education (CTE) dual credit classes.
Price cap at participating colleges: participating colleges agree to charge no more than half the KCTCS hourly tuition rate ($99 per credit hour for 2026–27) for all dual credit classes taken by Kentucky high school and home school students, whether or not they have a scholarship, and to charge no added fees such as lab, equipment or application fees. The scholarship covers tuition only, not textbooks.
Admission: each college decides whether to admit a homeschool student and what placement tests it requires. Ask the college's dual credit office.
Read the full section in our Kentucky guide
Other Kentucky programs: college aid, driver's licenses and special education
KEES bills for homeschool graduates: bills to let non-certified school graduates earn the GPA-based KEES base award using an equivalent GPA from test scores, AP exams or dual credit have not passed. SB 83 passed the Senate 37–0 on February 25, 2025 but stopped in the House. HB 298 (2026) was reported from committee and then recommitted on April 15, 2026. HB 249 (2025) and HB 275 (2026) stayed in committee.
Need-based grants (KHEAA): the College Access Program (CAP) grant helps Kentucky residents with financial need attend eligible colleges at least half time; the 2026–27 maximum is