SEVERE WX : Heat Advisory - Excessive Heat Warning View Alerts Dual enrollment program offered for high school students at Drake State "College expenses are very high right now, and to be able to receive an associate's degree and continue to a university without any type of debt, that’s awesome, he can go right into his junior year," said Dr. Bell. Posted: Jul 29, 2021 8:05 PM Updated: Jul 29, 2021 8:06 PM Posted By: Olivia Schueller Local high school students can graduate with an associate's degree thanks to a free program at Drake State Community and Technology College. River Hermina is one of those students. He's homeschooled but is going to be a senior in high school, and is taking three STEM courses in the fall. Hermina's goal is to work in one of the largest growing tech hubs in the United States, that being Huntsville, Alabama.