<p>There are many schools that don't have "Running Start" - I don't know what it is. In fact, I've never heard of it before, so I doubt it would do my d any good.</p>
<p>As far as taking college courses (any college, not just cc), there are two issues for us:</p>
<p>1) Our school district will not recognize them if the high school offers a course in the same subject, unless the student has finished the highest level of courses offered at school. That's generally AP. So my d's AP class will count towards her graduation requirements while a college course will not. She'd have to take another course to make up the credits. For a busy kid, that's not an option.</p>
<p>2) Since my d's in a public high school, AP courses are free; I'd have to pay tuition for her to take a college course. I'll be doing that soon enough, thank you!</p>