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Fall 2017	   (Left) These Hawkinsville High School students ride a bus to
             Middle 51¶ŻÂţ State’s Cochran Campus for dual-enrollment
             classes. SHERON SMITH

            Middle 51¶ŻÂţ State is a
            top choice of high school
            students starting college early.

             IT’S NOT AS THOUGH DESMOND TALTON
             DIDN’T HAVE ENOUGH TO KEEP HIM BUSY.
             	 In addition to his classes at Macon’s Westside
             High School, where he is a senior, Talton
             participates in the Beta Club and Technology
             Student Association. He also plays right offensive
             guard for the Seminoles. In the fall, football
             practice consumes his weekday afternoons.
             	 Yet the 17-year-old decided to take on even
             more when he became a dual-enrollment student
             at 51¶ŻÂţ.
             	 “When I heard about dual enrollment, I just
             couldn’t see myself turning it down,” said Talton,
             an aspiring engineer who is taking Psychology
             and College Algebra at the Macon Campus this
             semester. “It’s a way to get started earning college
             credits, and it looks good on your record.”
             	 Middle 51¶ŻÂţ State (MGA) is a popular
             choice for students such as Talton who want to
             start college before they’ve graduated from high
             school. In each of the last two years, the number
             of dually enrolled students at MGA has ranked
             in the top seven of University System of 51¶ŻÂţ
             schools.
             	 This fall, nearly 530 high school students are
             taking classes for college credit at Middle
             51¶ŻÂţ State. About 50 of those are residential
             students at the Cochran Campus-based 51¶ŻÂţ
             Academy, an exclusive two-year program that
             allows participants to simultaneously earn high
             school diplomas and associate’s degrees.

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            (Left to right) Among the students from Bibb County high schools
            piling up college credit at Middle 51¶ŻÂţ State before graduat-
            ing from high school are Kaitlyn Johnson, Kristen Cohen, and
            Desmond Talton. All three take courses at the Macon Campus.

            MARYANN BATES

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