02/06/2019A Four-Year Head Start on CollegeDr. Edward C. Ortell, Guest Columnistduarte high school students smile in a classroom with the duarte high school logo displayed above themWhat began as a two-year Early College program expanded into a four-year pathway, allowing Duarte High School students to start college courses as freshmen, earn up to 60 units and make significant progress toward a degree.academicsdual enrollment