<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/academics/dualenrollment/articles/patch-promise-monrovia.html" dsn="news"><pubDate>05/13/2025</pubDate><title>Dual Enrollment Starts a Degree Path</title><author>Dr. Randa B. Wahbe, Guest Columnist</author><image><img src="/academics/dualenrollment/articles/images/patch-promise-monrovia.jpg" alt="Yadira Alvarez with the ED building in the background"/></image><caption>Yadira Alvarez is a pre-allied health major who has benefited from the Citrus College Promise program.</caption><thumbnail/><display/><description>Elisa Salas began at Citrus College through dual enrollment, continued through the Promise program and earned an associate degree in pre-allied health while pursuing a second degree.</description><tags><tag>academics</tag><tag>dual enrollment</tag></tags></item>