Administrators of higher education systems have found that their state and federal funding have been adversely affected by the economic crisis plaguing the United States, but they must still provide the student population with an environment that is conducive to learning. To accomplish this task, administrators of both secondary and post-secondary institutions have entered into partnerships that will allow more students the opportunity to enroll in college courses as dual credit participants. The problem to be addressed in this study was twofold in that the need for providing exceptional dual credit programs to high school students has become a priority for administrators of Texas post-secondary institutions; therefore, for stakeholders to implement successful dual credit programs, stakeholders need data on the academic experiences of dual credit students (Valdez & Marshall, 2013). The purpose of this qualitative, phenomenological study was to understand the experiences of high school graduates from a high school/community college dual credit program, and gather their suggestions for dual degree program improvement. The sample size was 10 graduates, age 18 or older, enrolled in the dual credit program. The instrument for this study was an online questionnaire. Study results where that participants found that enrollment and tuition payment was effortless and beneficial to them, and being able take courses in a variety of course delivery formats was appreciated. However, participants reported transferability of all dual program course credits to 4-year universities needs further addressed. Recommendations for further research include that a cross section of students from dual credit programs across the United States be quantitatively surveyed to assess if program challenges differ among different programs. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com.bibliotheek.ehb.be/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]