Chelsea and Ryan, founders of Dual School, didn’t just invent dual schooling—they lived it. Today they’re building tools so the next generation of students can access the same education they did.
Co-Founder & COO
Chelsea leads academics and operations for Dual School with years of teaching experience and a passion for dual enrollment.
She holds a Bachelor's in Conservation and Resource Studies from UC Berkeley and a Master’s in Education from the University of Nevada, Reno.
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Co-Founder & CEO
Ryan leads the product and vision for Dual School drawing from his experience working at companies like Ford, Dropbox, Bible Project, and SAP.
He holds a Bachelor's in Science, Technology, and Society and an Master's in Computer Science from Stanford University.
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Chelsea and Ryan are a brother-and-sister team with a passion for dual schooling. Both founders were products of self-designed dual schooling at Mammoth High School and credit their experiences as a defining factor in their academic and professional success.
Chelsea started the dual enrollment program at their high school because she believed there was more to be gained outside of the opportunities that were offered at their traditional high school. Ryan built off the foundation Chelsea created and became the first student at Mammoth High School to graduate with a full associate degree alongside his high school diploma.
Dual schooling helped them save hundreds of thousands of dollars on tuition and allowed them to enter the workforce significantly earlier than the traditional college student. And it did more than help them get ahead academically; they entered top four-year universities already understanding what to expect from college-level coursework, which made the transition far more manageable.
Just as importantly, dual schooling gave them time — time to explore their interests, pursue passions, and take advantage of opportunities that a traditional schedule might not allow. It helped them build independence, responsibility, and confidence at an earlier stage in life.
Dual School was created to make that same experience possible for the next generation of students.
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