# Hermantown High School to offer two hybrid dual-credit CTE courses with Dunwoody in fall 2026, including VR labs for DC Circuits

By MarketScale Newsroom · Published 2026-09-23 · Education Technology on MarketScale
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> Hermantown High School will add two hybrid Dunwoody dual-credit CTE courses in fall 2026, including DC Circuits with virtual reality vision goggles for parts of

## Key points

- Two hybrid CTE courses with dual high school and Dunwoody college credit launch at Hermantown High School in fall 2026.
- Fundamentals of DC Circuits students use virtual reality vision goggles for portions of lab work.
- MPR News reported Dunwoody is launching a fall pilot in six Minnesota school districts to bring college-level technical classes into high schools.

Beginning in fall 2026, Hermantown High School is set to add two hybrid Career and Technical Education (CTE) offerings, developed with Dunwoody College of Technology: Fundamentals of DC Circuits and Early Global Architecture. The district said Fundamentals of DC Circuits students will complete parts of the lab experience using virtual reality vision goggles, and both classes provide dual credit through Dunwoody along with high school credit.

MPR News reported Sept. 9 that Dunwoody College of Technology is starting an initiative to deliver college-level technical classes inside high school classrooms, allowing students to earn college credit. The pilot begins this fall in six Minnesota school districts.

## What’s launching: two courses, one of them VR-based labs

The local implementation is intentionally narrow. Hermantown will offer Fundamentals of DC Circuits and Early Global Architecture as hybrid courses, with students earning both high school credit and dual credit through Dunwoody, the district said on its live feed. The DC circuits course is where virtual reality enters the daily operating model. Students will use “virtual reality vision goggles” for portions of the lab experience, according to Hermantown Community Schools. The Duluth News Tribune reported the two pilot courses run 14 to 16 weeks during the fall semester and that 13 Hermantown students are participating across the two offerings.

## The operational model is simple on paper, then gets real

Public descriptions of the model point to online coursework paired with “mixed-reality” lab work.

## Why dual-credit delivery matters more than the headset

MPR News characterized the effort as Dunwoody beginning an initiative that places college-level technical instruction in high school classrooms and provides college credit. The Duluth News Tribune likewise reported that students can earn both high school and college credit through online coursework and mixed-reality labs.

## A second timeline sits behind it: Hermantown’s 2030 funding signal

Hermantown Community Schools is also monitoring a broader facilities and funding backdrop that could influence how quickly it scales programs like these. In a superintendent update posted to the district’s live feed, Hermantown said it is aware of a proposed data center project and a related agreement between the City of Hermantown and Google that includes “a long-term financial commitment” to the school district beginning in 2030. The district also said it was not involved in negotiations, has no role in development decisions, and remains neutral on the project.

According to a district post, Hermantown Community Schools said it is aware of a proposed data center project and a related agreement between the City of Hermantown and Google that includes a long-term financial commitment to the school district beginning in 2030. The district said it was not involved in negotiating the agreement, does not participate in decisions about the development, and remains neutral regarding the project.

## What to watch as the pilot moves from headlines to lab days

The Duluth News Tribune reported the Hermantown pilot courses run between 14 and 16 weeks throughout the fall semester. MPR News described the broader effort as a fall-start pilot in six Minnesota school districts.

## Sources

- [Virtual reality classes come to Hermantown schools](https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/local/virtual-reality-classes-come-to-hermantown-schools)
- [Live Feed | Hermantown Community Schools](https://www.hermantown.k12.mn.us/live-feed)
- [Hermantown Community Schools](https://www.isd700.org/live_feeds/12225482)
- [High schoolers in several Minnesota districts to get virtual reality training ...](https://www.mprnews.org/episode/2026/09/09/students-several-minnesota-districts-to-get-virtual-reality-training-in-skilled-trades)

Tags: Hermantown Community Schools, Hermantown High School, Dunwoody College of Technology, virtual reality, VR headsets, career and technical education, CTE, dual credit, skilled trades, K-12 IT, instructional technology, work-based learning, Minnesota, education procurement

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