Dual credit is changing the landscape of education in Idaho and most states in this country. The desire to keep high school students engaged academically throughout the entirety of their high school careers coupled with a desire by parents, state education policy makers, and funders to accelerate degree and certificate attainment makes dual credit a popular tool for all involved. The state of Idaho's approach to increase degree and certificate attainment to better address a growing need for a skilled workforce resulted in the adoption of the 2016 Idaho Advanced Opportunities Act. This act established a program through which the state of Idaho provides $4,125 for dual credit courses along with other activities designed to help students advance their postsecondary learning while still in high school. The program pays 100% of the student cost for their dual credit courses. This qualitative case study looked at the Idaho Advanced Opportunities Program (IAOP) through a conceptual framework of rationale choice theory, as students will make decisions based on what is in their best economic interest. Students, faculty, program administrators, and policy makers were interviewed for this case study. Dual credit students who participated in the IAOP also provided valuable data through survey responses to help provide context for the entirety of the program. [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://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2222/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]