In 2021-22, the Running Start program experienced its first enrollment decline in over a decade. This was due, in large part, to pandemic-related school and college closures and the impact of these interruptions on students' advanced course-taking. Additionally, some students whose early high school years were disrupted chose to stay in high school to experience a more traditional junior and senior year instead of accessing Running Start. At community and technical colleges, according to SBCTC's Enrollment Data Dashboard, enrollment declined 14% from fall 2020 to fall 2021 before rebounding modestly in 2022 and nearly returning to pre-pandemic levels in 2023. Amid that recovery, the Legislature passed SHB 1316, raising the combined maximum enrollment in Running Start to 1.40 FTE and opening the summer college term to Running Start students. In 2024, eligibility for summer quarter Running Start was formally extended to students completing the 10th grade ("rising juniors") through Substitute Senate Bill (SSB) 5670. Including the "after-exit" proviso (first introduced in 2022) which also funded summer Running Start for graduating seniors within 15 college credits of an associate degree and those who exceeded the 1.40 FTE limit, the Legislature's investment in Running Start was generous and well timed. Included in SHB 1316 was a requirement that OSPI would collaborate with higher education partners, the Washington Student Achievement Council (WSAC), and the ERDC on annual tracking of the combined FTE experience of students participating in Running Start programs, including course load analyses and disaggregation by high schools and institutions of higher education eligible to offer Running Start (RCW 28A.600.300). (These institutions, whether public four-year colleges and universities or community and technical colleges, will be referred to as "colleges" throughout the report.) This report aims to satisfy this requirement and provide recommendations for additional policy and funding options that can further support the legislature's intention to ensure equitable access to dual credit opportunities.