The College provides seamless opportunities for high school students to get a head start with their college education by enrolling in eligible pathways through Career and College Promise. Enrollment in identified courses is available to students enrolled in public and private schools (including home schools) through articulation agreements between the school system and the College and approved by the North Carolina Community College System. (Procedure 5.1.1.2)
Career and College Promise (CCP)
CCP provides seamless dual enrollment educational opportunities for eligible North Carolina high school students to accelerate completion of college certificates, diplomas and associate degrees that lead to college transfer or provide entry‐level job skills. The College offers the following CCP pathways aligned with the K‐12 curriculum, career and college ready standards adopted by the State Board of Education:
- College Transfer Pathways (CTP), leading to a college transfer certificate requiring the successful completion of thirty (30) semester hours of college transfer courses, including English and mathematics, for qualified high school students;
- Career and Technical Education Pathways (CTE)
- a curriculum Career and Technical Education Pathway (CTE) leading to a certificate or diploma aligned with one or more high school career clusters, or
- a Workforce Continuing Education Pathway (WCE) leading to a State or industry recognized credential aligned with a high school career cluster;
- Career and College Ready Pathway (CRP), offering high school students career exploration and college preparatory coursework, facilitating their transition to college or the workforce. Students who complete the required supplemental coursework may qualify for any approved CTP or CTE Pathway available at participating colleges; and
- Cooperative Innovative High School Programs (CIHS), leading to the completion of a high school diploma and associate degree or providing up to two years of college-credit within five years.
Tuition is waived for CCP students; however, all CCP students taking classes on-site at the College or online though the College, except for those in Cooperative Innovative High School programs, must purchase their own textbooks and supplies required for their classes. Transportation for high school students will not be provided by the College.
The College will develop specific and uniform admission’s criteria and program requirements for CCP enrollment that comply with State Board of Community College regulations.
Continuing Education Courses for Minors
A minor, age 16 or 17, may enroll in continuing education course sections subject to the following conditions:
- Minors shall not displace adult students.
- Minors shall pay the registration fees associated with the course section except for cases where they meet eligibility requirements for a fee waiver.
For minors that are also enrolled in a high school, the College shall not designate continuing education course sections to provide partial or full credit towards meeting high school graduation requirements. Further, the College shall not offer continuing education course sections that are specifically scheduled for high school students except those that are part of an approved Workforce Continuing Education Career and College Promise Pathway or those that are self-supporting course sections.
Exclusive College Programs for Minors
Except as provided above, the College cannot offer enrollment options for students who are under the age of sixteen (16) unless they have earned a high school diploma.