The North Carolina Career and College Promise:
College Options for High School Students

The North Carolina Career and College Promise Program replaced Huskins, Concurrent Enrollment, and Learn and Earn Online dual enrollment programs. This program offers three pathways designed to give motivated high school students a head start on college and career training!  The pathways include a Career Technical Education, College Transfer, and Cooperative and Innovative Program. Both Career Technical Education and College Transfer can be utilized while a student remains in their own high school. Career and College Promise Program (Quicklinks) Career and College Promise Application College Readiness Assessments Career and Technical Education Programs of Study College Transfer Programs of Study Late Start College Transfer Pathway Options Searching for Classes Tutorial Placement Test Information (Must have CCP application filled out to test) What pathway should I choose if I want to major in NCC’s Nursing or Physical Therapy Assistant program?

Career and College Promise Pathways

Career Technical Education Pathway

If you are a junior or senior in a career cluster program at your high school, this pathway will give you the opportunity to enroll in a Nash Community College Certificate Program that aligns with your high school program. You do not have to be part of the Early College to participate in his program.

College Transfer Pathway

If you are a junior or senior planning to attend a four-year college after high school, this pathway will allow you to complete some of the core general education classes required during the first two years of a four-year degree. You do not have to be part of the Early College to participate in his program.

Cooperative Innovative High School (Early College) Pathway

If you are a motivated rising ninth grader seeking a non-traditional high school experience, this pathway will give you the opportunity to earn your high school diploma and up to two years of college credit within five years. You will have to be enrolled in the Nash-Rocky Mount Early College to participate in this program. For more details about the Early College, click here.

College Transfer Pathways

College Transfer Pathway - Returning Student Requirement

1. Junior/Senior Only
2. 3.0 Weighted High School GPA (minimum)
3. Required Test Score or Provisional Waiver
   
4. Meet all course prerequisites (NCC Catalog)
5. For continued enrollment eligibility a student must:
   
   • Continue progress toward graduation
   • Maintain 2.0 GPA after 2 courses

College Transfer Pathway - New Student Requirement

1. Junior/Senior Only
2. 3.0 Weighted High School GPA (minimum)
3. Required college readiness test score—
   -All 3 Categories (English, Reading, and Mathematics) or meet the requirements for the Provisional Waiver for students with a 3.5 GPA (Mathematics and English courses only)
4. Meet all course prerequisites (NCC Catalog)

College Transfer Pathway - Other Requirements

1. Student may only enroll in one Core 44 College Transfer Pathway
2. Student may concurrently enroll in Core 44 College Transfer
   and Career & Technical Education Pathway with approval of:
   
   •   High School Principal/Designee and
   •   College Chief Student Services Administrator
     (Vice President of Student and Enrollment Services)
3. Student may change his/her program of study with the approval of:
   
   •   High School Principal/Designee and
   •   College Chief Student Services Administrator
     (Vice President of Student and Enrollment Services)
4. Testing eligibility may be demonstrated by achieving the required scores on a single test or by combining test scores from any of the approved assessments. For example, a student may combine a 19 on PLAN math with an 86 and an 80 on Accuplacer sentence skills and reading to demonstrate college readiness.
5. Current high school transcript each semester.
   

College Readiness Benchmarks on Approved Diagnostic Assessment Tests

College Readiness Provisional Waiver

A high school junior or senior who does not demonstrate college-readiness on an approved assessment or placement test may be provisionally enrolled in a College Transfer Pathway. To qualify for Provisional Status, a student must meet the following criteria:

• Have a cumulative weighted GPA of 3.5;
• Have completed two years of high school English with a grade of ‘C’ or higher;
• Have completed high school Algebra II (or a higher level math class) with a grade of ‘C’ of higher;
• Obtain the written approval of the high school principal or his/her designee; and,
• Obtain the written approval of the community college president or his/her designee.

A Provisional Status student may register only for college MAT 171 and ENG 111 courses within the chosen Pathway. To be eligible to register for other courses in the Pathway, the student must first successfully complete both the mathematics and English courses with a grade of ‘C’ or higher.

To maintain eligibility for continued enrollment, a student must:

• Continue to make progress toward high school graduation.
• Maintain a 2.0 GPA in college coursework after completing two courses.
• A student must enroll in one Core 44 College Transfer Pathway program of study and may not substitute courses in one program for courses in another.

College Transfer Pathways Programs of Study

Late Start College Transfer Pathway Options

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Career & Technical Education Pathway

Career & Technical Education Pathway - Returning Student Requirement

1. Junior/Senior Only
2. 3.0 Weighted High School GPA (minimum)
3. 2.0 College GPA/Grade of C (Previous NCC Course)
4. Meet all course prerequisites (NCC Catalog)

Career & Technical Education Pathway - New Student Requirement

For new students enrolling for Spring 2012 Semester

1. Junior/Senior Only
2. 3.0 Weighted High School GPA (minimum) or High School Principal/Designee approval
3. Meet all course prerequisites (NCC Catalog)

Career & Technical Education Pathway - Other Requirements

1. Pathway recommendations should be based on PLAN score
2. College Career & Technical Education course may be used to provide full or partial fulfillment of four?unit career cluster.
3. Student may concurrently enroll in Core 44 College Transfer and Career & Technical Education Pathway with approval of:
   
   •   High School Principal/Designee and
   •   College Chief Student Services Administrator
     (Vice President of Student and Enrollment Services)
4. Student may change his/her program of study with the approval of:
   
   •   High School Principal/Designee and
   •   College Chief Student Services Administrator
     (Vice President of Student and Enrollment Services)
5. For continued enrollment eligibility a student must:
   
   •   Continue progress toward graduation
   •   Maintain 2.0 GPA after 2 courses
6. A current high school transcript is required each semester.

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Career and Technical Education Programs of Study

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Cooperative Innovative High Schools Programs

(Example: Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools Early College on Nash Community Colleges campus) Click here for more information on the Early College.

1. Cooperative Innovative High School Programs are located on college campuses, enroll 100 or fewer students per grade level, and provide opportunities for students to complete an associate degree program or earn up to two years of college credit within five years are defined as Cooperative Innovative High School Programs.

2. Eligibility requirements for Cooperative Innovative High School Programs are established jointly by local boards of education and local boards of trustees in accordance with G.S. 115C-238.50.

3. The State Board of Education and the State Board of Community Colleges may waive the requirement that a Cooperative Innovative High School Program is located on the community college campus.

What pathway should I choose if I want to major in Nursing or Physical Therapy Assistant?

Depending on the student's plan of study, we would certainly suggest the BIO 111 course because  this course meets the prerequisite for BIO 168, which is required for the Associate Degree Nursing and Physical Therapist Assistant programs.
The next course is the Math 171 because students that are eligible to take Math 171 meet the minimum Math requirement for all Health Sciences programs, with the exception of Phlebotomy; which does not have a minimum Math criteria.  
The next course would be the Chem 151/152.  This course will satisfy the Chem requirement in the Associate Degree Nursing program.  However, we believe students will benefit from this course when they take the TEAS exam.
English 111 would be another suggestions as well, because this course is required in all of the Health Sciences Programs.  However, the college offers more English sections during to the semester, whereas the biology and chemistry courses have limited offerings.  
All students interested in Health Sciences programs are ranked with the exception of the Phlebotomy program.  The components of the TEAS exam are Reading, Math, Science, and English.  The TEAS exam is the heaviest weighted component in the ranking process.  Therefore, Math, English, Biology and Chemistry courses will benefit high school students interested in health care programs

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