High School Programs

The purpose of Career and College Promise is to offer structured opportunities for qualified high school students to dually enroll in community college courses that provide pathways that lead to a certificate, diploma, degree, or State or industry-recognized credential as well as provide entry-level jobs skills.  

Career and College Promise offers North Carolina high school students a clear path to success in college and/or in a career. The program is tuition-free to all North Carolina students who meet the eligibility requirements. Through a partnership of the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, the N.C. Community College System, the University of North Carolina System and many independent colleges and universities, North Carolina is helping eligible high school students to begin earning college credit at a community college campus tuition-free for them and their families.  

The three pathways are:

1. College Transfer Pathways (CTP) require the completion of at least 30 semester hours of transfer courses, including English and mathematics. 
2. Career and Technical Education Pathways (CTE):
   • a curriculum Career and Technical Education Pathway leading to a certificate or diploma aligned with a high school career cluster.
   • a Workforce Continuing Education Pathway (WCEP) leading to a State or industry recognized credential aligned with a high school career cluster.
3. Cooperative Innovative High School Programs (CIHSP) are located on college campuses (unless a waiver was provided) and provide opportunities for students to complete an associate degree program or earn up to two years of college credit within five years. Examples include Early and Middle College High Schools. 

More information can be found at www.nccommunitycolleges.edu