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Career and College Promise

Through Career and College Promise (CCP), qualified students in North Carolina have the opportunity to pursue classes at community colleges tuition-free while they are in high school, allowing them to get a jumpstart on their workplace and college preparation. 

Technical Careers pathways earn tuition-free course credits at an NC community college toward a job credential, certificate or diploma in a technical career. 

Career Technical Education Pathways (CTE)
Curriculum: Juniors and Seniors

1. The Career and College Promise Career and Technical Education Pathway (CTE) for high school
juniors and seniors leads to a certificate or diploma aligned with a high school Career Cluster.

2. To be eligible for enrollment in a Career and Technical Education pathway, a high school student
must be a high school junior or senior as of the first day of the applicable academic term and
meet the following criteria:
   a. Have an unweighted, cumulative GPA of 2.8 or higher on high school courses, or
   b. Demonstrate college readiness in English, reading and mathematics on an assessment or
   c. Have the recommendation of the high school principal or his/her designee and his/her
   rationale for recommendation in place of GPA requirement (assessment scores should be
   considered) and have the recommendation of the college’s Chief Academic Officer or
   Chief Student Development Administrator, and

3. A recommendation for eligibility will not be permitted for CTE pathways that include UGETC
(Universal General Education Transfer Component) course(s).

4. If a CTE pathway contains a UGETC (Universal General Education Component) course, the
student must meet the same eligibility criteria as a College Transfer Pathway student.

5. High school counselors should consider students’ assessment scores in making pathway
recommendations.

6. College Career and Technical Education courses may be used to provide partial or full fulfillment
of a high school career cluster. Where possible, students should be granted articulated credit
before high school graduation based on the local or state North Carolina High School to
Community College Articulation Agreement.

7. To maintain eligibility for continued enrollment, a student must
   a. Continue to make progress toward high school graduation, and
   b. Submit an updated high school transcript each academic term, and
   c. Maintain a 2.0 in college coursework after completing two courses.
A student who falls below a 2.0 GPA after completing two college courses will be subject to the
college’s policy for satisfactory academic progress (SAP).

8. Students who are successfully progressing towards high school graduation have access to the
Career and Technical Education (CTE) Pathway for up to two years – one year as a junior and one
year as a senior.

What are some of the CTE Pathways?

  • Automotive
  • Computer-Aided Drafting
  • Criminal Justice
  • Electronics Engineering Technology
  • Health Information Technology
  • Information Technology
  • Machining Technology
  • Medical Assisting
  • Small Business Accounting
  • Welding

For more information or to sign up for CCP courses, see your Career Development Coordinator at your school or click on the links below!

Craven Community College CCP
Carteret Community College CCP
Lenoir Community College CCP