Career & College Promise allows High School students the opportunity to take College courses as a High School student!
Why would you want to do that?
- You earn transferable College credits COMPLETELY FREE!
- You could graduate from College a semester or year early!
- You are more prepared for College Level work!
- You can earn skills that better prepare you to enter the workforce!
Students may choose a combination of the following pathways:
- College Transfer Pathway: Leads to college readiness and guarantees transferable college credits
- Career and Technical Education Pathway: Leads to job-ready skills and credit towards a CCCC Certificate, diploma, and/or degree
Eligibility
College Transfer Pathway:
- Must be a Junior or Senior in High School
- Have a weighted GPA of a 2.8 or higher in high school courses
- Meet College Readiness benchmarks (See Below)
Career & Technical Education Pathway:
- Must be a Junior or Senior in High School
- Have a weighted GPA of a 2.8 or higher in High school courses or have the recommendation of the high school representative
College Readiness Benchmarks on Approved Diagnostic Assessment Tests
| Test |
PLAN |
PSAT |
Asset |
Compass |
Accuplacer |
NC DAP |
| English |
15 |
45 |
41 Writing |
70 Writing |
86 Sentence Skills |
Composite score of 151 or higher |
| Reading |
18 |
47 |
41 Reading |
81 Reading |
80 Reading |
Composite score of 151 or higher |
| Math |
19 |
47 |
41 Numerical Skills 41 Intermediate Algebra |
47 Pre-Algebra 66 Algebra |
55 Arithmetic
75 Elementary Algebra |
7 on each assessment for DMA 010 - 060 |
| |
SAT |
ACT |
| English |
500 |
18 |
| Reading |
500 |
22 |
| Math |
500 |
22
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