High School Enrollment
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 (“CCP”). 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 Office.
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:
A. College Transfer Pathways (CTP) requires the successful completion of at least thirty (30) semester hours of college transfer courses including English and mathematics, for qualified junior and senior high school students;
B. Career and Technical Education Pathway (CTE):
1) a curriculum Career and Technical Education Pathway leading to a certificate or diploma aligned with a high school Tech Prep Career Cluster;
2) a Workforce Continuing Education Pathway (WCEP) leading to a state or industry recognized credential aligned with a high school career cluster.
C. Cooperative Innovative High School Pathway (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. CCC&TI partners with Caldwell County Schools and Watauga County School to offer three Cooperative and Innovative High Schools.
1) Caldwell Early College High School (CECHS) is an innovative high school that was created out of a partnership between Caldwell County Schools and Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute (CCC&TI). Located on the CCC&TI campus in Hudson, Caldwell Early College High School provides a small learning community of high school students with the opportunity to earn both a high school diploma and a two-year college transfer associate degree. Caldwell Early College High School focuses on preparing students for college, career, and life by providing an educational environment where students believe that educators know them, care about them, and expect them to succeed.
Rising ninth graders in Caldwell County are eligible to apply for admission, and this is the only point of entry into CECHS. Interested students should have motivation to complete a four-year college degree, commitment to a five-year, non-traditional program, and willingness to become an honors level student. The student selection process is conducted by an independent organization and ensures that the CECHS student body reflects the population of Caldwell County with regard to academic, ethnicity, geographic, and socioeconomic diversity. Caldwell Early College High School is committed to increasing the high school graduation and college going rate of Caldwell County students, with a special focus on first generation college students.
2) The Caldwell Applied Sciences Academy (CASA) offers full-day services to Caldwell County students. Emphasis is placed on the following academies: Biomedical Sciences, Engineering Technology, and Digital Media. Students will spend extensive time in the major of their choice.
Rising ninth-graders may apply for admission to Caldwell Applied Sciences Academy. Upon successful completion of four years, students will have the opportunity to earn both a high school diploma and a two-year career and technical associate applied science degree. After graduation students may pursue transfer options at four-year colleges and universities or seek employment in the workforce.
3) The Watauga Innovation Academy (WIA) located at Watauga High School, is a "school within a school" that gives students from any grade level the opportunity to earn college credit and high school credit at the same time.The goal of the Watauga Innovation Academy admissions process is to select and admit a diverse and highly motivated group of students who have a genuine interest in the pursuit of this unique and rigorous program. Students interested in WIA, will complete an application for the program.
The WIA has partnered with Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute to provide this rewarding dual credit program. Students will follow a focused pathway with a Four-Year Plan that produces a high school diploma and a college certificate and/or degree. Successful students can then transfer their credits to a community college or university and complete a further degree much quicker.
High school students taking college courses under Career and College Promise provisions are exempt from applicable tuition for certain classes. Activity fees as well as applicable textbooks and supplies may be charged to students enrolled through Career and College Promise.
The College will follow specific admissions criteria and program requirements for CCP enrollment as outlined in the NCCCS Curriculum Procedures Reference Manual Section 14 Career and College Promise.
Exclusive College Programs for Minors
Unless they are participating in a CCP program, the College cannot offer enrollment options for students who are under the age of sixteen (16) unless they have earned a high school diploma.