Career and College Promise

Guide for Counselors, Career Development Coordinators, Parents and Students

CCP provides a pathway for eligible juniors and seniors to begin their college work during high school. Students are able to accelerate his/her completion of college certificates, diplomas and associate degrees that lead to college transfer or provide entry-level job skills.

What is the Career and College Promise?

WCPSS Policy 5534

• “...may participate in dual enrollment to take approved courses at institutions accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools or its regional equivalent including Institutions of Higher Education (IHE) and North Carolina Virtual Public Schools (NCVPS), while completing high school graduation requirements.”

WCPSS Policy 5534 R&P• Principals may approve a request for dual enrollment in a CCP

Technical Career course even if the course is available at the school.

• Books, materials, and transportation required of the student are the responsibility of the student and the parent or guardian. Students taking CCP courses are not required to pay tuition.

• ...the student will be responsible for providing the school with an official transcript as evidence of course completion.

• The dual enrollment of students during the summer is permitted with the permission of the parent or guardian and the student's principal. Permission must be obtained prior to enrolling.

Career and College Promise Three Pathways

• College Transfer Pathways (CTP)

• Career and Technical Education Pathways (CTE)

• Cooperative Innovative High School Programs (CIHSP)

College Transfer PathwaysEligibility Requirements

Be a high school junior or senior;

Have a weighted GPA of 3.0 on high school courses; and…..

• Demonstrate college readiness on an assessment or placement test (English, reading and mathematics)

• (http://www.careercollegenc.org/pathways-collegetransfer.htm)

College Transfer PathwaysProvisional Eligibility Criteria

• ... junior or senior who does not demonstrate college-readiness .... may be provisionally enrolled... To qualify for Provisional Status, a student must meet the following criteria:

Cumulative weighted GPA of 3.5; Completed two years of high

school English with a grade of ‘C’ or higher;

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.

To Maintain Eligibility in CTP

For continued enrollment, a student must: a.Continue to make progress toward high school

graduation, and b.Maintain a 2.0 GPA in college coursework after

completing two courses.

College Transfer PathwaysFour Pathways

• Engineering and Mathematics• Business and Economics• Humanities and Social Sciences• Life and Health Sciences

Dual Credit for College Transfer Courses: January 11, 2013

College Transfer Pathways

May receive high school credit for community college courses completed in a College Transfer Pathway.(See attachment G in CCP Guide for memo from NCDPI)

Dual Credit for College Transfer CoursesJanuary 11, 2013

Dual Credit for College Transfer Courses

Career Technical PathwaysEligibility Criteria

• Be a high school junior or senior• Have a weighted GPA of 3.0 on high school courses or

have the recommendation of the high school principal or his/her designee; and

• Meet the prerequisites for the career pathway. • Counselors should consider students’ PLAN scores in

making pathway recommendations. • Continue to make progress toward high school

graduation, and • Maintain a 2.0 in college coursework after completing

two courses.

Career and Technical Pathways

• Cosmetology• Medical Office

Specialist• Business

Administration: Marketing & Mgmt• Computer Technology• Criminal Justice: Intro

to Law Enforcement

• Early Childhood Education

• Nursing Assistant• Mechanical

Drafting Technology• Fire Protection

Technology (New for Fall 2013)

• Verify class standing as junior or senior• Verify weighted GPA of at least 3.0• Verify college readiness• Obtain required signatures for CCP Eligibility

Verification (EV) form• Consider student’s PLAN scores in making Pathway

recommendations• Understand how to access WTCC course

descriptions/pre-requisites

What is the role of the CDCs/Counselors?

What is the student’s role in CCP?

• Attend a mandatory CCP information session• Meet w/HS Counselor or CDC to verify eligibility• Submit admissions application, CCP EV form and support

documentation• Register for class(es) on designated date• Attend class• Inform HS Counselor/CDC immediately of any schedule

changes or if no longer participating in CCP program

Career and College Promise: 2013-2014 Program Pathways

*Fire Protection Technology added to CTE Pathway : Effective Fall 2013

Attachment and Forms

• Overview of the Career and College Promise Pathways

• Details of the Core 44 College Transfer Pathway

• Details of the Career and Technical Education Pathway

• WTCC CCP Quick Reference.• Details on the Dual Credit for Career and

College Promise

Potential Questions Regarding CCPHow do students register for CCP?

• Interested students will learn about the CCP program, eligibility requirements and registering for the program by attending a mandatory information session and pick up enrollment package.

If a CCP student is not succeeding in his/her class or not attending class, is there a way that the Dean of that particular school can be notified?

• Students are protected under FERPA. Wake Tech cannot release certain student information (including attendance) without the student’s consent. Students’ Wake Tech transcripts are sent to the school Principal at the end of each semester. Students also have access to their grades.

Potential Questions Regarding CCP

• Does the instructors know if they have a CCP student in their class who is a WCPSS student? In other words, do they know if they are non WCPSS students or regular students?– Instructors may not know they have a CCP student

in their class; typically they do not know CCP students from “regular” Wake Tech students.

http://www2.waketech.edu/blogs/recruiting/collegecareerpromise/CCP email address: ccp@waketech.eduLisa Bulls: Coordinator Collaborative Programs/lmbulls@waketech.edu (919-866-5543)