Career and College Promise Initiative at GTCC

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Career and College Promise Initiative

GUILFORD TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE

GTCC CAREER & COLLEGE PROMISE INITIATIVE Session Law 2011-145, the Appropriations Act of 2011, authorized the State Board of Education and the State Board of Community Colleges to establish the Career and College Promise program, effective January 2012. The Career and College Promise program was designed to provide seamless dual enrollment educational opportunities for eligible North Carolina high school juniors and seniors in order to accelerate completion of college certificates, diplomas, and associate degrees that lead to college transfer or provide entry-level job skills.

See your high school counselor about fees, books, supplies and transportation costs.

Eligible High School Juniors and Seniors!

Choose a pathway!

College Transfer Pathway

College Transfer Pathway

Leads juniors and seniors to a minimum of 30 hours of college transfer credit. Most courses can be used to provide dual credit to meet both high school and college requirements.

Available College Transfer Pathways:

• Associate in Arts

• Associate in Science Eligibility Requirements:

• Be a high school junior or senior

• Have a weighted GPA of 3.0 on high school courses

• Demonstrate college readiness in Math, English, and Reading on an

assessment or placement test To maintain eligibility for continued enrollment, a student must:

• Continue to make progress toward high school graduation

• Maintain a 2.0 GPA in college coursework after completing two courses

in a designated pathway

Enroll.

Career & It’s Tuition Technical FREE! Pathway Career and Technical Education Pathway

Leads junior and seniors to a certificate or diploma aligned with a high school Career Cluster.

Available Career and Technical Education Pathways Certificates and diplomas from most of the technical programs will be available to eligible students. Please see your high school counselor for a complete up-to-date list. Courses may be used to provide partial or full fulfillment of a four-unit high school career cluster.

Eligibility Requirements:

• 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

• Meet all college course prerequisites To maintain eligibility for continued enrollment, a student must:

• Continue to make progress toward high school graduation

• Maintain a 2.0 GPA in college coursework after completing two courses

in a designated pathway

GTCC Career Technical Education Pathways Earn a certificate or diploma in: • Criminal Justice • Early Childhood Education • Emergency Management • Fire Protection Technology • Culinary Arts • Computer Technologies • Medical Office Administration • Machining • Welding . . . and many more!

See ccpi.gtcc.edu for complete list of programs!

GUILFORD TECHNICAL PO BOX 309 COMMUNITY COLLEGE JAMESTOWN NC 27282

GTCC College Transfer Pathways • Associate of Arts • Associate of Science

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Career and College Promise Initiative Providing a Tuition-Free Pathway to College for Eligible High School Juniors and Seniors.

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See your high school counselor for additional information.

Who is eligible?

• Home schooled juniors and seniors

• Traditional high school juniors and seniors

• Magnet school juniors and seniors • See inside for more eligibility requirements