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Career Technical Education Pathways

Curriculum: Freshmen and SophomoresThe Appropriations Act of 2013, S.B. 402, amended NC General Statutes 115D-20(4)a.2 to allow “academic transition pathways for qualified freshmen and sophomore high school students that lead to a career technical education certificate or diploma in industrial and engineering technologies.”

  1. The Career and College Promise Career Technical Education Pathway for freshmen and sophomores leads to an industrial or engineering certificate or diploma aligned with a high school Career Cluster.
  2. The college may enroll high school freshmen and sophomores only in in industrial technologies (program code 50xxx), engineering technologies (program code 40xxx), agriculture and natural resources (program code 15xxx), and transportation (program code 60xxx) certificate and diploma programs
  3. To be eligible for enrollment, a high school student must meet the following criteria: a. Be a high school freshman or sophomore; i. Have the recommendation of the high school principal or his/her designee (assessment scores should be considered) and rationale for recommendation; and ii. Have the recommendation of the college’s Chief Academic Officer or Chief Student Development Administrator; and iii. Passed Math I with a grade of C or better; and iv. Scored a 3, 4, or 5 on the End of Course assessment (EOC) for Math I; and v. Scored a 3, 4, or 5 on the 8th grade End of Grade ELA assessment. b. Be a high school freshman or sophomore; i. Have the recommendation of the high school principal or his/her designee (assessment scores should be considered) and rationale for recommendation; and ii. Have the recommendation of the college’s Chief Academic Officer or Chief Student Development Administrator; and iii. Demonstrate college readiness in English, reading and mathematics on an assessment (See Attachment A for college readiness scores.).
  4. Freshmen and Sophomores may not enroll in any CTE pathways that contain UGETC (Universal General Education Transfer Component) courses.
  5. College Career Technical Education courses may be used to provide partial or full fulfillment of a four- unit career cluster. Where possible, students should be granted articulated credit based on the local or state North Carolina High School to Community College articulation agreement.
  1. To maintain eligibility for continued enrollment, a student must a. Continue to make progress toward high school graduation, and b. Maintain a 2.0 in college coursework after completing two courses. c. 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.
  2. Eligible freshmen or sophomores who enter one of the four identified CCP Career and Technical Education (CTE) Pathways listed in G.S. §115D-20 and ID SBCCC 400.11 and who are successfully progressing towards high school graduation have access to the CCP program for up to four years - one year as a freshman, one year as a sophomore, one year as a junior and one year as a senior. 6. Colleges may request a graduation plan verifying what high school courses remain and the anticipated graduation date.
  3. A student may be awarded a certificate, diploma, or AAS degree prior to high school graduation.
  4. Colleges should follow the same graduation process for CCP students as is followed for traditional college students
  5. A student may only enroll in one program of study and may not substitute courses in one program for courses in another.
  6. The student may change his or her program of study major to another industrial or engineering program of study with approval of the high school principal or his/her designee and the college’s chief academic officer or chief student development administrator. The college’s chief academic officer or chief student development administrator shall approve a change in pathway based on verification provided by the student that the program change allows the student to meet their newly chosen career path. Verification could include (but is not limited to) a bachelor degree plan published by the university, a career pathway plan, career information published in the Occupational Outlook Handbook and/or information publishes in the North Carolina Career Cluster Guide, etc.
  7. With approval of the high school principal or his/her designee and the college’s chief academic officer or chief student development administrator, a student may concurrently enroll in two Career Technical Education Pathways available to 9th and 10th graders.
  8. A student who completes the CTE certificate or diploma may continue in the same traditional AAS program as long as he or she is still eligible for CCP. In order to continue, the program code should be changed to reflect the traditional AAS program code. The student type will remain CCPP and the student code will remain CTE.
  9. Colleges are responsible for adhering to external agency guidelines that may restrict CCP students from enrolling in specific programs.
  10. CCP students may not enroll in developmental courses
  11. CCP students may enroll in supplemental courses.
  12. CCP students may enroll in curriculum transition courses, but may not enroll in non-curriculum transition courses.
  13. CCP students may not audit courses.

 

Students enrolled in Adult High School, Adult Basic Education, or Adult Secondary Education are not eligible for Career and College Promise.