Career & College Promise

At South Piedmont Community College, students can take college classes while they are still in high school. The day your child graduates from high school, he/she could be well on the way to earning an associate’s degree at South Piedmont Community College. This approach saves your family money and puts your child closer to finishing college.

The N.C. Career & College Promise (CCP) program is a jumpstart for earning a college degree. Tuition is free.

Qualified students can earn college credit while still in high school. Students are dually enrolled in their high school and at South Piedmont Community College allowing them to receive both high school and college credit for courses taken through the program.

College Transfer Pathways

SPCC offers six (college) transfer pathways that provide structured sets of general education courses; Arts, Sciences, Engineering, Nursing, Fine Arts/Visual Arts (Teacher Education coming Fall 2020). Upon completion of the Associate in Arts College Transfer Pathway or the Associate in Science College Transfer Pathway, students will be able to earn an Associate in Arts (AA) degree or an Associate in Science (AS) degree with less than 30 additional hours of study. You must have a unweighted 2.8 grade point average or above and demonstrate college readiness on an approved placement test. If students do not meet the GPA requirement, alternative measures (standardized test scores and Principal’s Letter of Recommendation) may be considered for program entry.

Career and Technical Education Pathways (CTE)

SPCC has 50 different pathways in a wide range of subjects that can be applied toward an Associate of Applied Science degree or a program diploma. Many of these classes do not require test scores and if your GPA is not quite at the 3.0 level, you can still participate with permission from your principal.

To get started, students should contact his or her Career Development Coordinator or guidance counselor. They can provide information about your child’s eligibility and coordinate the high school and college class schedules.

If you have additional questions about CCP or South Piedmont Community College, please contact High School Programs: 704-290-5090 or highschoolprograms@spcc.edu.

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