Career and College Promise
Guide for Counselors, Career Development
Coordinators, Parents and Students
What is the Career
and College Promise?
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.
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 Pathways
Eligibility Requirements
 Be a high school
• Demonstrate
junior or senior;
college readiness
on an assessment
 Have a weighted
or placement test
GPA of 3.0 on high
(English, reading
school courses;
and mathematics)
and…..
• (http://www.careercolle
genc.org/pathwayscollegetransfer.htm)
College Transfer Pathways
Provisional 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 Pathways
Four Pathways
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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 Courses
January 11, 2013
Dual Credit for College Transfer Courses
Career Technical Pathways
Eligibility 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)
What is the role of the
CDCs/Counselors?
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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 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 CCP
How 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.
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http://www2.waketech.edu/blogs/recruiting/collegecareerpromise/
CCP email address: ccp@waketech.edu
Lisa Bulls: Coordinator Collaborative Programs/lmbulls@waketech.edu (919866-5543)