Career and College Promise

Write the Pathway name and Code on your Verification Form.  Please refer to the Dual Credit Allowances Document for information on how the high school credits dual courses.  This also shows which GTCC classes are needed for high school requirements.

There are two types of Career and College Promise Pathways:

• College Transfer Pathways  – GTCC offers nine different college transfer pathways
• Career/Technical Education Pathways – GTCC offers numerous certificate and diploma programs.

Use the link below to view Pathway options:
CCP Pathway Information

APPLICATION

To complete the application, you will need to create an account on CFNC.org.  Please include your social security number on the online application.

Online Application for Admission

ELIGIBILITY FORM

Please make sure that you have all the required signatures and that you have included the pathway. Leave GTCC ID blank, but please provide your high school ID number on the verification form. 

Verification of Student Eligibility Form

Additional documents needed are:

• Current high school transcript – Please send a copy of your latest transcript with the Verification of Student Eligibility Form. If you attend a public high school, you may request this through cfnc.org. If your transcript is in a sealed envelope, you may open it and scan it. Home school transcript courses must be listed by grade level, signed and dated by the principal, and include a cumulative unweighted GPA. 
• Copy of home school state registration (if applicable)

The purpose of Career and College Promise is to offer structured opportunities for qualified high school students to be concurrently enrolled in community college courses that provide pathways that lead to a certificate, diploma, or degree as well as provide entry-level jobs skills.

Career and College Promise offers North Carolina high school students a clear path to success in college or in a career. The tuition is waived for students who maintain a “B” average and meet other eligibility requirements. Through a partnership of the Department of Public Instruction, the N.C. Community College System, the University of North Carolina system and many independent colleges and universities, North Carolina is helping eligible high school students to begin earning college credit at a community college campus.

The pathways include:

College Transfer Pathways (CTP) allow the completion of at least 30 semester hours of transfer courses including English and mathematics, and ACA 122 College Transfer Success.

Career and Technical Education Pathways (CTE) lead to a certificate or diploma aligned with a high school career cluster.

Click on the link below to submit the online application:

https://www2.cfnc.org/exclusive.html#/applicationlogin/GTCC/GTCC_CCP/GTCCAppCCP

Students will need to create an account on CFNC.org.  Please include your social security number on the online application.

No, except for some non-credit courses taken on a self-supporting basis, including safe driving courses.

No, students must complete their pathway before taking additional courses.

All curriculum courses taken by Career and College Promise students at community colleges in accordance with in G.S. 115D-20(4). are tuition-waived except courses offered on a self-supporting basis. (This applies to fall, spring, and summer semesters.)

All community college courses included on the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement (CAA) will receive weighted credit in accordance with NCDPI policy GCS-L-004. CTE and other courses not included in the CAA are not eligible for weighted credit.

Yes, principals are permitted to award dual credit based upon course content relative to available high school courses and State Board of Education policy GCS-M-001, which allows students in a College Transfer pathway to receive high school credit toward graduation requirements using community college courses. Additionally, some CTE college courses may count towards high school CTE core requirements. Contact the high school counselor or principal for more information.

CCP students enrolled in community college courses will be held to the same attendance and academic requirements as traditional college students.

Junior or senior standing is determined by the local school administrative unit.

No, high school graduates cannot participate in CCP. However, if the high school semester ends after the community college semester has started, the student would still be eligible for CCP. (Example: The community college semester begins on January 6 and the high school semester ends January 18 – the student would still be eligible for CCP because they were still a high school student when community college semester started).

Yes, students attending a registered home school or a private school may participate in CCP. Generally, private school students are required to establish eligibility using the same criteria applied to public school students (GPA, assessment scores). Home school students and students from private schools not using traditional grading scales shall follow the Community College’s established procedures for assessing eligibility and determining placement. 

No, the home school student’s principal (usually the parent) must certify that the student is a junior or senior and is making progress toward graduation. 

Students are responsible for the cost of fees and books. Tuition is waived for CCP.

Cooperative Innovative High Schools (including early college high schools, middle college high schools, and other CIHS models) receive transportation funds as part of a larger funding allotment at each district. No additional transportation funding is available for other CCP students.