Free College Classes for WCPSS students!

Our Wake County Public School System students can take almost any course they wish at Wake Tech Community College for free, and that's just one way to earn college credit while in high school. Select from the following links to learn more about these exciting college programs.

Wake Tech has created some classes that are open only to our Wake County students. These are part of a Cooperative Program Agreement between Wake County Public School System and Wake Tech Community College. These classes may be held at one of our public schools or may occur at a Wake Tech location, or some another location. These courses earn both high school credit as well as community college credit.

Students may also take almost any course offered at Wake Tech. This is called Concurrent Enrollment. These courses earn both high school credit as well as community college credit. Students may not take a community college course that is offered at their high school.

There are over 60 courses offered in our high schools that can earn advanced placement credit at any community college in North Carolina. This is part of the North Carolina High School To Community College Articulation Agreement, which we usually refer to as the Articulation Agreement. Students must earn a certain final grade and use the credit at a community college within two years of high school graduation.

The Wake Early College of Health and Sciences is a small WCPSS high school located on the Health Sciences campus of Wake Tech Community College. This unique school allows students the opportunity to earn their high school diploma as well as an Associate degree in five years. This school is a personalized, rigorous, innovative high school themed around health and sciences.

These are some great ways to get part of your college education paid for, and a great way to accelerate your education, thereby jumping into your career earlier than your peers.

These community college credits may also be transferred to a four-year college or university. This would be a cost-effective way to start a Bachelor degree program, and maybe end up with a one- or two-year degree or certificate along the way.

For more information about our programs with Wake Tech, please see our Wake Tech Connections web page.

School-to-Career of Wake County is preparing every student to make knowledgeable career choices.

Posted by Chris Droessler at 08:51 AM on March 08, 2007 | Leave Feedback

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