Early Colleges
Early College High Schools are small schools where students have the opportunity to earn an Associate degree (Arts or Science) or two years of transferable college credit. They offer personalized learning environments, a common and coherent focus, and they emphasize accelerated learning for students.
Wake Early College of Health and Sciences
MISSION STATEMENT
Wake Early College of Health and Sciences provides educational and work-based learning opportunities
for students who will graduate ready to pursue a career in a health sciences field.
VISION STATEMENT
All students graduate with a high school diploma. Students will earn a degree, diploma, or certificate from
Wake Technical Community College in a health or sciences field, strengthening the regional healthcare workforce.
SCHOOL FACTS
Wake Early College of Health and Sciences (WECHS) is a magnet school focused on health and sciences. WECHS features a partnership among the Wake County Public School System, Wake Technical Community College, and WakeMed Health and Hospitals. The school is located on the Wake Tech Health Sciences and Northern Campuses. WECHS students have the opportunity to graduate in five years with a high school diploma and an Associates of Arts (AA), Associates of Science (AS), Associates of Applied Science (AAS), transferrable diploma in science or arts, or a health science certificate. College credits completed while enrolled in the school are tuition-free and are transferable to one of North Carolina’s sixteen public universities. The school’s small size provides one of the most individualized environments available to Wake County students.
WECHS students complete the majority of their high school courses during their first two years in the program. The remaining three years are dedicated to students earning college credits in pursuit of associates degrees. Some college credits serve as dual enrollment credits toward a high school diploma. Students receive advisement about their course of study from both WECHS counselors and Wake Tech academic advisors. This experience provides students with the skills and knowledge necessary to advance to a four-year degree program or to enter the health science profession.
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Wake NC State STEM Early College High School
The Wake NC State STEM Early College High School is a joint project between the Wake County Public School System, NC State University, and the NC New Schools Project. STEM is an acronym that stands for the four content areas that this school will focus on: science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. This will be the theme of our school's program as well as being an Early College High School. Exploration of the Grand Challenges for Engineering will be a common instructional focus that will extend through various courses.
The STEM ECHS will allow students to earn both a high school diploma and up to two years of college credit at NC State University at the conclusion of their five year program.
It is essential that students who come to our program are highly interested in one or more of the content areas of science, technology, engineering, and/or math, have a strong desire to attend college. This will require students to be dedicated and focused since they will be both high school and college students.
The Wake NC State University STEM ECHS will be a small school by design, allowing the staff to place a high priority on personalization, to develop relationships between students and staff, and to create a highly challenging yet supportive learning environment. Students who will be the first in their family to earn a college degree are strongly encouraged to apply.
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