School to Career - Wake Tech Connections
Wake County Public School System students can earn both high school credit and community college credit for courses they take while in high school.
Wake Technical Community College (WTCC) and the Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) have a long and rich history of collaboration. Our relationship is based on the premise of doing the very best for our students at all times.
Huskins Cooperative Program Agreement (also called Huskins Bill) - provides enrichment opportunities for high school students by enrolling in courses not otherwise available to them. Over 100 courses have been specifically identified in the annual agreement, which are taught by Wake Tech instructors and are held at Wake Tech or at a WCPSS school. Students receive both WCPSS credit and WTCC credit. Classes are free for our students. Student must be in ninth-grade or higher.
Concurrent Enrollment - allows students to take almost any course at Wake Tech that is not included in the Cooperative Program Agreement. Classes are free for our students. Students receive both WCPSS credit and WTCC credit. Student must be 16-years old. Intellectually gifted students under 16-years old may be able to participate, but will not receive WCPSS credit. See also WCPSS Board Policy 5534.
Learn and Earn Online - allows students to take online college courses at any of the NC community colleges and earn both high school and community college credit.
Articulation Agreement - allows students to receive advanced placement credit for completion of identified Career and Technical Education (CTE) courses in high school. A grade of B or better and a raw VoCATS score of 80 or better is required. This creates a systematic and seamless process in which students can move from high school to community college without having to duplicate efforts or repeat courses.
Comprehensive Articulation Agreement - allows students to receive advanced placement credit at a four-year college for completion of courses at a community college. This helps students move from community college to a four-year college without having to duplicate efforts or repeat courses.
Wake Early College of Health and Sciences - is a small WCPSS high school located on the Health Sciences campus of Wake Technical 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.
| Beyond College Admissions: Toward College and Career Success - Wake Tech Educational Workshop, March 15, 2007, for high school counselors and career development coordinators. |