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Roanoke-Chowan Community College’s Career and College Promise (CCP) provides multiple pathways for eligible public and private school students in North Carolina to begin their college coursework during high school.

Students can complete TUITION FREE courses to accelerate their completion of college certificates, diplomas and associate degree pathways that lead to college transfer or provide entry-level job skills. Participating students can enroll in up to two pathways.

High school students interested in Career and College Promise should contact their guidance counselor and R-CCC’s Director of Admissions, Ms. Samantha Matthews at 252-862-1248 for more information.

For Homeschool: Any junior or senior at any North Carolina home school with a valid number from the NCDNPI may participate in Career & College Promise, as long as they meet the other eligibility requirements.

Pathways Eligibility

Arrow right 9th and 10th grade eligibility requirements

Career and Technical Education

A high school freshman or sophomore who meets the following requirements:

  • Has the recommendation of the school principal or designee.
  • Demonstrates college readiness in English, reading and mathematics on an approved assessment (see approved benchmark on approved diagnostice assessments tests table below) or has passed Math 1 with a grade of "C" or better, an end-of-course score of 3, 4 or 5 for Math I and an end-of-grade score of 3, 4 or 5 for 8th-grade ELA assessment.

NOTE: Freshmen and Sophomores may not enroll in any CTE pathways that contain UGETC (Universal General Education Transfer Component) courses. If a CTE Pathway contains a UGETC (Universal General Education Component) course, the student must meet the same eligibility criteria as a College Transfer Pathway student.

College Transfer

A high school freshman or sophomore must meet the following requirements:

  • Be identified as gifted by local AIG plan in English/reading and math or aptitude and achievement test scores for English, reading and math (92nd to 99th percentiles) in the Mental Measurements Yearbook, published by the Buros Institute of Mental Measurements. For a complete listing of available measurements, visit https://buros.org/tests-reviewed-mental-measurements-yearbook-series
  • Demonstrate college readiness in English, reading and math on an approved assessment (see benchmark on approved diagnostice assessments tests table below)
  • Receive a recommendation verifying maturity to enroll from a high school principal or equivalent administrator.
  • Receive written consent of the student's parent or guardian.
  • Receive mandatory academic advising prior to course registration.
Arrow right 11th and 12th grade eligibility requirements

Career and Technical Education

A high school junior or senior who meets one of the following:

  • Has an unweighted, cumulative GPA of 2.8 or higher on high school courses -OR-
  • Demonstrates college readiness in English, reading and mathematics on an assessment (see benchmark on approved diagnostice assessments tests table below) -OR-
  • Has the recommendation of the high school principal or designee and a memo detailing his or her rationale in place of the GPA requirement.

NOTE: All students must meet course prerequisites before registration.

College Transfer

A high school junior or senior who meets one of the following:

  • Has an unweighted, cumulative GPA of 2.8 or higher on high school courses -OR-
  • Demonstrates college readiness in English, reading and mathematics on an assessment (see benchmark on approved diagnostice assessments tests table below)

NOTE: All students must meet course prerequisites before registration.

Arrow right Maintaining Eligibility

To remain in the CCP program, a student must meet the following requirements:

  • Continues to progress toward high school graduation
  • Maintains a GPA of 2.0 or higher in college coursework after completing two courses

CCP eligibility benchmarks on approved diagnostic assessment tests

Test PSAT 10 and PSAT/NMSQT(2015 and later) SAT Pre-ACT and ACT RISE placement test
English 26 or composite score of 460 on Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 480 composite score on Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 18 70 or higher on Tier 1 and Tier 2
Reading 26 or composite score of 460 on Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 480 composite score on Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 22 70 or higher on Tier 1 and Tier 2
Mathematics 24.5 or 510 530 22 70 or higher on Tier 1 and Tier 2 and Tier 3

*Students must demonstrate college readiness in English, reading and mathematics on an approved test or tests. Eligibility may be demonstrated by achieving the required scores on a single test or by combining test scores from any of the approved assessments. For example, a student may combine a 22 on ACT math with 480 on SAT composite score for Evidence-Based Reading and Writing to demonstrate college readiness.

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