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Career and College Promise Enrollment Requirements

A North Carolina high school student may enroll in a course(s) at Blue Ridge Community College through Career and College Promise (CCP), provided that the student meets one of the following sets of criteria:

For students wishing to take Career and College Promise classes under the College Transfer Pathways (Associate in Arts, Associate in Fine Arts in Theatre, Associate in Science, Associate in Engineering, Associate in Arts Teacher Preparation, Associate in Science Teacher Preparation, or the Associate in Nursing) the student must:

Be a high school Freshman or Sophomore and meet all the requirements in either Option 1 or Option 2 listed below.

Option 1:

  1. Be identified as academically or intellectually gifted in English, reading, and math as outlined in the local board of education’s Academically and Intellectually Gifted (AIG) local plan (General Statute 115c-150.7); and

  2. Demonstrate college readiness in English, reading, and mathematics by meeting benchmarks on diagnostic assessment tests which have been approved by the State Board of Community Colleges; and

  3. Have the recommendation of the high school principal or equivalent administrator and his/her rationale for recommendation verifying the student’s maturity to justify admission to the community college, have the recommendation of the academically gifted coordinator if one is employed by the local school administrative unit, and have the recommendation of the community college president; and

  4. Have the written consent of the student’s parent or guardian granting permission for the student to participate in CCP; and

  5. Participate in academic advising focused on the implications of being admitted to college early with representatives from the high school and the community college prior to enrollment in the CCP program.

Option 2:

  1. Be identified as academically or intellectually gifted in English, reading, and math on an aptitude and achievement test as evidenced by a score in the range between the 92nd percentile and the 99th percentile on an aptitude and an achievement test included in the Mental Measurements Yearbook published by the Buros Institute of Mental Measurements; and

  2. Demonstrate college readiness in English, reading, and mathematics by meeting benchmarks on diagnostic assessment tests which have been approved by the State Board of Community Colleges; and

  3. Have the recommendation of the high school principal or equivalent administrator and his/her rationale for recommendation verifying the student’s maturity to justify admission to the community college, have the recommendation of the academically gifted coordinator if one is employed by the local school administrative unit, and have the recommendation of the community college president; and

  4. Have the written consent of the student’s parent or guardian granting permission for the student to participate in CCP; and

  5. Participate in academic advising focused on the implications of being admitted to college early with representatives from the high school and the community college prior to enrollment in the CCP program.

Be a high school Junior or Senior and:

  1. Have an unweighted high school GPA of 2.8 on high school courses; or

  2. Demonstrate college readiness in English, reading, and mathematics on an assessment or placement test.

For students wishing to take classes under one of the Career and Technical Education Pathway programs of study, the student must:

Be a high school Freshman or Sophomore and complete all the requirements in either Option 1 or Option 2.

Option 1:

  1. Have the recommendation of the high school principal or his/her designee (assessment scores should be considered); and recommendation of the college’s Chief Academic Officer or Chief Student Development Administrator; and

  2. Pass Math I with a grade of C or better; and

  3. Score a 3, 4, or 5 on the End of Course assessment (EOC) for Math I; and

  4. Score a 3, 4, or 5 on the 8th grade End of Grade ELA assessment; and

  5. Enroll in Engineering, Industrial, Agriculture and Natural Resources, Transportation Systems Technologies, Construction Technologies, or Business Technologies programs.

Option 2:

  1. Have the recommendation of the high school principal or his/her designee (assessment scores should be considered); and recommendation of the college’s Chief Academic Officer or Chief Student Development Administrator; and

  2. Demonstrate college readiness in English, reading and mathematics on an assessment or placement test; and

  3. Enroll in Engineering, Industrial, Agriculture and Natural Resources, Transportation Systems Technologies, Construction Technologies, or Business Technologies programs.

    *Freshmen and Sophomores may not enroll in any CTE pathways that contain UGETC (Universal General Education Transfer Component) courses.

Be a high school Junior or Senior and:

  1. Have an unweighted GPA of 2.8 on high school courses; or demonstrate college readiness in English, reading and mathematics on an assessment or placement test; or have a recommendation of the high school principal or his/her designee and his/her rationale for recommendation in place of GPA requirement (assessment scores should be considered) and have the recommendation of the college’s Chief Academic Officer or Chief Student Development Administrator; and

  2. If the pathway requires any course on the UGETC (Universal General Education Transfer Component) list, the same criteria for the transfer pathway will be required.

Recommendation will not be allowed for CTE pathways that include UGETC (Universal General Education Transfer Component) course(s) included in the pathways.

Tuition is waived for high school students taking courses under an approved Career and College Promise Pathway. However, high school students are responsible for fees, course supplies, textbooks, and their own transportation to and from the Blue Ridge Community College Henderson County Campus and the Transylvania County Campus.

All other applicable College regulations apply to high school students upon their admission to Blue Ridge Community College.

All other provisions of the North Carolina Administrative Code and the Manual on Cooperative Programs in North Carolina High Schools and Community Colleges apply to high school students. For further information and how to apply, contact Student Services on either campus.

Career and College Promise Admission Procedure

  1. Submit a Career & College Promise application for admission online via CFNC at blueridge.edu/ccp.

  2. The CFNC Application will ask the applicant to select a pathway. While in high school, students may only take courses from the high school pathway in which they are enrolled. Please review the pathways at blueridge.edu/catalog and select the pathway on your application that contains the courses you are interested in. Ask a Career Coach if you’re not sure!. Submit a copy of your transcript while completing the CFNC application. Check the send transcript box at the end of the process. Homeschool students: please email a copy of your transcript and homeschool registration to ccp@blueridge.edu

  3. Complete Parent Permission Form. Submit the following information to ccp@blueridge.edu: Student Name, High School, Student Email Address, Parent Name, and Parent Email Address. The Parent Permission form will be generated and signed electronically via DocuSign. The form will be signed in order by a student, parent, and high school representative.

  4. Schedule a Career Coach registration meeting. To register for your semester courses, contact your career coach to schedule an in-person, virtual, or phone meeting. Please be familiar with your pathway from step 1. Find your Career Coach at blueridge.edu/programs-courses/high-school-programs/.