{"id":35,"date":"2023-04-18T20:09:20","date_gmt":"2023-04-18T20:09:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/isothermal.collegefocus.org\/spring-2023-volume-3-issue-1\/earn-college-credit-in-high-school-and-get-ahead\/"},"modified":"2023-05-19T00:35:24","modified_gmt":"2023-05-19T00:35:24","slug":"earn-college-credit-in-high-school-and-get-ahead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/isothermal.collegefocus.org\/spring-2023-volume-3-issue-1\/earn-college-credit-in-high-school-and-get-ahead\/","title":{"rendered":"Earn college credit in high school and get ahead!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans Bold';\">Did you know Isothermal students have the opportunity to earn college credit <b>FREE<\/b> through Career and College Promise (CCP)?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\">Public school, private school, and homeschool students in North Carolina can participate in the CCP program.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\">The CCP partnership between Isothermal and North Carolina high schools offers students a clear, focused, and tuition-free path to future success. CCP offers structured opportunities for qualified high school students to pursue a pathway that leads to a certificate,\u00a0diploma, or degree as well as providing entry-level job skills.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\">Academic credits earned through CCP transfer pathways will enable students to complete an undergraduate degree in less time than high school students without college credit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-20 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/isothermal.collegefocus.org\/spring-2023-volume-3-issue-1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/04\/20230321-Electrical-25-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/isothermal.collegefocus.org\/spring-2023-volume-3-issue-1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/04\/20230321-Electrical-25-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/isothermal.collegefocus.org\/spring-2023-volume-3-issue-1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/04\/20230321-Electrical-25-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/isothermal.collegefocus.org\/spring-2023-volume-3-issue-1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/04\/20230321-Electrical-25-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/isothermal.collegefocus.org\/spring-2023-volume-3-issue-1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/04\/20230321-Electrical-25-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/isothermal.collegefocus.org\/spring-2023-volume-3-issue-1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/04\/20230321-Electrical-25-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/isothermal.collegefocus.org\/spring-2023-volume-3-issue-1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/04\/20230321-Electrical-25-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>To get started contact your high school representative or contact a college liaison by phone or email at <a href=\"mailto:ccp@isothermal.edu\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans Bold';\">ccp@isothermal.edu<\/span><\/a> or 828-395-4324. The best communication method will be through email.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\">CCP provides three pathways to help advance eligible students\u2019 post-high school success:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans Bold';\">College Transfer<\/span> \u2013 College transfer pathways provide tuition-free course credits\u00a0toward the Associate in Arts, Associate in Science, Associate in Engineering\u00a0Transfer, Associate in Arts in Teacher Preparation, and Associate in Nursing Transfer that can move you seamlessly to most\u00a0of the public or participating private colleges or universities in North Carolina.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans Bold';\">Technical Careers<\/span> \u2013 Earn tuition-free course credits at Isothermal Community\u00a0College toward a job credential, certificate or diploma in a technical career in a\u00a0trade or the fields of health and public services.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans Bold';\">Cooperative Innovative High Schools<\/span> \u2013 Begin earning tuition-free college credits as a high\u00a0school student by attending Rutherford Early College High School (REaCH) or\u00a0Polk County Early College (PCEC). Program acceptance is required.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/isothermal.edu\/itech\/\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans Bold';\">https:\/\/isothermal.edu\/itech\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know Isothermal students have the opportunity to earn college credit FREE through Career and College Promise (CCP)? Public school, private school, and homeschool students in North Carolina can participate in the CCP program. 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