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North Carolina Community College System. CACRAO Guidance Counselor Conference. September 13-24, 2010. Overview. 58 Community Colleges Serving over 900,000+ students 310,965 curriculum students (2008-09) 595,051 continuing education students (2008-09)
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North Carolina Community College System CACRAO Guidance Counselor Conference September 13-24, 2010
Overview • 58 Community Colleges • Serving over 900,000+ students • 310,965 curriculum students (2008-09) • 595,051 continuing education students (2008-09) • Curriculum distance education has grown from 26,695 enrollments in 1998 to 588,000 in 2009 • Tuition is $56.50 per credit hour up to 16 hours
Curriculum Programs • We offer over 2,200 curriculum programs under more than 250 curriculum titles. Programs are offered at the certificate, diploma, and the associate of applied science degree levels. • Most programs are designed to prepare individuals for entry level technical positions in business and industry with an associate of applied science degree. • Each college also offers credit courses in the arts and sciences leading to an associate degree designed for transfer at the junior level into a senior college or university.
College Transfer We are a great first step to four-year colleges and universities. • High-quality courses, small classes, faculty devoted to teaching, and strong support make a great learning environment for critical first two years. • Articulation agreements with all UNC campuses and many independent colleges and universities smooth the way for 64 hours of credit for community college graduates. • Community college transfer students are doing well, with GPAs comparable to those of “native” students.
Financial Aid • Approximately $15,000,000 in State Aid • Community College Grants • Targeted Assistance Grants • Less Than half-Time Grants • State Childcare Grants • Lottery Scholarships • Federal Aid Programs • Pell Grant • Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants • Federal Work Study • Federal Family Education Loans
Private Scholarships • Golden LEAF Scholars Program • State Employees Credit Union Scholarships • GlaxoSmithKline Teacher Preparation Scholarships • Wells Fargo Tech Scholarships • Progress Energy/Power career Programs • Private Donor Scholarships • NC Farm Bureau Scholarship • NCCC Foundation Health Careers Scholarship
Minority Male Mentoring • The purpose of the MMM programs is to increase retention and graduation rates of minority male students by addressing academics, workforce preparedness, and other issues that affect student success. • Currently 41 MMM programs are active on community college campuses. • Minority Male Mentoring Conference will be held in the spring of 2011.
High School Programs • Early College High Schools • The intent of the early college high school is to recruit and serve students who are the first in their family to attend college, from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, underrepresented in institutions of higher education, and are academically at-risk • Middle College High Schools • Theseare alternative high schools located on college campuses that aim to help at-risk students complete high school and encourage them to attend college. The four-year program offers a project-centered, interdisciplinary curriculum with an emphasis on team teaching, individualized attention, and the development of critical thinking skills.
High School Programs • Learn and Earn Online • Students in public high schools can take online college-credit courses in the areas of science, technology, mathematics and vocational/technical disciplines at no cost to them or to their families. Students earn both high school and college credit for successfully completed courses • Please take some time to review the handout related to new legislation for high school programs.
Resources NC Community College System http://www.nccommunitycolleges.edu Education Catalog http://www.nccommunitycolleges.edu/Programs/docs/Education-Catalog/Education_Catalog_8-20-10.pdf
Contacts • Van Wilson, Associate Vice President, Student Learning and Success, wilsonv@nccommunitycolleges.edu, (919) 807-7098 • Wanda White, Director, Financial Aid and Student Success whitew@nccommunitycolleges.edu, (919) 807-7104 • Antonio Jordan, Director, Pre-College Programs, jordana@nccommunitycolleges.edu, (919) 807-7133 • Charletta Sims Evans, Coordinator, Student Leadership and Development simsc@nccommunitycolleges.edu, (919) 807-7106 • Monty Hickman, Coordinator, Student Success Support Services • hickmanm@nccommunitycolleges.edu, (919) 807-7195 • Karen Yerby, Coordinator, Student Placement and Assessment • yerbyk@nccommunitycolleges.edu, (919)-807-7107