While majority of students hope to attend college, they lack planning to get there. Hope is not a plan. You have to plan for being next step ready, Below are the two plans "Work based learning plan" and a "Roadmap to college plan" which can serve as your checklist in high school to be career and college ready:
Recommended high school work based learning plan and checklist with suggested student activities for each grade level:
Recommended ROAD TO COLLEGE high school checklist HERE
CAREER PLANNING-
How to find a Career? Career assessments & your self discovery helps you find your best career fit.
NAVIANCE Self Discovery Career and College Readiness tools- complete grade appropriate tasks each year. To access Naviance go via CMS launch pad OR:
Go to your NCEdcloud account
Click on “Clever”
Click on “Login with NCEdcloud”
Scroll down and click on Naviance
Take the career assessments or browse careers of choice
OTHER CAREER PLANNING RESOURCES
Employment Trends: Search by fastest growing, declining, education level, pay, area etc. US bureau of labor statistics
Lifestyle, Income & Employment Know the kind of income you need to have in future to support the lifestyle you want Reality Check
Now research the careers that can provide that kind of income Star jobs by NC Careers
Access information about career clusters and take a personality assessment to see which careers align with your personality and your career cluster of interest by visiting:
ncperkins.org/careers/index.shtml
CFNC.ORG Offers numerous activities for students including:
Career interest inventory
Career cluster survey
Work Values Sorter
Abilities Profiler
Learning Styles Inventory
Career exploration
College Planning
COLLEGE PLANNING RESOURCES
POB Lunch N Learn opportunities 2023-24 (ongoing document of different opportunities/colleges available during lunches to learn about and sign up)
North Carolina Public Universities
General Minimum Admission Requirements for the NC public universities-All applicants for first-time admission as freshmen must meet minimum high school GPA and SAT scores. The minimum SAT score recently increased to 800 or ACT composite of 17 for students entering in Fall 2013 and beyond.
The minimum high school GPA for first-time freshmen beginning in Fall 2013 is a 2.5 (recently increased).
*Please visit http://www.northcarolina.edu/aa/admissions/requirements.htm for the most up-to-date information. about a snapshot of the minimum course requirements for students entering college 2013 and beyond.
GPA less than 2.5? check out these resources
College Advising : We are fortunate to have a college adviser Ms. Santouse( AKA Ms. Key) at POB this year. See her resourceful post graduation website Connect with her: Ko1.Santouse@cms.k12.nc.us office Rm 313 at your lunch.
Tips /suggestions to do at College Fairs/College visits
Ms. Patel can help students with post graduation plans related to:
Community college -Associates Degrees and Certifications
Apprentice/pre-apprentice Programs- FREE training and education right after college
Military Options
Direct employment
Learn about CPCC college connection after graduation for seniors only-College connection is an EARLY registration opportunity during the months of October - March for currently enrolled High School Seniors to start their college process. Please review the application steps below. You should also email the CPCC adviser /recruiter assigned to our school Darian.Clyburn@cpcc.edu for further questions and registration for CPCC classes after high school
Step 1 Complete NC Residency NCresidency.org
Step 2 Submit CPCC application ( students with a CPCC id number obtained previously, can skip this step)
Step 3 Submit Transcript Sign In to CFNC.org Click on Apply -> Application Hub-> Click on Request Transcript -> Confirm your Information -> Type in Central Piedmont Community College in Search bar-> click on CPCC ->Make sure CPCC is selected in the Selected Schools section. -> Click on Request My Transcript. NOTE: make sure you type your name exactly as it is in PowerSchool
Step 4 Contact CPCC adviser Darian.Clyburn@CPCC.edu with your CPCC id number for advisement and class selection
Step 5 Complete FAFSA to obtain financial Aid and possible scholarships
College application support and scholarship preparatory programs for High school students:
https://www.roadtohire.org/students/highschool
https://www.questbridge.org/high-school-students
https://www.possefoundation.org/
https://collegelaunch.wfu.edu/
Hispanic/Latino students check out LAWA
Please see your student email daily as counselors and college advisor send out current opportunities
Ms. Patel's database of scholarship opportunities or email your guidance counselor.
Below program gives students a guaranteed opportunity to go to UNC colleges after attending Central Piedmont for 1-2 years:
CPCC guaranteed transfer programs to UNC universities
other Useful links for CPCC after high school:
CPCC summerbridge Email Summer Bridge adviserTimothy.Graham@CPCC.edu
Golden Door Scholarship( great resources for undocumented students, DACA and DREAMERS)
Full scholarships are available for those wanting to pursue associates degrees at CPCC. Several choices. See details