Summer 2026, Fall 2026, and Spring 2027 CPCC Upcoming Dates and Deadlines
February 2 - April 30, 2026 - Dual Enrollment Application Window
March 30, 2026 - Fall 2026 courses open for registration for approved dual enrollment students
Click on the link below for student application instructions:
My Connect Dual Enrollment Application Steps
CPCC Spring/Summer 2026 calendar: HERE
CPCC calenders - Fall 2026 - Summer 2027: HERE
Please always keep in mind that CPCC student breaks often do not align with CMS student breaks
Click HERE for CPCC Registration Tutorial Video
Review Brightspace: HERE
CPCC IT Help Desk Phone Number: 704-330-5000
Help with Registration or Questions:
Please contact the CPCC Dual Enrollment office at ccp@cpcc.edu or 704-330-6450. When emailing, always use a non-CMS email address, since the CMS firewall prevents students from receiving emails outside the CMS organization.
How Classes from CPCC Transfer to the UNC System?
Who is Eligible and What Courses Can I Take?
*Must be a Junior or Senior. Eligibility requires a min. unweighted GPA of 2.8 or qualifying TEST SCORES for the College Transfer Pathways. Some Career Technical Pathways do not have minimum GPA requirement. Click on the pathways below for more information. Students can choose up to two pathways per semester: 1 College Transfer and 1 Career, or 2 Career pathways.
In order for a dual enrollment course to count for PHS elective credit, the CPCC course chosen must be at least 3 credit hours.
College Transfer Pathways: (Requires unweighted 2.8 GPA or qualifying test scores)
Career and Technical Pathways: (2.8 GPA or qualifying test scores NOT required)
Career and Technical Pathways: (Requires unweighted 2.8 GPA or qualifying test scores)
If you do NOT meet the GPA requirements, or have qualifying test scores, you can schedule the CPCC PLACEMENT TEST.
New application process through the CPCC My Connect Platform
This process will be open from February 2 - April 30, 2026 for the 2026-2027 school year
Read important CPCC Dual Enrollment requirements listed HERE
Click on the link below and follow all the steps outlined in the new My Connect dual enrollment application process:
My Connect Dual Enrollment Application Process
If you are NOT a new student, do not complete a second application. It may slow down your processing time.
**CPCC processes complete applications in the order received. Processing can take up to 4 weeks.
*(Complete steps 4-7 after you have received your CPCC ID number via email)
Create your student login and claim/activate your student log in account HERE.
Complete the Career and College Promise Checkpoint Orientation and Advising.
CCP Dual Enrollment students must complete CCP Checkpoint which includes orientation and basic advising. Students are required to complete CCP Checkpoint Orientation prior to their first semester at Central Piedmont Community College. This is offered online through Brightspace. To access this course, you must have already set up your Central Piedmont login.
To get credit for completing this requirement:
· You will access the course in Brightspace here
· Click Enroll in Course: Pictures of the new platform: Help Instructions Click Here
· Select Unit 1: Getting Started to begin the course
· Complete all the units in the course
· Pass the CCP Checkpoint quiz in Unit 9 last
Please allow two business days for scores to be entered into the CPCC database. Students will not be able to register for classes their first semester until their passing quiz results are entered into the CPCC database.
JOIN THE CCP CANVAS PAGE: Career & College Promise Canvas Course.
**(ALL important information will be communicated through Canvas so check it regularly).