Building a Better Graduate/Career & College Prep

Preparing for a lifetime requires planning that becomes more important when students enter high school.  To that end, The 9th Grade Academy at Berea HS strives to provide students with a vision of possibilities for life after high school and what they need to do to get there.  Click here for information on Career Pathways from our school's counseling department.

 https://sites.google.com/greenvilleschools.us/bereahighguidance/career-planning



Ninth grade students start to define their interests and choose a career cluster with their parents and school counselor during their Individual Graduation Plan (IGP) meeting. Using the “Personal Pathways to Success” program, students, parents and the counselor create an IGP. Later, when in the tenth – twelfth grades, students narrow their focus by choosing a career major 

Enoree Career Center- https://www.greenville.k12.sc.us/enoree/

Enoree Career Center (ECC) is a career-technical center located in Northern Greenville, South Carolina.  The Center serves four high schools within Greenville County:  Berea, Carolina, Travelers Rest, and Wade Hampton High Schools. The center strives to maintain a learning environment that mimics industry and workplace settings that correlate to their programs.  This kind of learning environment is necessary so that students develop the skills necessary to secure and maintain a job when they complete their high school education, or to advance their career to the next level. This involves helping students develop a sense of responsibility for his/her actions, respect of co-workers, pride in a job well done, independence in carrying out instructions, and the ability to work as a member of a team. 

Dual Credit/Early College-Early College at Greenville Technical College (GTC) is designed for motivated high school age students who seek academic challenges and want to get a head start on advanced academic goals. Getting an early start on college credits will:

Students should coordinate dual enrollment through an academic advisor (a high school counselor, a homeschool association advisor, etc). 

Advanced Placement-  AP gives students the chance to tackle college-level work while they are still in high school.  Through taking AP exams, students can earn college credit and placement. 

AVID- Advancement Via Individual Determination fosters a safe and open culture, high expectations for teachers and students, and collaboration in all classrooms.