Centers and Programs
Centers and Programs
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Fall 25 Early College Parent Night Presentation.pdfFine Arts Center
Students at the Fine Arts Center are interested in the arts and wish to take an intensive pre-professional program of study. Students apply and are selected on the basis of skill, interest, and commitment to their discipline. 91.5% of the students go on to higher education. Each graduating class of Fine Arts Center students has averaged over $10 million in scholarship offers in recent years.
Fine Arts Center classes offer advanced comprehensive arts instruction in the areas of architecture, theatre, dance, visual arts, music, creative writing, or filmmaking. Classes at the Fine Arts Center are in session five days a week, in the morning or afternoon, and students receive academic instruction from their home high school.
Greenville County School District students may attend the Fine Arts Center tuition free. We also offer reliable transportation to and from every GCS high school. We actively work to expand access to arts education for students who live in communities where exposure and resources are limited. We raise funds through our nonprofit, the Fine Arts Center Partners, that go directly to students within our community and cover anything from class fees to field trip expenses.
The Fine Arts Center Application
The Fine Arts Center Application
Please go to https://www.fineartscenter.net/admissions/ for an overview of the admissions process.
Our APPLY page has specific instructions for students.
Please note that we have moved to a different system for applications, as we are no longer using GCS Special Focus. Everything will be done through the Accepted program via this website - https://app.getacceptd.com/fineartscenter.
DEADLINE- January 15, 2026!!
Golden Strip Career Center
CourseDescriptions 25-26.pdfGolden Strip Career Center offers students the opportunity to take courses with job-skill driven curricula. Students may earn certifications and experience authentic, hands-on training in one of fifteen offered programs. Additionally, they have the opportunity to pursue a technical career interest while earning high school credit and possibly dual credit (college credit). One, two, and three-year programs are offered, based on the program, each culminating in students earning licenses, national certification, and college credit. The courses are designed for students who wish to pursue a two-year associate degree, a four-year degree, or a career after graduation.
The School District of Greenville County runs buses multiple times per day for AM and PM classes as well as our New 9th Grade Career Exploratory Program for students attending Fountain Inn, Hillcrest, JL Mann, and Mauldin High Schools. Students driving their own vehicles must have special permission from the home school and GSCC administration.
CTE Innovation Center
What makes us Innovative?
We are the first in the state to offer an Emerging Automotive Research program, and one of the few that offers Aerospace Technology, Cybersecurity/Networking, Clean Energy Technology, and Automation Robotics.
Students will have the opportunity to learn in flexible spaces that mimic post-secondary education and the industry atmosphere.
Our center is designed and with adaptability in mind. As programs grow and economic needs shift, programs may be pushed out to other schools and centers and replaced with additional innovative programs.
Who should attend?
Students from all 15 GCS high schools in 10th-12th grade interested in hands-on learning through science, technology, engineering, and mathematics are strongly encouraged to apply.
When to Apply?
Students should speak to their counselor during the IGP meeting and apply in Backpack in early 2025.
Greenville County Virtual School FULL Program
Students enrolled in GCSVP take all of their classes online from home. To apply for GCSVP, parents submit an application through BACKPACK during the application window. For eligibility criteria, parents should consult with their school counselor. Students enrolled in GCSVP are required to attend live sessions through Google classroom on a set schedule every day and attendance is taken (synchronous). GCSVP’s full virtual program is free to GCS students, has an administrator, counselors, instructional coaches, support staff and teachers who work directly in the program. The program is operational in fall and spring terms. Most courses will be offered in the Full Virtual Program. If a course cannot be offered, parents will be notified so they can make an informed decision. Course grades are in PowerSchool; courses are approved by the NCAA.
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