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WCE CCP - Firefighter Academy
Career and College Promise provides a focused means for students to begin completion of college transfer credits or career training prior to their graduation from high school. Courses under Career and College Promise are offered to high school students with no charge for tuition.
Eligible high school students may earn:
- College credit, which is completely transferrable to all UNC System Institutions, as well as many private schools and out-of-state universities and colleges.
- College credit toward a credential, certificate or diploma in a technical career.
- Workforce Continuing Education credit toward an industry-recognized credential or certification.
- A high school diploma and two years of college credit in four to five years through cooperative innovative high schools (Hoke County students only).
Upon meeting eligibility requirements, students may enroll in a College Transfer pathway, a curriculum Career and Technical Education pathway, a Workforce Continuing Education pathway, or SandHoke Early College High School (Hoke County students only).
Students may be concurrently enrolled in two pathways as follows:
- Two career-technical pathways,
- Two Workforce Continuing Education pathways,
- One career-technical pathway and one Workforce Continuing Education pathway,
- One college transfer pathway (if eligible) and career technical pathway,
- One college transfer pathway (if eligible) and one Workforce Continuing Education pathway.
Students must maintain a 2.0 grade point average in college courses to participate in the program.
Workforce Continuing Education Career & College Promise (WCE CCP)
Juniors and seniors may earn a state or industry-recognized credential aligned with a high school Career Cluster preparing them to enter the workforce. Students must have an unweighted GPA of 2.8 on high school courses or have the recommendation of the high school principal; and meet individual pathway requirements as appropriate. Students must be 16 years old on the first day of class. Not all courses are offered at all high schools.
Firefighter Academy (FIP-3031, 3032, 3033)
(Available to students at Hoke County High School, North Moore High School, Pinecrest High School, SandHoke Early College High School, and Union Pines High School)
This course is designed for preparation as a paid or volunteer firefighter. This block of fire rescue courses consists of course content identified by the NC Fire and Rescue Commission as part of the Firefighter and Hazardous Materials Operations certification program. Successful completion of these courses provides students with credit towards the NC Firefighter Certification and may be applied for course credits towards an Associate in Applied Science Degree in Fire Protection Technology.
Students enrolled in the Firefighter Academy pathway must be 16 years of age or older by the first day of class.
Continuing Education Units | 54.0 |
Total Hours | 540 |
Jason Levister, WCE CCP Programs Director
218 Stone Hall
(910) 695-3778
levisterj@sandhills.edu
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