Dual Enrollment at Forsyth Tech through Career & College Promise
Earn credit toward your college degree while completing your high school coursework with dual enrollment.
What is Dual Enrollment?
North Carolina’s Career & College Promise Program is an opportunity for high school students to earn credit for both their high school diploma and future college degree at the same time. Furthermore, the courses are tuition-free, enabling students and their families to save both time and money.
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Our dual enrollment courses provide students with the academic and technical skills to succeed–whether you know what course of study you would like to pursue or you’re undecided. With classes and programs in the arts, sciences, engineering, and technical pathways, you can get a head start on your college and career prep and earn credit toward your degree.
Who is eligible to participate?
If you are junior or senior and you have an unweighted 2.8 or higher GPA, you are eligible. High-school freshman and sophomore students who are identified as academically gifted in English, reading and math are eligible to apply. We also require:
- High school principal or equivalent administrator recommendation verifying maturity to enroll
- AIG Coordinator recommendation
- Forsyth Tech Administrative approval
- Parent/guardian’s written consent
- Academic advising prior to enrollment
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View our Information BookletSteps to Apply
Attend an Information Session
Step 1
Learn about dual enrollment and the pathways available.
Connect with your school Counselor
Step 2
Approval from your Counselor is needed to take college classes with Dual Enrollment.
Apply
Step 3
Choose the starting semester and pathway for college classes.
You have applied! Next Steps
Enrollment Eligibility
Step 4
Communication will be sent to your High School counselor to be completed for your dual enrollment admission and next steps.
Advising Session
Step 5
Meet with your dual enrollment high school advisor to plan college classes. Your advisor will reach out to you with a way to set up a meeting with them.
Orientation Session
Step 6
Attending an orientation session after meeting with your advisor is key to your success in the program. Register for an orientation session to help make sure you are prepared for the exciting days ahead as a dual enrollment student.
Choosing the right course pathway
College Transfer Pathways
The College Transfer Pathway in Arts is designed for high school students who wish to begin study towads the Associate in Arts and a baccalaureate degree in a non-STEM major.
View Course ListThe College Transfer Pathway in Arts in Teacher Preparation is designed for high school students who wish to begin study towads the Associate in Arts in Teacher Preparation and a baccalaurete degree in teaching in a non-STEM major.
View Course ListThe College Transfer Pathway in Engineering is designed for high school students who wish to begin study toward the Associate in Engineering degree and a baccalaurate degree in a STEM or technical major.
View Course listThe College Transfer Pathway in Health Science leads to the Associate Degree in Nursing and is designed for high school students who want to start their studies in the health science field. At Forsyth Tech, we offer 19 health science programs with a competitive admissions process.
View Course ListThe College Transfer Pathway in Science is designed for high school students who wish to begin study towads the Associate in Science and a baccalaurete degree in a STEM major.
View Course listThe College Transfer Pathway in Science in Teacher Preparation is designed for high school students who wish to begin study towads the Associate in Science in Teacher Preparation and a baccalaurete degree in teaching in a STEM major.
View Course ListThe College Transfer Pathway in Fine Arts is designed for high school students who wish to begin study towads the Associate in Fine Arts and a baccalaurete degree in Fine Arts/Visual Arts.
View Course ListThis path offers high school students the opportunity to earn tuition-free course credits toward a job credential, certificate or diploma in one of our technical career pathways. See below for the full list of diploma and certificate programs.
We have two additional programs that high school students can take part in: Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) and High School Fire Academy. CNA is only available at Stokes County High Schools and HS Fire Academy is only available at Stokes County High Schools, WSPA and Carver.
View Course Lists & CriteriaEducational Partners and Participants
Early College of Forsyth
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Learn MoreColleges and other innovative schools that offer dual enrollment are often small public high schools that are located on or near the campus of a university or community college. Innovative high schools such as early and middle college are full immersion high school experiences and are not the same as the dual enrollment (CCP) program described above.
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