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Central Carolina Works: CC Educating for Economic Development CENTRAL PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE Self - Sustaining within Two Years While Career and College Promise coursework will always be cost -free for high school students, increased enrollments in CCCC courses will generate new income for the College, which will be sufficient to cover all program costs after an initial, externally - funded start -up period. Requests for grant and donation monies will be on a one -time basis only; following the two-year start -up period, CCCC will absorb the ongoing costs of employing Career and Academic Advisors in each of the service area's nine high schools. Ability to Reach Thousands Because student tuition costs are covered by the Career and College Promise, there are no pre- determined limits on the number of students who may benefit from this project. All high school juniors and seniors may be considered for CCP eligibility, and there are approximately 4800 students in these grade levels in the tri -county area. Career and Academic Advisors, however, will also work concertedly with freshmen and sophomores, as they begin to define their four - year enrollment plans. In this sense, the project will offer ongoing service to all of the tri- county area's 10,000+ high school students. Support for College Transfer and Career/Technical Pathways Under the Career and College Promise, students wishing to pursue four -year degrees will select courses within one of four Transfer Pathways: Humanities and Social Science, Business and Economics, Life and Health Sciences, and Engineering and Mathematics. All courses pursued within these pathways are guaranteed to transfer to any of the 16 campuses of the University of North Carolina system, as well as to 24 of the state's private universities. Students with interest in pursuing Career and Technical Education (CTE) will benefit equally from this project. Each county offers multiple CTE Pathways leading toward a certificate, diploma, or A.A.S. degree in such fields as Early Childhood Education, Industrial Systems Technology, and Social Media and Marketing. Academic and Career Advisors will work individually with students to determine which of these Pathways - College Transfer or Career and Technical - aligns best with the student's interests and goals. Statewide Scalabili This project is designed to be adaptable and scalable for adoption by high schools and community colleges statewide. A project website will contain information on design and implementation, as well as Advisor training materials. The Interactive Advising Technologies developed will also be open source, permitting adaptation to different systems' needs. All donations will be managed by the Central Carolina Community College Foundation, an independent non - profit organization whose staff and board work to steward funds in support of College operations and programming. Donations accepted by the Foundation in support of Central Carolina Works will be dedicated exclusively toward direct program costs, such as Career and College Advisors'salaries and benefits and students' books and materials.