The relationship between the North Carolina Community College System and the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction began in 1963 when the Community College System created Adult High School and GED programs. In 1983 Huskins and Dual Enrolled Programs allowed high school students to enroll in college courses while in high school. In 2003 and then in 2007, Early College High Schools and Earn & Learn Online, respectively, enabled high school students to earn an associate's degree while in high school. The following resources provide program administrators, faculty, and counselors useful tools for the Dual Enrolled, Early College High School, Huskins, and Learn & Earn Online Programs.

Program Adminstration | Enrollment and Transfer Resources | Teaching Resources

• The Southern Regional Education Board is working with North Carolina educational leaders to develop an emphasis on "21st Century Skills." For more information on SREB's resources, please go to the following URL, which will open in a new window. Close the window to return to this page.
• www.evalutech.sreb.org/21stcentury

Learn & Earn Online – NCDPI

• The following URL gives information on LEO from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. The page will open in a new window. Close the window to return to this page.
• URL: www.ncpublicschools.org/learnandearnonline/

• The following URL gives information on LEO from the North Carolina Office of the Governor. This website states the official policy of North Carolina: "Students can now earn an associate degree or two years of college credit by taking free online college classes from ANY high school." The page will open in a new window. Close the window to return to this page.
• URL: www.nclearnandearn.gov/

• The following URL gives information on LEO from the North Carolina Virtual Learning Community. The page will open in a new window. Close the window to return to this page.
• URL: vlc.nccommunitycolleges.edu/LaE/

• Moore County Schools website provides information on its mission, programs, and individual high schools. Please open the following link, which will open in a new window. Close the window to return to this page.
• Moore County Schools

• The North Carolina Virtual Public School (NCVPS) offers "Advanced Placement (AP), world language, and credit recovery courses" to North Carolina high schools students. The courses utilize the Blackboard course management software to maximize student interaction in each class. Our courses are taught by highly qualified teachers who utilize video, interactive whiteboards, wikis, and online discussion tools to engage 21st century learners. For more information, click the following URL, which will open in a new window. Close the window to return to this page.
• www.ncvps.org/

• In May 16, 2008, the North Carolina Community College System and the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction jointly issued the Operating Procedures for the Enrollment of High School Students in Community College Courses. To read or save this manual in a PDF file, please open the following link, which will open in a new window. Close the window to return to this page.
• Operating Procedures

• The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction has published procedures for NC LEAs to order and be reimbursed for college textbooks. Please open the following link, which will open in a new window. Close the window to return to this page.
• Various Textbook Purchasing

• Sandhill Community College provides resources for its required placement test and substitutions when using SAT scores. To read this information, please open the following links, which will open in a new window. Close each window to return to this page.
• Course Placement Guide
• Placement Testing. Note: This site contains information on the Accuplacer test, testing procedures, and online tools for test preparation, including online practice test questions.

• Sandhill Community College provides resources for students, parents, and counselors on financing a college education, degree programs, university admissions, private colleges, and preparing for graduate school in fields such as dentistry, law, medicine, ministry, optometry, pharmacy, physical therapy, theology, or veterinary medicine. To read this information, please open the following links, which will open in a new window. Close the window to return to this page.
• Transfer Resources – Frequently Asked Questions
• Degree Programs at Sandhills Community College

• To learn if online courses are right for you, please open the following links, which will open in a new window. Close the window to return to this page.
• Distance Learning Guide
• Distance Learning Pre-test

• "North Carolina is a member of the American Diploma Project, an effort to ensure students graduate from high school ready for college and work. North Carolina was also the first state in the nation to create a Center for 21st Century Skills in partnership with the national Partnership for 21st Century Skills. The Center, which is located in the N.C. Business Committee for Education in the Governor's Office, is focused on the redesign of high school curriculum and assessments and teacher professional development." For more information on American Diploma Project and resources for secondary and post-secondary teachers, please go to the following URL, which will open in a new window. Close the window to return to this page.
• www.sandhills.edu/english/teaching/adp.html

• For resources from Sandhills Community College to guide you on writing an effective course syllabus and designing a course based upon student learning outcomes, please go to the following URL, which will open in a new window. Close the window to return to this page.
• www.sandhills.edu/faculty-and-staff/syllabus

• "Early college high school is a bold approach, based on the principle that academic rigor, combined with the opportunity to save time and money, is a powerful motivator for students to work hard and meet serious intellectual challenges. Early college high schools blend high school and college in a rigorous yet supportive program, compressing the time it takes to complete a high school diploma and the first two years of college."
• For more information on the Early College High School initiative throughout the United States and in North Carolina, please go to the following URL, which will open in a new window. Close the window to return to this page.
• www.earlycolleges.org/

• "The International Baccalaureate aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect.
  "To this end the organization works with schools, governments and international organizations to develop challenging programmes of international education and rigorous assessment.
  "These programmes encourage students across the world to become active, compassionate and lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right." For more information on the mission, goals, and programs of the International Baccalaureate, click the following URL, which will open in a new window. Close the window to return to this page.
• http://www.ibo.org/

• "LEARN NC gives you what you need for K-12 teaching and learning, when and where you need it — lesson plans and teaching strategies, classroom text & multimedia, and online courses for teachers and students." Information on this site is valuable for college professors to become informed about innovative high school teaching strategies, learning activities, student learning outcomes, and assessment strategies, especially in genera education. For more information on resources for secondary and post-secondary teachers from LEARN NC, please go to the following URL, which will open in a new window. Close the window to return to this page.
• www.learnnc.org

• "The single priority of the NC State Board of Education is that every public school student will graduate from high school, globally competitive for work and postsecondary education and prepared for life in the 21st Century." For more information on the NC State Board of Education's initiatives to "raising achievements and closing gaps in public schools," please go to the following URL, which will open in a new window. Close the window to return to this page.
• www.dpi.state.nc.us/racg/initiatives

• "North Carolina first established a Standard Course of Study in 1898. The North Carolina Standard Course of Study provides every content area a set of competencies for each grade and high school course. Its intent is to ensure rigorous student academic performance standards that are uniform across the state. It is based on a philosophy of teaching and learning that is consistent with current research, exemplary practices, and national standards." For more information on the NC Standard Course of Study and agreements with the NCCCS and UNC System, please go to the following URL, which will open in a new window. Close the window to return to this page.
• www.dpi.state.nc.us/curriculum

• The North Carolina New Schools Project (NCNSP) was "created in 2003 by the Office of the Governor and the Education Cabinet with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, NCNSP and school districts and educators have started more than 100 innovative high schools. In supporting the planning and initial work of these schools, NCNSP partners with colleges and universities, state and local government and supporters in the private and philanthropic sectors." The NCNSP "works to accelerate systemic, sustainable innovation in secondary schools across the state so that, in time, every high school in North Carolina graduates every student ready for college, careers and life in the society and economy of the 21st century." For more information, please go to the following URL, which will open in a new window. Close the window to return to this page.
• URL: http://newschoolsproject.org/

• "Founded in 1948, the Southern Regional Education Board is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that works with leaders and policy-makers in 16 member states to improve pre-K through postsecondary education. Through many nationally recognized programs and services, SREB’s mission is helping states achieve the 12 Challenge to Lead Goals for Education." For more information on SREB's work to help "government and education leaders in its 16 member states work together to advance education and improve the social and economic life of the region," please go to the following URL, which will open in a new window. Close the window to return to this page.
• www.sreb.org

• SREB — the Southern Regional Education Board — "is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that works with leaders and policy-makers in 16 member states to improve pre-K through postsecondary education. The rapid growth of online learning has deepened the understanding of how to design effective online courses. This publication, funded by the BellSouth Foundation, examines what constitutes a quality online course and outlines specific standards for course content, instructional design, student assessment, technology, and course evaluation and management." To read the publication, please go to the following link, which will open in a new window. Close the window to return to this page.
• Standards for Quality Online Courses