J A N U A R Y 2 1 - G R O V E R C F I E L D SJ A N U A R Y 2 2 - E A R L Y C O L L E G E E A S TJ A N U A R Y 2 3 - W E S T C R A V E N M I D D L E

Craven Early Collegeand

Early College EAST

Recruitment NightInformation Session

THE BASICS Craven Early College High School Early College EAST High School(Eastern Applied Sciences & Technology)

EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOLS

IN CRAVEN COUNTY

WHO CAN APPLY?

Any 8th grade student in Craven County frompublic, private, or home schools50 students accepted to each early collegeeach yearCannot “transfer” into our programs; mustbegin at beginning of 9th-grade year

CRAVEN COUNTY EARLYCOLLEGE HIGH SCHOOLS

CECHS & ECEHS

Both are non-traditional, PUBLIC high schoolsTraditional public: HHS, NBHS, WCHS

CEC/ECE will be your high schoolStudents will have dual enrollment (at their early college high school and atCraven Community College)

HavelockSTEM Focus

Engineering Design ProcessAll freshmen an Engineering course

Craven Early College

New BernLiberal-Arts basedFocus on blended high school courses

LOCATION AND FOCUS

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A student can be both a highschool and college student...

at the same time? HOW??

5-year program (opportunity for diploma anddegree)Majority of high school credits in grades 9-11Limited number of CCC classes, grades 9-11All CCC classes for most students in grades 12and 13Some are able to/opt to complete in 4 years.Opportunity to earn up to two years (60 semester hours) of transferable collegecredit60 credits = Associate Degree Arts, Science, orEngineering, which are “transfer degrees”toward Bachelor of Arts/ScienceOptions for career programs-certificates,diplomas, degrees

NO COST:COLLEGECLASSES/TEXTBOOKS

EXTRACURRICULAROFFERINGS

Early College students areNOT eligible to participatein athletics or in any otherclubs/programs offered attraditional high schools

Both early colleges offermany clubs andorganizations in whichstudents may participate

AMAZING Field Trips

PromNational Honor Society

Junior CivitansYearbook

Engineering ClubSports ClubLiterary Club

FBLADrama Club

Science OlympiadStudent Government

Student AmbassadorsPoetry Out Loud

Shakespeare CompetitionAll CCC clubs and organizations

Examples ofStudent Clubs,Organizations,

and Events

LOGISTICS

Calendars, Daily Schedules,

and Transportation

Craven Early College&

Early College EAST

VIEW CALENDAR AT WWW.CRAVENK12.ORG

MODIFIED CALENDAR

Begin school about3 weeks prior tothe traditional

schools

First Day ofSchool-First

Week of August

Last Day ofSchool-BeforeMemorial Day

WEEKLY SCHEDULE

9:00-4:00

**Friday afternoons arededicated to teacher

col laborat ion andstaff  development

opportunit ies in order tomeet the indiv idual needs

of our students.

9:00-12:00

Campfire/Solut ions F irst Per iod

Second Per iodLunch

Third Per iodFourth Per iodFifth Per iod

MONDAY-THURSDAYSCHEDULE

Class Per iod A Class Per iod BClass Per iod C

Lunch/Dismissal

Alternate Weekly 1st , 2nd, & Clubs

or 3rd, 4th, & 5th per iods

FRIDAY SCHEDULE

HONORS COURSESAll high school courses that can be offered as

honors are taught at that level.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR HS GRADUATION-26 CREDIT HOURS

4 English Credits4 Math Credits

4 Science Credits4 Social Studies Credits

2 Foreign Language Credits1 Health & PE Credit

CPR Instruction7 Electives. (mostly community college courses)

Freshman YearHonors English 1Honors Math 1 or Honors Math 2 & 3World Dynamics

(Blended class of Honors Earth &Environmental Science and Honors

World History)

Additional Courses:CEC- PED 110, HEA 110, Microsoft Word ECE-Engineering 1 and 2

Sophomore YearHonors English 2

Next Level Math CourseHonors Biology

Honors American HistoryHonors Civics & Economics

Additional Courses:CEC-One to two college classes persemesterECE-HEA 110 and PED 110

Junior Year

Honors English 3 & 4Honors Personal Finance

Next Level Math Honors Science Course

Additional Courses:2-4 college classes per semester

The goal is to have all high school courses completed by the end of 11th grade.

The goal is to have all high school courses completed by the end of 11th grade.

Senior/SuperSenior Years

Senior AdvisoryAll college classes

(unless high school requirements have not been met)

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N BEFORE TRADITIONAL SCHOOLS IN CRAVEN COUNTY BEGINShuttles run between the two early college campuses both AM andPM;  students must be dropped off and picked up at either earlycollege campus.

WHEN TRADITIONAL SCHOOLS IN CRAVEN COUNTY ARE IN SESSION Students are picked up at home, transported to the traditional highschool, and then shuttled to the closest early college.  Shuttles thentransport between the early college campuses. In the afternoon,students are shuttled between early college campuses, thentransported home from the closest early college campus. 

On Friday afternoons, a shuttle runs from ECE to CEC. There is no bus-to-home transportation for students on Friday afternoons

STUDENTS CAN CONTINUE TOAPPLY FOR FREE AND

REDUCED MEALS

Breakfast and lunch are provided by area schools. At CEC, after students’ freshman year, students may eatlunch in the Student Center at CCC (and may opt topurchase food from the Craven Cafe located there). At ECE, there are occasional food trucks available forstudents to purchase lunch from on the college campus.

Breakfast &Lunch

Craven County Schools is committed to the safety of ourentire school community. We work every day to providea safe environment for all students, staff, and visitors. Principals, teachers, and support staff are trained to

respond to emergencies (CPR, epipen, diabetes).

All schools practice emergency drills for fire, lockdown,and tornados. We work very closely with the police,fire, and sheriff departments to gather information to

prevent and plan for emergencies.

SAFETY PROCEDURES Both campuses have aCraven County Sheriff

Deputy on staff during all school hours.

A school nurse is available

for both campuses.

UNIQUE BENEFITS OFATTENDING AN EARLY

COLLEGE IN CRAVEN COUNTY

Craven Early College

&Early College EAST

BENEFITS OFATTENDING ANEARLY COLLEGE

Smaller Class SizeBuilds relationshipsBuilds confidence

SupportHigh school tutoring/interventionAcademic Skills CenterCampfire/Solutions/Senior Advisory

The College Experience (in high school)College-visit field tripsCollege-bound mentality

PersonalizationLow student : staff ratio = teachers,staff, & principal who KNOW ourstudentsCollege and career advising

THE DATA THAT SHOWS OUR UNIQUENESS

Cooperat ive Innovat ive

High Schools (CIHS)

Students at CIHS in NC43% graduated with an associate degree.17% graduated with career certifications.85% complete college classes w/ C orhigher

High school completion and retention ratesare higher than state averagesDrop-out rates are lower than stateaveragesCIHS 2017-2018 State Data

Where do I apply? What is the selection process? Is there a wait list?

APPLICATIONINFORMATION

APPLICATIONS ARE ACCEPTEDFEBRUARY 1-29 ONLY

PREFERRED METHOD FOR APPLYING : USE THE ONLINE APPLICATION

Al l middle school counselors have paperappl icat ions for those without internet

connect ions at home.

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cravenk12.org/ECEcravenk12.org/CEC

Presentations are communication tools.

Names of a l l s tudents who apply dur ing theopen appl i ca t ion per iod are submi t ted tothe SERVE Center a t UNC Greensboro .SERVE Center uses a lo t tery system toass ign a number to each s tudent . The f i rs t 50 s tudents for each campus arese lec ted .A l l s tudents are not i f ied of se lec t ion andnon-se lec t ion by May 1s t .

HOW ARE STUDENTS SELECTED?

WAIT-LISTPROCESS

Wait List OptionsCEC (New Bern Campus)ECE (Havelock Campus)

BothNeither

Students and parents will be contactedwhen a spot becomes available.

This happens anytime from early

May until mid-August.

Student Perspective

Questions?

ESSENTIAL PRINCLES TOMASTER