​The Career and Technical Pathways provide tuition-free college course credits at a North Carolina Community College toward a credential, cerficiate, or diploma in a technical career.  These are aligned with  high school Career Clusters.

Eligibility

• Be a high school junior or senior  AND
• Have a weighted GPA of 3.0 on high school courses OR have the recommendation of the high school principal or his/her designee with a weighted GPA of 2.5 to 2.9  AND
• Meet the prerequisites for the career pathway.

To maintain this eligibility for continued enrollment, a student must:

• Continue to make progress toward high school graduation, AND
• Maintain a 2.0 in college coursework after completing two courses.

A student must enroll in one program of study and may not substitute courses in one program for another.  The student may change his or her program of study major (once a year) with the approval of the high school principal or his/her designee and the college's Director of Enrollment Management.  The student may, with the approval of the high school principal or his/her designee and the College's Director of Enrollment Management, enroll in BOTH a Core 44 College Transfer Pathway program of study and a Career Technical program of study.

Career Technical Education Pathway Programs of Study at WPCC

1. Computer Information Technology--Microsoft Office
2. Criminal Justice Technology--Correctional Technology
3. Digital Effects and Animation Technology
4. Early Care and Education
5. General Accounting
6. General Business
7. Interpreter Education
8. Introduction to Mechanical Engineering Technology
9. Office Administration/General Office Certificate
10. Paralegal Technology-General Law Office
11. Simulation and Game Development