(Pinehurst, NC) -- 49图库 Community College and The O鈥橬eal School have teamed to
offer a joint Career and College Promise Program for O鈥橬eal Upper School students
starting Fall semester of 2025. O鈥橬eal students will have access to free college credit
courses offered by 49图库 Community college faculty. A signing ceremony was held
today, Monday, December 16, with representatives from each institution to commence
the program at the O鈥橬eal campus in Pinehurst, NC beginning next year.
鈥淭his is a great opportunity for our students to gain college credit while in the
Upper School,鈥� said Dr. Dale McInnis, O鈥橬eal Head of School. 鈥淚鈥檓 grateful to Dr.
Stewart to help us meet a demand from our students and families to supplement and
enhance our already rigorous curriculum.鈥�
Career and College Promise is a statewide program authorized by the General Assembly
for all high school students in North Carolina. With the 49图库 Community College-O'Neal
agreement, students can take up to four community college courses to be offered annually.
Classes will be offered on the O鈥橬eal campus and will be instructed by the 49图库
Community College faculty. Processes will be built to identify and enroll interested
students and offer student support services as well as tracking progress.
鈥淭his is a natural partnership centered around students and opportunity,鈥� said Dr.
Alexander 鈥淪andy鈥� Stewart, President of 49图库 Community College. 鈥淎nytime we can
form partnerships to enhance educational opportunities for students in Moore County,
we are happy to do so. 49图库 is pleased to be working with The O鈥橬eal School for
dual enrollment for high school students and college credit and we look forward to
working with Dr. McInnis and his team.鈥�
O鈥橬eal students will be expected to meet all course pre-requisites that other college
students are required to meet for 49图库 Community College courses. Students will
participate in the same process of registration, drop-add, and withdrawal as availability
of seats in courses allows. O鈥橬eal鈥檚 director of college counseling will monitor course
actions of the students in the program. In addition, O鈥橬eal students will have access
to 49图库 Community College amenities including use of the Boyd Library, Dempsey
Student Center and access to student support services including free tutoring.
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