Career and College Promise

Information Session

for

Prospective CCP Students

Contact Your College Liaison!��

www.abtech.edu/ccp

​

Karen Pauly

karenepauly@abtech.edu

​

A-B Tech Registration Liaison for BCSVA

Director of Student Advising for A-B Tech

Career and College Promise (CCP)

^{Asheville • Madison • Enka • South • Woodfin�(828) 398-7900 • abtech.edu}

Students with a college �associates degree will earn at least

$400,000 more in their �lifetime than someone who only has a high school diploma*

​

​

​

* According to the U.S. Census Bureau of Labor Statistics

How can A-B Tech help �you save time and money toward �a college degree?�

Career and College Promise Highlights

• Allows you to earn college credit tuition-free while still in high school.
• Many courses transfer to UNC System, as well as many private four-year colleges in North Carolina.
• Reduces time to degree completion.
• Can save you thousands of dollars in tuition expenses.
• Tuition-free!

​

Costs: textbooks and lab fees.

Students can register for several different Course Options:

• Fully Online, In-person, or Hybrid (online with some in-person requirements)
• Full Semester = 16 week courses
• MiniMesters = 8 week courses
• Students take 2 minimesters for 2 credits in 1 semester.
• Examples: HIS 131 and then HIS 132
• High School Schedule = 2 HS courses + 2 minimesters
• Student is working in THREE courses at a time, but the A-B Tech course will take about as much work as 2 courses.

Course Mode Options

A-B Tech students can check course section options using their Online Services Tab & View Course Schedules

Contact Your College Liaison!��

www.abtech.edu/ccp

A-B Tech Calendar is different from BCS school calendar:

• Most Fall courses end before Winter Break.
• Many Spring courses begin before the end of BCS Fall Semester.
• A-B Tech has a short Drop/Add period. Students may drop a course without penalty (it will not print on transcript) if dropped during Drop/Add period.
• Census Period: students must START their class and complete initial assignments within first week of class or they will be automatically dropped from their A-B Tech course.

​

​

CCP Courses from the High School side: CALENDAR

Students are responsible for knowing their Start/End dates & Due dates!

Contact Your College Liaison!��

www.abtech.edu/ccp

• HS GPA must be 2.8 unweighted to register for most A-B Tech courses
• students with a lower GPA may still access some courses from the Career-Technical Pathway with a GPA waiver.

​

• GPA - CCP students are accruing a HS GPA AND a College GPA
• An A on your HS GPA = 5 points, and a College GPA= 4 points.
• To earn HS credit, a student must earn a D.
• To earn College credit, a student must earn a C.

​

For this reason, students who are earning less than a “C” are recommended to withdraw and re-take the course with support. Students do not want to start their college record with a 1.0 GPA!

​

​

CCP Courses from the High School side: GPA

Contact Your College Liaison!��

www.abtech.edu/ccp

A-B Tech courses worth 3 credits = 1 credit in HS Credit

A-B Tech courses are included on the HS transcript in PowerSchool

• D or higher = earned HS credit
• D does not earn credit at college level

​

CCP Courses from the High School side: CREDITS

Contact Your College Liaison!��

www.abtech.edu/ccp

​

• Additional Resources: A-B Tech Student Services, Tutoring Center, Writing Center, Library

​

• 504 Classroom Accommodations: do not transfer automatically. Students must request classroom accommodations at the college-level through the A-B Tech Student Services Center BEFORE classes begin. The STUDENT must make the request and complete the paperwork.

CCP Courses from the High School side: Policies

Contact Your College Liaison!��

www.abtech.edu/ccp

• Parent communication: A-B Tech is a college and only communicates with students through their A-B Tech email. They DO NOT communicate with parents.

​

• Student Communication:
• A-B Tech staff/professors will ONLY SEND email to a student’s A-B Tech email address.
• A-B Tech Staff/professors will ONLY RESPOND to emails sent FROM an A-B Tech email address.

​

A-B Tech Students cannot rely on BCS email or normal progress reports from BCSVA!

CCP Courses from the High School side: Policies

CTE PATHWAYS AND TRANSFER PATHWAYS

Professions (CTE) Pathways

• Tuition free classes that are part of our AAS programs such as Culinary, Welding, Allied Health, Automotive, Nurse Aide, and more…
• Mostly face-to-face classes at either our main campus, south campus, or ABT Madison
• Some have honors weighted quality points for high school GPA
• Can earn certificate level credential plus get a great jump on an associate degree.

Asheville • Madison • Enka • South • Woodfin

(828) 398-7900 • abtech.edu

Transfer Pathways

• Tuition free classes that are transferrable to all UNC system schools and most private schools.
• AP Level Weight in your High School GPA!
• Offered online, day and evening
• General Education core requirements such as Calculus, Psychology, Music, Physics, Statistics, and more…

Career and Technical Education Pathways�A-B Tech currently offers 30 Career-Technical Education�Certificate/diploma pathways for high school students�

Admission Criteria

​

• Junior or Senior

​

• Unweighted GPA of 2.8 in high school or College readiness via placement or standardized testing

​

• GPA may be waived for SOME CTE pathways with approval of the principal

​

• Maintain good academic standing at A-B Tech

​

• May take up to two career-technical pathways at one time or one career-technical and a college transfer pathway.

​

• Pathway COMPLETE = may continue in the associated degree or diploma

Career Education Pathways�A-B Tech currently offers 30 Career-Technical Education�Certificate/diploma pathways for high school students�

Popular Career Technical Pathways

​

Criminal Justice- Offered on ACR campus

Nurse Assistant I (CNA)- Offered every semester

Aviation

Business Administration

Early Childhood

Automotive and Diesel

Welding

​

​

Career and Technical Education Pathway Example��

College Transfer Pathway Options�

Pathways

• Six available pathways:
• Associate of Arts (most students)
• Associate of Engineering
• Associate of Fine Arts
• Associate of Science
• Associate of Arts or Science for Teacher Preparation
• All courses transfer within the UNC System
• Counts towards University General Education Transfer Courses (UGETC)
• May count as AP Level Weight in your high school GPA

College Transfer Pathway Admission Criteria

• Must be junior or senior
• Unweighted GPA of 2.8 in high school course work

OR

• Demonstrate college readiness via placement test
• Place into college-level English and Math
• ACT, SAT, Pre-ACT, PSAT, RISE placement test
• GPA waiver from BCSVA for Career-Technical
• May only enroll into one transfer pathway at a time or one college transfer and one career-technical pathway.

College Transfer Pathway Example

Contact Your College Liaison!��

High School Credit Substitution Chart

Contact Your College Liaison!��

High School Credit Substitution Chart

Contact Your College Liaison!��

Ms. Hodges’s favorite first A-B Tech courses

• HIS 131/HIS 132 (American History) *🞢
• PSY 150 (Psychology) *🞢
• SOC 210 (Sociology) *🞢
• CJC Series of courses (Criminal Justice Courses) *
• 6-week courses, count as Honors level HS courses
• great for GPA and making up credits to be an early graduate
• ENG 111/112 🞢
• recommended as initial courses only for students with a 3.5 GPA or higher

​

* These courses do not require book/supplies

🞢 These courses are accepted or required for many majors

Additional College Transfer Pathway Options

• Higher level math courses are permitted

​

• Two semesters of a foreign language permitted

​

• Students MAY NOT take more than the designated number of courses in each pathway subject area (except math)

​

• Pathway COMPLETE = may continue to take courses in the full associated degree.

​

• May NOT substitute one pathway course for a course in another pathway.

Contact Your College Liaison!��

www.abtech.edu/ccp

​

Next Steps:

1. Complete the BCS Distance Learning Application for A-B Tech
1. A-B Tech College & Career Promise Application

​

• Make an appointment with Ms. Hodges
• Schedule a Meeting

​

• Watch out for Email from A-B Tech this summer with instructions for setting up your School Email and Student Account
• BCSVA Digital Learning Coordinator if you have trouble

​

• Start Checking your A-B Tech email
• verify your course registration/start date through Online Services/Self-Service tools

​

• Attend an A-B Tech Orientation in August (online)
• Obtain a Student ID card & parking pass, if interested

​

• Buy any books/supplies required prior to Day 1 (or submit form for financial support)

You will only receive 1 email from A -B Tech to your BCS email!

Contact Your College Liaison!��

www.abtech.edu/ccp

​

Questions?

​

​