Major Clarity, Early Colleges, and Magnet Schools
Lesson 1
While I’m here today
What we will do today
Why we’re doing this
Career clusters are groups of related types of work.
Examples:
What is a career cluster?
Personality assessments help you to find the careers that match your interests.
Personality assessments help you find careers in your cluster.
Why take a personality assessment?
Go to Wake ID, look for the Major Clarity app
Continue with Google
Log into the Assessment
Personality Assessment
For each statement, determine if you would enjoy performing the activity.
Click the icon that best represents your response.
Go to Career Exploration
Career path panels are ordered from highest to lowest
“Fit Score”.
Find your Fit Score, Learn More
Find out the education required for your occupation
Scroll down to “Occupations Found”, click on an occupation
Find out about your career
Write down all of the details
Early Colleges and High School Options
Base High Schools
Magnet Schools
Early Colleges
Option 1
Base High Schools
Base High School Fact #1
Your base high school is based on your address. Everyone has a base high school.
Base High School Fact #2
You do not have to apply to go to your base high school.
Base High School Fact #3
You can not apply to go to a different base high school, but you can apply to go to an Early College or a Magnet School.
Option 2
Early College High Schools
Post High School Timeline
Associates degree - 2 years
Bachelor’s degree - 4 years
Master’s degree - 6 years
Doctorate degree - 6-8 years
Law degree - 7 years
Medical doctor degree - 12 years
Advantages of attending Early Colleges
You can begin attending an Early College in 9th grade.
Classes are smaller.
Transportation is provided.
College level courses are offered in high school.
You take courses for college credit free of cost in place of electives.
You can earn an associates degree before high school graduation
Early College Fact #1
Early College High Schools are located at various locations in Wake County away from the base high schools.
Early College Fact #2
Students can take sports if they attend Early Colleges, but not on the campus of the Early College.
Early College Fact #3
Students can take sports if they attend Early Colleges, but not on the campus of the Early College.
North Wake College and Career Academy
Business
Culinary Arts
Emergency Medical Technician
Wake Early College of Health and Sciences
Nursing
Radiology
CT/MRI
Important high school courses: Biology, Chemistry, Math
Vernon Malone College and Career Academy
Gaming
Cosmetology
HVAC
Wake STEM Early College
Chemical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Transfer to NC State
Wake Young Women’s Leadership Academy
Pre-Law
English/Writing
Psychology
Business
Last two years at Wake Technical Community College
Wake Young Men’s Leadership Academy
Pre Law
Business
English/Journalism
Last two years at Wake Technical Community College
Wake Early College of Information and Biotechnology
Newest early college in Wake County
Cybersecurity
Artificial Intelligence
Coding/Programming
Crossroads Flex High School
Flexible schedule
For students who play professional sports, professional acting
Step 1: Ask your parents to create a Schoolmint account
Step 2: Work on your essay
Step 3: Complete the online application
Watch the tutorial video if you have questions on how to complete the application
Magnet Schools
Fact #1
Magnet Schools
Fact #2
Example: Chinese and German are not offered at South Garner
Magnet Schools
Fact #3
Magnet Schools
Fact #4
Garner Magnet High School
IB High School
Offers Chinese and Arabic
Has a Beta Club
Offers Public Safety Academy
JROTC
Southeast Raleigh Magnet High School
Year Round school
Offers Career Academies - Biomedical Science
Engineering and Information Technology
Awesome Band, Chorus, Theater programs
Enloe High School
IB High School
Academy of Creative Design
Medical Bioscience Academy
Junior ROTC Program
Athens Drive High School
Health Sciences Career Academy
STEM Academy
Broughton High School
IB High School
Academy of Hospitality, Tourism, and Sports Marketing
Has an ROTC Program
Offers Chinese and German
Millbrook High School
IB High School
Academy of Hospitality, Tourism, and Sports Marketing
Has an ROTC Program
Offers Chinese and German
Mark your calendars
8th Grade Family Night
Thursday, December 4, 2025
5:30pm - 7:30pm
Early Colleges
High Schools
Food and fun
Kahoot