Cooperative Programs
The purpose of Cooperative Programs (Huskins, Learn and Earn Online and Concurrent Enrollment) is to provide an opportunity for selected high school students to enroll in college credit courses not otherwise available at the high school.
College tuition is waived for high school students enrolled in Cooperative Programs courses.
Responsibility for the costs of textbooks, materials, and other fees is determined by the applicable board of education.
High school students enrolled in Cooperative Programs courses are considered college students in all aspects and receive college credit for courses taken.
Cooperative Programs students are required to meet all prerequisite and course admission requirements.
Huskins
Huskins courses are college-level courses designated specifically for high school student enrollment.
To be eligible for the Huskins program students must
1. be juniors or seniors in high school,
2. be at least 16 years of age,
3. have attained the academic and social maturity to succeed in a college-level course,
4. be enrolled in high school courses for at least one-half of the school day and making progress
toward graduation (or, in the case of courses offered in the summer, must have been enrolled in
high school courses for at least one-half of the school day during the preceding year),
5. be able to benefit from the enrichment opportunity, and
6. be recommended by the chief administrative officer of the high school for enrollment. of the College or the president’s designee.
Randolph Community College offers Huskins courses in a variety of academic, technical, and advanced vocational subject areas.
Learn and Earn Online
The Learn and Earn Online allows public and non-public high school students to take an online College Transfer course through the high school. Fill out the Learn and Earn Online form AND the Concurrent Enrollment Release Form below.
To be eligible for theLearn and Earn Online program students must
1. be at least 16 years of age,
2. have attained the academic and social maturity to succeed in a college-level course,
3. be enrolled in high school courses for at least one-half of the school day and making progress
toward graduation (or, in the case of courses offered in the summer, must have been enrolled in
high school courses for at least one-half of the school day during the preceding year),
4. be able to benefit from the enrichment opportunity, and
5. be enrolled through the high school by the high school councilor and approved by the principal.
Concurrent Enrollment
Concurrent Enrollment allows high school students to enroll in regularly scheduled college credit courses. To be eligible for Concurrent Enrollment students must
1. be at least 16 years of age,
2. have attained the academic and social maturity to succeed in a college-level course,
3. be enrolled in high school courses for at least one-half of the school day and making progress
toward graduation (or, in the case of courses offered in the summer, must have been enrolled in
high school courses for at least one-half of the school day during the preceding year),
4. be able to benefit from the enrichment opportunity, and
5. be recommended by their high school principal and approved by the appropriate community college personnel.
Concurrently enrolled students may take any course (numbered 100 and above from the Common Course Library) offered in Vocational, Technical, College Transfer, or Continuing Education programs as long as it does not duplicate coursework at the high school and their enrollment does not displace adult college students.
Placement Testing for Cooperative Programs Students
High school students desiring to enroll in a Cooperative Programs English or math course are required to take the ASSET/COMPASS placement test or present acceptable SAT, ACT, or Accuplacer scores. Placement test scores will not be used to place Cooperative Programs students, but will be used to determine eligibility to enroll in college credit courses.
Those students who do not achieve the current cutoff score(s) on the placement tests will need to work with the RCC counselor and a counselor from their home school to decide their eligibility for other classes.
Students seeking admission to Cooperative Programs courses that require placement tests must make an appointment for placement testing before the registration dates. Call Student Services for placement testing times and dates, (336) 633-0224.
Tech Prep
Tech Prep is defined as a combined secondary and postsecondary program that builds student competencies in math, science, and communications and leads to an associate degree, two-year certificate, two-year registered apprenticeship and leads to employment. This course of study in the high school allows high school students to earn community college credit for certain courses taken while in high school. In order for community college credit to be awarded, a grade of “B” or higher must be attained for the course and a scale score equivalent to a raw score of 80 or higher must be achieved on the standardized CTE postassessment test. Official standardized CTE post-assessment scores are required to verify that the criteria has been met to award credit for articulated course work. In order to receive articulated credit, students must enroll in a community college within two years of their high school graduation date. The student must inform the RCC registrar that he/she wishes to receive Tech Prep credit. The courses covered by Tech Prep articulation agreements vary from school to school. Consult the high school guidance counselor to see what courses offered are covered by the Tech Prep articulation agreement.
