Cumberland County Schools (CCS) was proud to be represented at today’s North Carolina State Board of Education meeting as state leaders highlighted the success of Career and College Promise across North Carolina. Career and College Promise is the state’s dual enrollment program, giving eligible high school students the opportunity to take college courses and earn college credit while still in high school.

Representing CCS were Sa’Nai Lewis-Dewalt, a senior at Seventy-First High School, and Brittany Raines, Career Pathways Coordinator for Career and Technical Education (CTE). Together, they shared how Career and College Promise is helping CCS students build confidence, gain independence and prepare for success beyond high school.

Lewis-Dewalt shared that by taking classes through Fayetteville Technical Community College, she has earned enough credits to graduate from college two years early, saving time and easing the financial burden of earning a degree.

Learn more about Career and College Promise in CCS here.