Caldwell Early College High School
Caldwell Early College High School is an innovative high school that was created out of a partnership between Caldwell County Schools and Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute (CCC&TI), with the support of the North Carolina New Schools Project. Located on the CCC&TI campus, Caldwell Early College High School provides a small learning community of 375 high school students with the opportunity to earn both a high school diploma and a two-year college transfer associate degree. Caldwell Early College High School (CECHS) focuses on preparing students for college, career, and life by providing an educational environment where students believe that educators know them, care about them, and expect them to succeed.
Rising ninth graders in Caldwell County are eligible to apply for admission, and this is the only point of entry into CECHS. Interested students should have motivation to complete a four year college degree, commitment to a five-year, non-traditional program, and willingness to become an honors level student. The student selection process is conducted by an independent organization and ensures that the CECHS student body reflects the population of Caldwell County with regard to academic, ethnicity, geographic, and socioeconomic diversity. Caldwell Early College High School is committed to increasing the high school graduation and college going rate of Caldwell County students, with a special focus on first generation college students.