1. Articulation Christina Harris, NCDPI
Wil Van Der Meulen, Nash Community College
Pamela Lewis, Nash-Rocky Mount Schools
Walter Dorsey, Region Q Workforce Development Board (retired)

2. State Articulation
Christina Harris, Regional Coordinator (RC) in the Northeast for Career and Technical Education (CTE) with North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI)

3. Articulation: Definition
The North Carolina High School to Community College Articulation Agreement is an agreement between the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction and the North Carolina Community College System.
The North Carolina High School to Community College Articulation Agreement provides a seamless process that joins secondary and postsecondary Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs of study.
This statewide articulation agreement comprises approximately 50 high school CTE courses that match the knowledge and skills taught in similar community college courses. The articulation agreement ensures that if a student is proficient in his/her high school course, the student can receive college credit for that course at any North Carolina community college. This streamlines the student's educational pathway by eliminating the need to take multiple courses with the same learning outcomes.

4. Who are the stakeholders in articulation?
Development Stakeholders
NCDPI
NC Community College Systems
High School CTE Teachers
Community College CTE Instructors
Beneficiaries
Students
Parents
School Counselors/ Career Development Coordinators
Community

5. Don’t be Confused: Two Named Agreements
Comprehensive Articulation Agreement (CAA)
Community college to university
programs/college-transferarticulation- agreements/comprehensive-articulation- agreement-caa
North Carolina High School to Community College Articulation Agreement
High school to community college in CTE

6. Rules for Receiving Articulated Credit
To receive articulated credit, students must enroll at the community college within two years of their high school graduation date and meet the following criteria:
Final grade of B or higher in the course and
A score of 93 or higher on the standardized CTE post-assessment
High school students who enroll in a Career and College Promise pathway may earn articulated college credit as described in this agreement while enrolled in high school, if the CTE articulated college credit is part of their Career and College Promise pathway.
Community college officials verify eligibility and acceptance of articulated courses listed on the high school transcript. Students may be asked to submit supporting documentation and/or demonstrate proficiency to receive credit. Colleges must follow the criteria of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) Commission on Colleges in awarding credit
Field test rules have been developed

7. Why Should We Promote Articulation?
Seamless transition for students
Saves time and money
Encourages collaboration between high schools and community colleges
Critical part of pathway process

8. Local Articulation

9. Articulation NCC and NRMPS
Articulation=Communication
Wil van der Meulen, Associate Dean, Instructional Support
Nash Community College
Wil

10. We worked for years for a local agreement
We never could get a good match on the local level
Over the years, worked with System Office to find a match never could
Plan to revisit some of the state articulations
Left it alone, started using …..
NCDPI Master Course Codes List

12. We think a year in advance for a new code
Helps with continuity
Hurts when you have to make adjustments

13. Computer Integrated Machining Pathway
The codes are even in our pathways

14. Computer Integrated Machining Pathway
Helps HS counselors identify the right course
Helps with scheduling for Master Schedule

15. Articulation NRMPS - Student/Parent
Articulation=Communication
Pamela Lewis, CTE Director Nash Rocky Mount Public Schools
Wil

16. Start with the Parents 8th Grade Parents Night Curriculum Fairs
CTE Showcase
CCP Open House
Once the parents know, they will be your best advocate
Thought Pam could then go into detail about how we share information especially our latest CCP Night where we broke up into small groups to discuss the pathways and how that credit works.

17. Pathways for Guidance
No longer nebulus “Just take some courses at the community college….”
A 9-14 plan...

18. Regional Health Science Pathway: featuring articulation

19. Regional Reflections …
Walter Dorsey, Chairman of Northeast Regional Pathway Work, Region Q Workforce Development Board Chair (retired)

20. It takes a region not a not just town, city, or county...
Value of Partnerships
Articulation
Saves Student-Parents Money
Keeps student engaged area of interest
Develops a skilled workforce that meets business needs and expectations
Provides for seamless transition to the workforce

21. Questions?