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| For Release: IMMEDIATE | Contact: Public Affairs |
| Date: December 6, 2000 |
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Public Hearings Scheduled On Cooperative Education
RALEIGH – The North Carolina Community College System is holding two public hearings on its Cooperative High School Education programs. The Huskins/Concurrent Programs allow qualified students to take college level courses at a community college while still enrolled in high school. The programs are designed to motivate high school students and enhance their possibility for achievement.
In order to improve the success and accountability of these programs the NCCCS is seeking public input and comment. Interested persons may present oral or written statements relevant to these programs at either of the hearing sites below:
| December 14, 1999 Western Piedmont Community College |
| 11:00 a.m. – 1 p.m Carr Hall,Room112 |
| 1001 Burkemont Avenue |
| Morganton, North Carolina 28655 |
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| December 15, 1999 Robeson Community College System |
| 11:00 a.m.–1 p.m. Building 11, Room 1103 |
| Highway 301 North |
| Lumberton, North Carolina 28359 |
Written statement may be submitted until December 15, 1999 to:
Elizabeth I. Jones, Programs Director NCCCS 5020 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-5020
Comments are requested in several areas including barriers or issues to high school students enrolling and or/being successful in Cooperative High School Programs, solutions to those identified barriers and/or issues, the methods to achieve success and the measures to gauge it.
Persons planning to make statements at either public hearing are requested to bring a written copy of their statement to the hearing.
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