RALEIGH – Community colleges and public schools from across North Carolina received the North Carolina College Tech Prep Award at the North Carolina College Tech Prep 2004 Spring Conference. The conference was held at the Joseph S. Koury Convention Center in Greensboro March 15-17.

College Tech Prep is a course of study designed to meet the need for high school graduates to have more technically oriented educational backgrounds. Through a blending of high-level academic and vocational courses, College Tech Prep prepares students for the collegiate-level courses required by two-year community college programs. College Tech Prep is funded through the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998.

A total of 18 winners (partnerships between a community college and a public school system) were honored. Receiving the Gold Award for Overall Excellence are Richmond County Schools and Richmond Community College as well as Cumberland County Schools and Fayetteville Technical Community College. The overall award recognizes the programs that achieved a high percentage of student participation, lowered dropout and remediation rates and involved all partners in the process.

A complete list of award recipients follows.

College Tech Gold Award for Overall Excellence
1. Richmond County Schools and Richmond Community College
2. Cumberland County Schools and Fayetteville Technical Community College

College Tech Prep Platinum Award for Overall Excellence
3. Craven County Schools and Craven Community College
4. Guilford County Schools and Guilford Technical Community College
5. Lincoln County Schools and Gaston College

College Tech Prep Gold Award for Excellence in Partnership
6. Guilford County Schools and Guilford Technical Community College
7. Clinton City Schools, Sampson County Schools and Sampson Community College
8. Cumberland County Schools and Fayetteville Technical Community College
9. Craven County Schools and Craven Community College

College Tech Prep Silver Award for Excellence in Partnership
10. Iredell-Statesville Schools, Mooresville Graded Schools and Mitchell Community College
11. Alamance-Burlington Schools and Alamance Community College
12. Edenton-Chowan Schools, Perquimans County Schools and the College of The Albemarle

College Tech Prep Gold Award for Excellence in Promotion
13. Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools and Forsyth Technical Community College

College Tech Prep Silver Award for Excellence in Promotion
14. Edenton-Chowan Schools, Perquimans County Schools and the College of The Albemarle
15. Columbus County Schools, Whiteville City Schools and Southeastern Community College
16. Asheville City Schools, Buncombe County Schools, Madison County Schools and Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College

College Tech Prep Platinum Award for Excellence in Promotion
17. Guilford County Schools and Guilford Technical Community College
18. Lincoln County Schools and Gaston College

For more information about College Tech Prep, call Douglas Long at 919-807-7130.

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