Alamance Community College (ACC) announced that enrollment for one of its most popular offerings has risen significantly over the past year.

 

Career and College Promise (CCP), a state-operated dual-enrollment program at ACC, has seen remarkable growth of more than 20 percent from spring 2024 to the current 2025 semester.

 

The news follows last fall’s announcement of a 13.7 percent increase in college-wide enrollment, the highest enrollment growth in ten years.

 

Career and College Promise allows qualified high school students to enroll in both high school and college at the same time, tuition-free. Students can earn credits that often count toward high school graduation completion and simultaneously toward an associate degree at ACC. All of the college classes are guaranteed to transfer to North Carolina’s 16 public universities and many private colleges, saving both time and money off a four-year degree.

 

The spring 2025 semester enrollment figures show a 20.3 percent increase of Career and College Promise high school students over the same time period in 2024. This semester has 1,740 students taking college credit classes compared to 1,446 last year.

 

Consequently, the Full-time Equivalent (FTE) numbers have risen by 20.7 percent, from 413.80 in 2024 to 499.47 in spring 2025. FTE refers to a formula used by the NC Community College System Office to compute the number of classes students are taking. These numbers are subsequently used to determine each college’s operating budget.

 

Dr. Lisa Johnson, Chief Academic Officer, told college faculty in an email that the enrollment increase is a testament to the impact they are making in the lives of students. “Your efforts in outreach, advising, and support are opening doors for more students to take advantage of early college opportunities—it matters,” she wrote.