Charlotte Engineering Early College
FACTS
2020-2021
2020-21 Demographics
| # of students | 309 |
| 9th | 75 |
| 10th | 69 |
| 11th | 58 |
| 12th | 45 |
| 13th | 64 |
| African-American | 31.7% |
| White | 27.0% |
| Hispanic | 25.4% |
| Asian | 12.2% |
| Male | 67.1% |
| Female | 32.9% |
| Economically Disadvantaged | 20-30% |
- Overall mission of the school is to provide access to college coursework to first-generation college students, economically disadvantaged students and students seeking acceleration
- Opened doors in August 2014
- CEEC is a NC Cooperative Innovative High School
- No more than 100 students admitted each year
- Calendar Flexibility
- No seat time requirement
- State Funds to support overall operation
- 300-400 applicants each year
- No admission requirements.
- GPA/Readiness requirements to access UNC Charlotte coursework
- Opportunity for students to earn high school diploma and up to 60 hours of transferrable college credit during the 5 year program
- CEEC students can begin accessing UNC Charlotte coursework during their 10th grade year (Most begin in 11th grade)
- Tuition, Fees and Textbooks are all provided during the program
- Early College Calendar-begin in early August, dismiss in mid-May
- CMS Transportation provided
- Access to light rail provided for a small fee
- Overall 3.0 GPA in UNC Charlotte Coursework
- Over 6000 overall credit hours earned after the spring of 2020
- 16 students graduated in May of 2018. 4 enrolled at UNC Chapel Hill, 1 at NC State, 1 at Cornell University, 1 at Kings College in NYC, 1 at Elizabeth City State, 1 attended college overseas and 7 entered the workforce and/or attend community college.
- 77 students graduated in May of 2019. 29 enrolled at UNC Charlotte. Other schools represented: UNC Chapel Hill, NC State, Appalachian State, Dartmouth, New York University, University of Alabama-Huntsville, NC Central, NC A&T, Elizabeth City State, CPCC
- 68 students graduated in June of 2020. 17 enrolled at UNC Charlotte. Other schools represented: Vanderbilt University, New York University, UNC Chapel Hill, NC State, NC A&T, Winston-Salem State, Georgia Southern, Charleston Southern, Western Carolina, East Carolina, Xavier University and CPCC
- Dedicated staff committed to the mission of our program and continuous improvement
- Partnership between UNC Charlotte and CMS
- Student-centered classroom learning environment
- Project Lead the Way High School Engineering Curriculum
- Strong parental support and involvement
- Positive school culture with limited disruptions and discipline incidents
- 100 students admitted in 14-15, 15-16 and 16-17. 65 students admitted in 17-18, 18-19 and 19-20. 75 students admitted for 20-21
- 75+ students seated for 9th grade for 2020-21
- 9th grade housed at James Martin Middle School moving forward
- Grades 10-13 housed on campus at UNC Charlotte
- 173 CEEC students are enrolled in UNC Charlotte coursework for the 2020 Fall Semester
- CEEC students save approximately $7100.00 each year in college tuition and fees
- 16 CEEC alumni are attending UNC Charlotte on the Duke Energy Foundation Scholarship. All 16 will receive an undergraduate degree at no cost to the student
2019-20 NC Accountability Results
1 of 17 CMS Schools to Receive an A grade
100% Graduation Rate
Exceeded Academic Growth
SAT and ACT Results Well Above State Average
· Will Leach, Principal will.leach@cms.k12.nc.us
· Lauri McDaniels, Counselor lauris.mcdaniels@cms.k12.nc.us
· CEEC Phone # 980-343-9898
