UNC Asheville and Asheville City Schools Announce Dual-Enrollment Agreement
UNC Asheville Chancellor Mary K. Grant. Photo by John Fletcher, Jr.
Beginning next fall, students at Asheville High School and SILSA (School of Inquiry & Life Sciences at Asheville) will be able to take courses at UNC Asheville as part of a new dual-enrollment agreement signed recently.
UNC Asheville Chancellor Mary K. Grant and Asheville City Schools (ACS) Superintendent Pamela Baldwin signed the agreement as students, City School Board Chair Jacquelyn Hallum, and other education leaders looked on.
“What this means is that students from the Asheville City Schools, in addition to the excellent work that’s happening there, will be able to take real college courses for real college credits which expedites the time toward a degree and exposes them to a higher level of work,” said Chancellor Grant. “Having true partnerships with our K-12 system and early childhood educators is … going to set us apart.”
Baldwin said, “Our students will be able to extend their learning throughout their tenure here at Asheville City Schools and work with a wonderful university. Our students will know there’s an avenue for success.”
