Cross Creek Early College High School, on the campusof Fayetteville State University (FSU), has been named a National Blue RibbonSchool for 2020. Cross Creek Early College is one of 367 schools in the nationand one of only three in North Carolina to receive the recognition.
To be eligible for the honor, a school must meet several criteria based on the performanceof its students on state assessments in reading (or English language arts) andmathematics or a composite of performance on these assessments with othermeasures of student performance (e.g., student growth on state assessments,performance on state assessments in other subjects, graduation rates, or otherindicators in the state’s accountability system). High schools must also meetcriteria based on graduation rate.
Cross Creek Early College is a public urban innovativehigh school located on the FSU campus. What makes CCECHS distinctive is its partnershipwith the university, affording the opportunity for students to earn 60 or morecollege credits while completing high school diploma requirements. The school’stagline, “College Begins Here,” reflects the commitment to not only makestudents college eligible, but college ready. Students enjoy individualizedattention that emphasize academic, personal, and social growth, meetingstudents where they are in the journey to be a college graduate.
A highly accelerated program, CCECHS provides daily social-emotionaldevelopment activities that focus on relationships, respect, andresponsibility. The Academic College Readiness classes, taken all four years,prepare students for the rigor and relevance of high school and college. CrossCreek goes beyond book learning each day. Students are comfortable andconfident in their roles as early college students.
About Fayetteville State University
Fayetteville State University is aconstituent institution of The University of North Carolina System and thesecond-oldest institution of higher education in the state, having been foundedin 1867. FSU is a historically black university offering degrees at thebaccalaureate, master’s, and doctoral levels. With more than 6,700 students,Fayetteville State University is among the most diverse institutions in thenation. To learn more about Fayetteville State University, visit www.uncfsu.edu.
