Learn and Earn at a Glance
Learn and Earn High Schools
- There are 60 Learn and Earn high schools located on the campuses of community colleges and universities across the state.
- Learn and Earn students take both high school and college-level courses and may attend classes with college students.
- In no more than five years, students graduate from high school with a diploma and two years of college credit or an associate’s degree – FOR FREE.
- All college courses transfer to any state college or university.
- Most schools accept students through an application process.
- Click here to see if there is a Learn and Earn high school in your county.
- Contact your school guidance counselor to find out how to apply.
Learn and Earn Online
- Students who cannot attend a Learn and Earn high school can still take college courses through Learn and Earn Online.
- Students at EVERY public high school in the state can sign up.
- Students can take courses during the school day and at night.
- As a part of some classes, students will have a teacher in their classroom and online.
- Students enrolled in the program can graduate in no more than five years with their high school diploma and two years of college credit or an associate’s degree – FOR FREE.
- Click here to see a list of online courses currently available.
- Sign up with the guidance counselor in your high school.
- Need help? Call 1-877-NC-LEARN (1-877-625-3276)
EARN (Education Access Rewards North Carolina) Grants
- The EARN grant provides eligible students with $4,000 a year for two years that can be used for tuition, books or other school-related expenses at any public university or community college in the state.
- Students DO NOT have to attend a Learn and Earn school or take courses through Learn and Earn Online to qualify for the EARN grant.
- To qualify for the EARN grant, students must be from families earning $40,000 a year or less.
- To maintain the EARN grant, students must keep their grades up and earn some income through working 10 hours a week or during the summer.
- Students should supplement the EARN grant with other types of financial assistance (Pell grants etc.)
- If students earn two years of college credit through Learn and Earn, they can use the EARN grant to graduate with a four-year degree debt free.
- Click here to apply for the EARN grant today or call 1-866-CFNC or e-mail programinformation@CFNC.org.
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Matt Sanderson, Student
 "I enjoy going to Cross Creek Early College, one of the Governor's Learn and Earn High Schools. We are like a family. The teachers care."
-- Matt Sanderson, 11th grader
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Ali Thetford, Teacher
 "It is great to teach in a Learn and Earn school because of the excitement of knowing that we are really changing student's lives. Students work hard because they know their future is at stake and in their control."
-- Ali Thetford, Teacher, Cross Creek
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Michelle Whitmire, Student
 "Rutherford Early College High School, a Learn and Earn school, has been an amazing opportunity for me. Taking college classes and still having one-on-one help while accomplishing so much is an incredible blessing."
-- Michelle Whitmire, Second Year Student at REaCH
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Sarah Thompson, Student
 "It is so great to attend a Learn and Earn high school because we are NOT a traditional school. The learning environment is so positive! The teachers help us."
-- Sarah Thompson, 10th grader
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