Cooperative Innovative High Schools

North Carolina's Cooperative Innovative High Schools (CIHS) are public high schools that operate under a partnership between a school district and a community college or university. The programs are designed to expand students’ opportunities for educational success through high-quality 职业生涯 and Technical Education (CTE) and dual-enrollment credit.

Wake Tech has partnered with the Wake County Public School System at four such high schools:

Wake Early College of Health and Sciences

The five-year program, which includes WakeMed as a partner, offers students the opportunity to earn their high school diploma while pursuing an associate degree. 学生 take rigorous honors classes for two years on the Perry Health Sciences Campus and then take their remaining classes on the Scott Northern Wake Campus.

Wake Early College of Information and Biotechnologies

Located in the Lilly Science and Technology Center on the RTP Campus, the program offers students the opportunity to earn their high school diploma while pursuing an associate degree. It focuses on four program areas: Network Management, Computer Programming, Cybersecurity and Biotechnology.

Vernon Malone College and 职业生涯 Academy

This CTE high school provides a strong academic foundation and education and training in six career programs:

  • Biopharmaceutical Technology
  • 美容
  • Facility Maintenance Technology
  • 护士助手
  • 模拟 & 游戏开发
  • 焊接

学生 complete the requirements for high school graduation while earning college credits that can be applied toward an associate degree, diploma or certificate at Wake Tech.

North Wake College and 职业生涯 Academy

This CTE high school provides a strong academic foundation and training in five career programs:

  • Business 政府
  • 烹饪艺术
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Emergency Medical Science
  • IT Service and 支持

学生 complete the requirements for high school graduation while earning college credits that can be applied toward an associate degree, diploma or certificate at Wake Tech.

Enrolling in a CIHS

The steps to enroll in one of the four CIHS programs are different than for CCP programs. 学生 必须 浏览一下 Wake County Public School System magnet school application process. A Wake Tech staff member assigned to each CIHS will work with students and parents on completing the Wake Tech application, advising and scheduling college courses.