Parent Resources

Parents and families play a huge role in student success. This page brings together key resources to help you support your student.

Request Information

Have questions about Wilkes Community College? Fill out the form below and our team will reach out with the information you need—program details, admissions steps, financial aid, and more.

Visit WCC

Campus tours provide an opportunity to learn more about the college, campus facilities, academic programs, and how to enroll. Tours are offered on a request basis and are led by Wilkes Community College staff or Student Ambassadors. Family and friends are welcome.

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)

We encourage parents to remain involved and supportive throughout their student’s college experience. However, please note that we cannot share information about any student who is 18 or older unless we have a FERPA release form signed by the student.

Career & College Promise (CCP)

Through Career & College Promise (CCP), qualified high-school-age students in North Carolina can take college courses, tuition-free, while they are in high school.

Career & College Promise (CCP)

Paying for College

College costs can feel complicated—this is where to start. Explore financial aid, scholarships, and payment options so you and your student can make a clear plan for covering costs.

Paying for College

Career Services

Career Services helps move students toward satisfying careers with informed career planning and job search strategies.

Career Services

Find a Program

Explore program options at WCC and find the best fit for your student — whether they’re aiming for a job, a transfer degree, or skills training.

Find a Program

Transfer Information

Thinking ahead to a four-year university? Resources on our Transfer Information page can help your student choose the right classes, understand transfer pathways and requirements, and plan for a smooth move to a partner college or university.

Transfer Information

Disability Services

If your student has a documented disability and may need accommodations, Disability Services can help.

Disability Services

Acronyms

  • A&S – Arts and Sciences
  • ACT – Applied Career Technologies
  • AECHS – Ashe Early College High School
  • ASC – Academic Support Center
  • BPST – Business and Public Service Technologies
  • CCP – Career and College Promise
  • ELA – English Language Acquisition
  • FAFSA – Free Application for Federal Student Aid
  • FERPA – Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
  • HS – Health Sciences
  • IT – Information Technology
  • LMS – Learning Management System, i.e. Moodle
  • SAGE – Supporting Academic Goals for Education
  • SGA- Student Government Association
  • WCC – Wilkes Community College
  • WDCE – Workforce Development and Community Education
  • WECHS – Wilkes Early College High School

Helpful Terms to Know

  • Prerequisite: a course that must be completed prior to enrolling in an advanced course
  • Corequisite: courses that must be taken in the same semester or two courses that are designed to be taken together in the same semester
  • Full-time: student taking 12+ credit hours (about 4 classes)
  • Part-time: student taking less than 12 credit hours
  • Curriculum: traditional certificate, diploma, and degree-seeking students
  • Associate to Bachelors Agreement: an opportunity for students to complete their Associate’s degree at WCC and then transfer into a specified program at a partner university