College and Career Resources
NNPS Early College Program
The Early College Program in Newport News is a partnership between Newport News Public Schools and Virginia Peninsula Community College.
The program is for qualified high school seniors who plan to attend a college or university after they graduate from high school. Seniors in this program may earn up to 19 semester hours of college-credit prior to high school graduation.
The courses offered in this program are part of the Commonwealth College Course Collaborative (CCCC). Public colleges and universities have agreed to transfer credit for credit these courses as part of the college's general education requirements. Learn more!
Local Colleges and Universities
Students and their families are encouraged to use a variety of information sources including the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) to select a college and major.
- Christopher Newport University
- Eastern Virginia Medical School
- Hampton University
- Norfolk State University
- Old Dominion University
- Regent University
- The College of William and Mary
- Virginia Peninsula Community College
- Tidewater Community College
- Virginia Wesleyan University
General College Information
- Virginia Colleges and Universities
- Campus Tours: Virtual College Tours
- College Board Online
- College Resource Center
- CollegeNet
- College Scholarships, Colleges, and Online Degrees
- CollegeXpress
- MatchCollege.com College Search
- Office of Postsecondary Education
- The Princeton Review
- US News College Rankings
- Wells Fargo College and Financial Aid Information
Handbooks and Publications
Career and Vocational
Professional Organizations
- American Counseling Association
- American School Counseling Association
- Virginia Counselors Association
- Virginia School Counselor Association
- Virginia Alliance for School Counseling (VASC)
- State Council for Higher Education in Virginia (SCHEV)
- Virginia Career Development Association
- Military Child Education Coalition (MCEC)
Virginia Dept. of Education
- Academic and Career Plan
- Standards of Accreditation
- Graduation (Diploma) Seals of Achievement
- Board of Education Approved Courses to Satisfy Graduation Requirements
- Secondary School Transcript Regulations
- Sample Secondary School Transcript Template
- Student Records
- Career & Technical Education
- Prevention Strategies and Programs
- Student and Family Services
- Student Support and Conduct
- Safety and Crisis Management
- Comprehensive Services Act for At-Risk Youth and Families
