CAP Executive Director Jim Beeler to serve on Rebuilding Western NC Advisory Board
Nov 20, 2024
Read about how CAP Executive Director, Jim Beeler, will serve on the Rebuilding Western NC Advisory Board.
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ETL Team Publishes Its First Micro-Credential
Nov 5, 2024
As part of their research, the ETL team supports teacher professional development using micro-credentials (competency-based professional learning that helps teachers gain the skills and...
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Hurricane Relief & Support
Oct 29, 2024
In light of the devastation and destruction that Hurricane Helene left in its path across Western North Carolina, there has been an overwhelming outpouring of support from the Appalachian co
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Homecoming
Sep 16, 2024
It’s strange returning to a place you vowed you would never return to…yet that is what I was doing when I started as a College Adviser at my old high school, Ashe
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App State awarded $35 million grant to expand GEAR UP college access program
Sep 4, 2024
BOONE, N.C. — The U.S.
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College Advising Corps Helps Drive FAFSA Completion Rates in Statewide Pilot Program
Aug 25, 2024
Madison County has recently been named as one of the two counties in Western North Carolina whose seniors have exceeded the state of North Carolina’s FAFSA (Free Ap...
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YES Robotics Workshops
Aug 1, 2024
The Appalachia Branch of YES (Young Eisner Scholars) hosted a robotics workshop for two different groups of scholars on July 16 and 17 at the Ashe campus of Wilkes Community...
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Celebrating the GEAR UP Innovator of the Year: Honoring the Educators Who Transform Our Classrooms, Schools, and Communities
Jul 18, 2024
In the dynamic landscape of education, innovation is the heartbeat that drives progress and transformation.
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2024 Academic Innovation Conference
Jul 18, 2024
Setting the tone for the 2024 Academic Innovation Conference (AIC), educators from western North Carolina congregated on the scenic campus of Appalachian...
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CAP Through Our Eyes: Jeremiah Stanton-Rich
Jul 3, 2024
In this series, we feature individual CAP staff members and dive into their unique perspectives on college access, education, the role of our grant programs in the...
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Camp NASCAR 2024
Jun 28, 2024
Students from four Western NC districts raced onto Appalachian State’s campus the week of June 17th to experience the world of coding through the lens of NASCAR and...
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Summer Events Underway
Jun 24, 2024
School may be out for summer, but GEAR UP is not taking a break!
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The Power of Conversation
Jun 20, 2024
In today’s post, we invite you to learn more about On Ramp Appalachia, CAP’s newest grant program which strives to ease the pathway for students to pursue educa
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