General Resources

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• College Board Big Future: a search engine for colleges in the United States. Search by major, size, geography, and many other attributes.

• College Foundation of North Carolina: helping you plan, apply, and pay for college.

• The Common Application: allows you to apply to multiple colleges with a single application.

• The Coalition For College Access: "A diverse group of more than 140 distinguished colleges and universities that is committed to making college a reality for all high school students through our set of free online college planning tools that helps students learn about, prepare for, and apply to college."

• North Carolina Virtual Public School: the state's official online school.

• Durham Public Schools list of scholarships

 

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Testing 

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Students take a number of tests during their high school years. Riverside High has a web site with important details about the ACT, SAT, ASVAB, and other tests, as well as the testing done for the courses.

Some additional links are provided below.

• ACT main site

• SAT main site

• ASVAB main site

 

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Durham Technical Community College

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The Career and College Promise (CCP) program at DTCC provides seamless dual enrollment educational opportunities for eligible high school students in order to accelerate completion of college certificates, diplomas, and associate degrees that lead to college transfer or provide entry-level job skills. 

 

Riverside students are eligible to take classes through this program during their junior and senior years at no charge.  For more information, go HERE or contact Mr. Tevin Jones, Riverside's Durham Tech College Liaison, at JonesT@durhamtech.edu. 

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Local Colleges

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We're lucky to have a number of colleges and universities, located close to Durham, that offer engineering programs. Use the links below to find out more information about visits and special events.

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Campbell University

• Campbell University Engineering

• Campus Visits

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Duke University

• Pratt School of Engineering

• Electrical & Computer Engineering

• Campus Visits

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East Carolina University

• ECU Engineering

• Campus Visits

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Elon University

• Elon University Engineering

• Campus Visits

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North Carolina A&T University

• NC A&T Engineering

• Campus Visits

 

North Carolina State University

• College of Engineering

• Campus Visits

 

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

• Undergraduate Programs in Computer Science

• Biomedical Engineering (Joint Program with NCSU)

• Campus Visits

 

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

• UNCC  Engineering

• Campus Visits

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Online Courses

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There are a growing number of courses available online. Some of them teach a skill, some of them provide college credit. Many are free. Here are some links:

• Khan Academy: Khan Academy offers practice exercises, instructional videos, and a personalized learning dashboard that empower learners to study at their own pace in and outside of the classroom. We tackle math, science, computer programming, history, art history, economics, and more.

• edX: Founded by Harvard University and MIT in 2012, edX is an online learning destination and MOOC provider, offering high-quality courses from the world’s best universities and institutions to learners everywhere.

• Coursera: Coursera provides universal access to the world’s best education, partnering with top universities and organizations to offer courses online.

• MIT Open Courseware: MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW) is a web-based publication of virtually all MIT course content. OCW is open and available to the world and is a permanent MIT activity.

 

 

Career Planning

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• North Carolina Triangle Apprenticeship Program: NCTAP is an apprenticeship program designed to develop experts needed in the modern workforce. The program, based in North Carolina’s Triangle area, focuses on integrated basic training which develops technical, methodological, and social skills. The core training program utilizes a hands-on approach to develop skills across a wide range of disciplines.

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