Jackson County Early College

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Jackson County Early College
JCEC.jpg
Jackson County Early College's classroom facility
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Jackson County Early College
404 College Drive

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28779

United States
Coordinates 35°20′55″N83°12′31″W / 35.3487°N 83.2086°W / 35.3487; -83.2086 Coordinates: 35°20′55″N83°12′31″W / 35.3487°N 83.2086°W / 35.3487; -83.2086
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School type Public
Established2008(13 years ago) (2008)
School district Jackson County Public Schools
CEEB code 343903
PrincipalMelanie Jacobs
Faculty3.97 (FTE) [1]
Enrollment119 (2019–20) [1]
Student to teacher ratio29.97 [1]
Campus typeRural
Color(s)Teal and black
  
MascotJaguar
Website www.jcpsnc.org/jcec

Jackson County Early College is a public high school located in Sylva, North Carolina. It opened as an alternative to Smoky Mountain High School in 2008 for those students willing to put in extra work to also earn a community college 2-year degree along with their high school diploma. Jackson County Early College is a part of the Jackson County School System. Although it is a separate school, students are able to participate in Smoky Mountain Extracurricular activities, such as Marching Band, Indoor Percussion, Jazz Band, and some Clubs. It was originally located in Oaks Hall on the Southwestern Community College Campus in Webster, NC, where quarters were tight due to the increasing enrollment of the Early College and Southwestern Community College, but it moved in the Fall of 2010 to a building built by the county for the student's High School Classes. This has also allowed for the ability of the enrollment to exceed 100. Jackson County Early College currently has an "A" rating.

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  1. 1 2 3 "Jackson Co Early College". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 27, 2021.