RCC UNIVERSITY TRANSFER GRAD HANNAH PEARSON ENTERS UNCP AS A JUNIOR AT THE AGE OF 17 RCC’s University Transfer graduate an associate degree upon graduation. much it would push me further in Hannah Pearson has a goal – to be- So how did she do it? life, how much it could advance me, come a licensed teacher for the State that’s what made me want to take of North Carolina by the age of 19. “I was a CCP student, I started back those college classes.” At the age of 17, she graduated from in the 10th grade back in 2020,” “CCP is honestly just a wonderful Robeson Community College with Pearson said. “吀栀e program really experience, not only do get a chance an associate of arts and from Fair- helps prepare you for college, and to experience college, but it provides mont High School with her diploma, honestly because I took CCP, now free college classes, you don’t have to and come this Friday, she will begin that I’m actually going to a univer- pay at all,” Pearson added. “You can moving into her dorm at the Univer- sity, I feel more at ease compared take all the classes you want and get sity of North Carolina at Pembroke, to somebody just now getting into your credits without having to pay where she will begin classes with college. a dime, compared to going to col- junior status next Wednesday. lege a昀琀er high school and spending CCP stands for career and college hundreds of thousands just to take a “I’m actually really excited, I am just promise, it’s an initiative that allows course.” ready for the new experience, ready high school students in Robeson to meet more people, and ready to County to earn college credits for Pearson has already scheduled all of see what college life is all about,” free at Robeson Community College. her classes for the Fall semester at Pearson said. UNCP. “Starting high school, I actually had Pearson is ambitious, to say the least. this goal, that before I graduated “I went straight into my major,” she She graduated at the top of her class high school, I wanted to graduate said. as the valedictorian and was the only with at least 60 college credits,” student from Fairmont to also earn Pearson said. “So just knowing how Some of her classes include Intro 2