Jackson County Early College

Jackson County Early College
Jackson County Early College's classroom facility
Location
404 College Drive Sylva, North Carolina 28779 United States
Coordinates	35°20′55″N 83°12′31″W
Information
School type	Public
Established	2008 (2008)
School district	Jackson County Public Schools
CEEB code	343903
Principal	Melanie Jacobs
Faculty	4.00 (FTE)
Enrollment	101 (2022–23)
Student to teacher ratio	25.25
Campus type	Rural
Color(s)	Teal and black
Mascot	Jaguar
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.

See also

• Smoky Mountain High School

External links

• https://www.jcpsnc.org/jcec
• http://www.southwesterncc.edu/