TCEC gets new classrooms for students including a new lunch room, and 2 new math rooms. 

TCEC graduates embrace alternate paths for their future careers. Click below to read more!

TCEC holds a "Graduation Walk" ceremony for class of 18'. Click below to read more!

TCEC holds a 9/11 recognition ceremony open to the public every year honoring the fallen, and recognizing this day as President of TCCC, Donna Tipton gives a speech.

Students from Tri County Early College present their water projects during Exhibition to the public!

 Tri County Early College Junior, Samantha Calascione presents an innovative idea to Smart Tank called "Braille Bricks". The idea consists of Braille lettering on Lego's for children that are blind. This product allows them to interact with others in a unique way. Click the button below to learn more!

State Superintendent Mark Johnson visited TCEC on April 23rd 2018 and was interviewed on the visit recently on the radio station WKRK. listen to the interview using the link below.

On October 25, 2017 Mr. Owens received the Distinguished Teaching Award, presented by the North Carolina Association for Biomedical Research.

Mr. Alt recently compiled a list of accomplishments for the 2015-2016 school year for TCEC.  Take a look at the attached link for more information!

A blog by Mr. Alt on the power of positive thinking and how TCEC has recently piloted a program to help students cultivate positive thinking.

9th grader, Erin Manuel, was recently awarded a $1000 grant from Awesome Asheville for her work on a Solar Panel Phone Charger for Haitian communities.

Sylvester Chisom, a nationally known entrepreneur and keynote speaker recently featured TCEC student, Samantha Calascione, on his Facebook page after she presented her business idea in front of a 100+ person audience.

Ben Owens writes about the philosophy of 100% engagement 100% of the time on a recent EdWeek blog.

Biology and Environmental Science Teacher, Adam Haigler, was recently recognized as an outstanding science teacher for the Western Region of the state by the NC Science Teacher's Association.

Adam Haigler writes about the journey of creating a new paradigm of effective teaching at TCEC - and many of the unexpected challenges and successes.

TCEC applied for a highly competitive $10 million dollar grant for the XQ Superschool Project and made it to the top 50 out of 3000+ teams.  The faculty and staff have committed to implementing their new school design in the next two years.

For her remarkable leadership of an award-winning innovative high school, Ms. Cheek received the Principal of the Year Award for the county.  After an exceptional year where the school has been recognized nationally and statewide for its accomplishments, Ms. Cheek is highly deserving of this honor.

For her years of service at TCEC as our Spanish Teacher and deep engagement with the Cherokee County School District as a translator, teacher, and advocate, Trish Matthews was awarded the Teacher of the Year recognition for the school.

 Mr. Owens has been named the NC Outstanding 9-16 Educator in Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education.  This prestigious award is given by the Burroughs Wellcome fund at a gala each Spring.

Our students went to a national conference called Scaling STEM to present their work in Physics class.  While there, they caught CBS News' attention and were featured in a 2 minute piece.

A blog written by a TCEC teacher about how our grading system has changed how students perceive learning.

"Our guest relies exclusively on project-based learning to teach physics and high-level math concepts. The passion he fosters in students, the number of girls he attracts to the program and the test scores they receive are all exceptional. "

Our school was recently recognized as a School of Innovation and Excellence by North Carolina New Schools.  Only 16 schools across the state share this distinction.

Adam Haigler discusses his meandering path that began with two pivotal Gap Years and led to him teaching at TCEC.

A recent blog written by one of our teachers describes a recent project where students learned about our local watershed through service learning and other innovative teaching approaches.

Before our holiday break, our students undertook a very unique project that asked them to devise a solution to a global issue in 2 days.  The results were nothing short of amazing.

Students from TCEC recently won two separate "Pumpkin Chunkin'" contests.  Their trebuchet launched a pumpkin 432 feet!  And it was all for a physics project.

Our school was featured in a video about how NC New Schools is achieving its mission.