Northwest Cabarrus High School

Overview

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NC Virtual Public Schools (NCVirtual or NCVPS) provides students an opportunity to take courses online for free that may not be available at NCHS or, on rare occassion, that cannot be scheduled due to conflicts in an existing schedule.

Please watch this video to figure out if NCVPS is right for you!

NCVPS Success Presentation

NCVPS courses are taught 100% online; however, students are expected to login to their class every school day and work a minimum of 90 minutes per day! Students may only take NCVPS courses that are not currently offered at NCHS. Students and families should review the NCVPS website or speak with their alpha counselor to get more information.

Announcements

NCVPS is excited to announce that parents and guardians can now view their students progress in our Canvas courses. Observers have limited permissions that allow them to view what is happening in a course without interrupting the flow of daily course communication. To learn more about observing, open the following link for detailed instructions and screenshots, NCVPS Parent Canvas Access Instructions You can also follow the website listed below for more information and where to sign up for Parent Canvas Access.

Students should speak with their alpha counselor to review available options! Students and families must complete and submit an NCVPS user agreement before a student is enrolled in an NCVPS class. Please review the video in the overview information above for more details.
Students will login to their NCVPS class using NCVPS's Canvas Page. You can login here.
Students receive their Canvas userID and password in a letter emailed to them by the NCHS NCVPS contact. Students receive this email in either their CCS email account or the email provided when they complete the NCVPS user agreement.
NCVPS classes are currently free of charge. They are tax payers funded by the NC Department of Public Instruction.
NCVPS says 8 week summer classes require up to 3 hours of work each day. Not all internet time, just 3 hours dedicated to reading, studying, posting, etc. Fall/Spring classes require 90 minutes per day.
Talk to your NCVPS teacher and ask about this. There is some flexibility built into the courses.
No, only at the completion of classes that require an EOC or CTE Final Exam. If you elect to take an Advanced Placement (AP) course through NCVPS, you are responsible for signing up for the AP Exam to receive college credit.
NCVPS will send scores to the NCHS NCVPS contact. They will then be entered on your NCHS transcript.