April 5. Does the high cost of college worry you? Besides being a good deal for the first half of an undergraduate degree, Central Piedmont Community College offers options for the second half. They’re also partnering with Lees-McRae College to establish not just a Guaranteed Admission Program, but eligibility for merit scholarships of up to 50 percent of Lees-McRae’s annual tuition—a potential savings on the order of $15,000 a year.

The program will begin with the fall 2024 semester.