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Education for students at risk. This center also

provides an environment that optimizes
students’ chances of graduation.
The most important aspect of education is to nurture a love of lifelong learning. Harnett County’s four-year graduation
rate was 86.6%, which is slightly above the
H arnett County has a thriving sciences. The county district partners state average of 86.4% in the 2022-2023
educational climate preparing
school year.
with Central Carolina Community College
students for college readiness
Harnett County Schools is receiving
and for work in a variety of professions. to offer Advanced Manufacturing and Health grants and awards for excellence, including:
Science academies.
In addition to our local places of learning, Harnett County Schools also • The North Carolina Teaching Fellows
Lillington is 25 miles from Raleigh-Durham, collaborate with Central Carolina Program Commission selected
which has the highest concentration of Community College to offer Early Harnett County Schools, among 20
leading research universities in the nation. College, where students have five years North Carolina public school districts,
to earn both a high school diploma and to receive a $50,000 recruitment
Public Schools an associate’s degree, free of charge. grant to promote Teaching Fellows
Here in Lillington, we have the K-12 The associate’s degrees earned allow and the teaching profession.
Harnett County district headquarters and students to transfer to other colleges and • The school system received a
five of the 28 county schools. Lillington’s universities or to career and technical $40,000 grant for Career and
3,400 students are part of the 21,000 programs, empowering them to meet their Technical Education programs.
students the county school district serves. career goals. • The North Carolina School Public
The school district has a Career and STAR Academy provides intervention Relations Association presented
Technical Education (CTE) program and prevention services, such as Harnett County Schools with seven
offering education in eight program areas curriculum credit recovery, which will Blue Ribbon Awards for excellence Harnett County Schools
including trade, industrial, and health improve quality educational opportunities in communications.

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