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This Financial Planning pathway expands student understanding of finance as it is impacted by globalization, convergence and consolidation, technological innovation, and increased regulation. Students cover key strategies for wealth building and how to evaluate businesses for investment opportunities while incorporating current headlines and trends, financial resources, and stock market simulation. Throughout the pathway, students are presented with ethical dilemmas and problem-solving situations for which they must apply academic, team-building, and critical-thinking skills.

Course Sequence

Business Essentials

Financial Planning I

Financial Planning II

Industry Certification

QuickBooks Certification

QuickBooks certification is a certification that prepares individuals to gain the most-used knowledge to serve clients with set of software solutions designed to manage payroll, inventory, sales and other needs of a small business. This certification prepares students software's features include marketing tools, merchant services, product and supplies, training solutions.

List of schools

Ardrey Kell High School Garinger High School Harding University High School Palisades High School Rocky River High School South Mecklenburg High School West Charlotte High School West Mecklenburg High School Ballantyne Ridge High School

College and Career Promise

Career & College Promise Dual Enrollment gives eligible North Carolina high school students the opportunity to get a “jump start” and earn college credit toward a two-year or four-year degree at Central Piedmont while still in high school. Tuition free. Click here to learn more.

What Should I Do Next?

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