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Earning a High School Diploma Can Make A Positive And Lasting Impact On Your Life
The Diploma Difference
High School Graduates Can Earn Up To $10,000 More Per Year With A High School Diploma
$10K
High School Graduates Are 72% More Likely To Be Employed Than Without A High School Diploma
72%
About
The Palmetto Excel Center
The Palmetto Excel Center is a charter high school that caters to adult learners in the Charleston area. It provides tuition-free education and grants industry-recognized certifications and high school diplomas. The Palmetto Excel Center addresses the challenges that hinder individuals from pursuing their high school education due to life commitments and circumstances. It achieves this by providing resources such as transportation aid, childcare support, and adaptable class timings.
The Palmetto Excel Center is committed to breaking barriers and meeting the needs of each student. We are dedicated to understanding where our students are and meeting them there. Our proactive approach to empowering our students start by us offering…
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Transportation Assistance
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Child Development Center
On-site drop-in childcare is provided while students are in class. -
Flexible Class Schedules
Morning and Afternoon classes are available to work around student schedules.
The Palmetto Excel Center is a tuition-free charter high school for adults that strives to remove barriers through flexible scheduling, accelerated courses, free child care, and other supportive services to help make your dreams of earning a diploma a reality.
Our Mission
At The Palmetto Excel Center, we build rapport and a collaborative community of interdependent teams that foster a safe sense of belonging where our students' journey across the bridge to success.
How do we empower our students?
We proactively develop individualized barrier-removal strategies.
How do we engage our students?
We collaboratively design relevant career and college pathway plans.
How do we motivate our students?
We build confidence through relatable academic content that results in achievement and mastery of skills.
Our Vision
At The Palmetto Excel Center we create an environment where students are empowered to genuinely engage, challenged to take ownership of their learning, and are highly motivated to reach their goals.
In The News
Adults-only high school offers new chance at education for people without a diploma
Much like any other high school, the Palmetto Excel Center will open its doors to students this August, but with one catch – all of the students will be 21 years old and older…
Tuition-free high school for adults to open in North Charleston
A new public charter high school opening here next month aims to help adults put past educational struggles behind them and secure diplomas that could put them on a brighter path…
Serving the unhoused: Dr. Ruth Chambers, Palmetto Excel Center
Dr. Ruth Chambers-Turner sits down with Raphel James for a one-on-one about serving the unhoused in the Charleston County School District…