The J.P. Knapp Early College High School is a collaborator with the College of the Albemarle,the University of North Carolina at Greensboro iSchool, and other community college arounds the state in the delivery of the Early College Learn and Earn initiative. The early college provides a rigorous, relevant, responsive environment blended with a unique learning environment. The culminating educational experience will provide students with both a North Carolina high school diploma as well as up to the "Core 44" transferable college credits within a four to five year early college high school experience.

The course offerings for the school will be a combination of live and virtual college and high school courses.