Our Signature Program, International Trade, Transportation and Tourism (IT3), was approved in June 2010, and community stakeholders were granted permission to begin implementation by the Anne Arundel County Board of Education. In response to community demands for career-ready high school graduates, North County High School offers students unique thematic courses and co-curricular opportunities that are challenging and workforce relevant and may include technical, community college and/or four-year college pathways.North County High School (NCHS) is a comprehensive high school which has an enrollment of approximately 2100 students in grades 9-12 and a professional staff of 180. It is bordered by Baltimore City to the north and Route 170 corridor to the south. Its communities include areas surrounding Baltimore-Washington Thurgood Marshall International Airport, the Maryland Department of Transportation, Maritime Institute, Northrop Grumman, Johns Hopkins Healthcare, Anne Arundel Community College (AACC), University of Baltimore, Baltimore World Trade Center, M&T Ravens Stadium, Orioles Park, and the Maryland Port Administration. Therefore, NCHS is uniquely positioned to embrace community partnerships that are:
- In proximity to major national and international markets;
- Responsive to 21st Century Workforce needs;
- Able to provide purposeful education programs—real-world learning, career opportunities, transportable credentials and higher education experiences for high school students.
