Olympic Community of Schools is located in Charlotte, North Carolina, and is one of 19 high schools in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) system. It joined the Coalition of Essential Schools in 2005 with funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and has split into 5 small, theme-based schools. They are:
- The School of Biotechnology, Health, and Public Administration at Olympic (Biotech)
- The School of International Business and Communication Studies at Olympic (Business)
- The School of International Studies and Global Economics at Olympic (Global)
- The School of Math, Engineering,Science and Technology at Olympic (METS)
- The Renaissance School at Olympic (Renaissance)
Although its name change is official, it is still commonly referred to by its former name, Olympic High School.
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