Community College Presidents Back Governor McCrory's Connect NC Bond Proposal | Eastern NC Now

Community College President R. Scott Ralls and Catawba Valley Community College President Garret Hinshaw touted Governor Pat McCrory's Connect NC bond proposal in yesterday's Charlotte Observer.

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    Raleigh, NC — N.C. Community College President R. Scott Ralls and Catawba Valley Community College President Garret Hinshaw touted Governor Pat McCrory's Connect NC bond proposal in yesterday's Charlotte Observer.

    "A large number of N.C. wage earners have been a community college student in the past 10 years. The annual impact of the education and training that takes place within our community colleges contributes $21.5 billion in state income, the equivalent of 375,254 new jobs. Very simply, our community colleges and their structures are the bedrock of workforce development in our state and are far too important to fall into disrepair. If North Carolina is to have a world-class workforce, it simply must have quality community college facilities.

    ...

    "North Carolina's workforce - our students, your children, your family members and your neighbors - need General Assembly members, and later N.C. voters, to endorse the vital workforce development taking place at our community colleges by supporting a bond proposal to bring the hope of, at least, maintenance and repair dollars to our campuses.

    "While we hold out hope for funding that could support new high-tech facilities, like those proposed for the University of North Carolina System, our community college leaders know that the maintenance and repair funding included in Gov. Pat McCrory's current infrastructure bond proposal would begin to help turn around the balancing-act battle of choosing between preventative maintenance or retrofitting for prospective job training.

    ...

    "Our community colleges need bond funds to house the equipment that will train that technically skilled workforce, to make the most of existing facilities, and to begin to chip away at the tremendous facility needs that could, if not addressed soon, leave our students and future employees lacking.

    "North Carolina's workforce, its future potential, and Governor McCrory's infrastructure bond proposal need your support."


    Read more at http://www.charlotteobserver.com/opinion/op-ed/article25431130.html

  • Contact: Crystal Feldman
  •     govpress@nc.gov

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