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Community colleges engage with local employers to fill skill gaps in the communities they serve. Last week, two North Carolina community colleges held ribbon cutting ceremonies for new workforce training facilities that will help meet industry demands in the Hoke, Moore, and Duplin counties.
Published: Monday, October 23rd, 2023 @ 12:03 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Beaufort County Community College (BCCC) will host college representatives from over 40 colleges on campus on Tuesday, October 17 from 6:30 p.m.-7:45 p.m. in the Boyette Conference Center in Building 10
Published: Saturday, October 7th, 2023 @ 5:11 pm
By: Attila Nemecz
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North Carolina’s 58 community colleges are the red-headed stepchildren of our education system.
Published: Friday, May 5th, 2023 @ 9:28 am
By: Tom Campbell
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The North Carolina Board of Community Colleges recently approved a policy that makes it easier for bachelor-degree holding college graduates to obtain a teacher license and become elementary-school educators.
Published: Sunday, March 19th, 2023 @ 5:38 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Scholarships to help 215 rural N.C. high school seniors, N.C. community college transfer students attend N.C. colleges
Published: Saturday, January 14th, 2023 @ 4:51 pm
By: ENC NOW
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Scholarships to help 215 rural N.C. high school seniors, N.C. community college transfer students attend N.C. colleges
Published: Friday, January 13th, 2023 @ 10:46 am
By: ENC NOW
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Initial Phase to Fund Projects by State Agencies, Universities and Community Colleges
Published: Friday, September 30th, 2022 @ 1:37 am
By: Governor's Office
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Beaufort County Community College (BCCC) will host college representatives from over 40 colleges on campus on Tuesday, October 18 from 6:30 p.m.-7:45 p.m.
Published: Thursday, September 29th, 2022 @ 11:49 am
By: Attila Nemecz
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The state’s economic vitality is tied to the skills of its workforce. Trends show that by 2030, nearly two-thirds of North Carolina’s jobs will require a post-secondary degree or credential.
Published: Wednesday, September 28th, 2022 @ 1:06 am
By: ENC NOW
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Collaboration is the key to the success for the Transportation Regional Career Kickstart (TRuCK) program serving Chatham, Harnett, Hoke, Lee, Moore, and Randolph counties.
Published: Tuesday, September 27th, 2022 @ 6:26 pm
By: ENC NOW
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The State Board of N.C. Community Colleges is turning for a second time to William S. “Bill” Carver as interim president of the statewide community college system.
Published: Saturday, July 23rd, 2022 @ 8:54 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Thomas Stith has tendered his resignation as president of the N.C. State Board of Community Colleges, marking the latest departure in a community college system that has seen high turnover in recent years. The resignation is effective July 22.
Published: Saturday, July 23rd, 2022 @ 10:58 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. State Board of Community Colleges (NCSBCC) in its meeting on May 20 approved an allocation of up to $11.6 million from the State Fiscal Recovery Funds to establish a temporary program to expand apprenticeship opportunities for high school and non-high school apprentices.
Published: Tuesday, May 24th, 2022 @ 11:21 am
By: Attila Nemecz
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Beaufort County Community College student Katie Council was selected as the winner of the Governor Robert Scott Leadership Award. The North Carolina Community College System chooses one student per year for the award that recognizes student leadership among all 58 community colleges in the system.
Published: Monday, May 9th, 2022 @ 6:32 pm
By: Attila Nemecz
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As the need for a highly skilled workforce increases, North Carolina community colleges are at the forefront of providing the training needed to fill this demand.
Published: Saturday, March 26th, 2022 @ 1:46 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Scholarships to help 215 rural N.C. high school seniors, N.C. community college transfer students attend N.C. colleges
Published: Thursday, January 13th, 2022 @ 3:15 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Beaufort County Community College will host college representatives from over 50 colleges on campus on Tuesday, October 19 from 6:30 p.m.-7:45 p.m. in the Boyette Conference Center in Building 10 to present information and answer questions.
Published: Wednesday, November 17th, 2021 @ 3:44 am
By: Attila Nemecz
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Scholarships to help 215 rural NC high school seniors, NC community college transfer students attend NC colleges
Published: Thursday, January 21st, 2021 @ 2:31 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The State Board of Community Colleges clashed over spending more than $100,000 on police training as community colleges brace for what could be an unprecedented spike in enrollment.
Published: Tuesday, June 16th, 2020 @ 7:50 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Community colleges plan to decide the future of their online and in-person learning in July, when they will revisit their strategic plan for the summer and the fall.
Published: Monday, May 18th, 2020 @ 6:33 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina’s community colleges are struggling to avoid revenue shortfalls and payroll problems.
Published: Friday, April 24th, 2020 @ 2:14 am
By: Carolina Journal
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K-12 schools in North Carolina are currently shut down due to the Coronavirus outbreak, but they are not the only educational institutions that are being rocked by the virus.
Published: Tuesday, March 31st, 2020 @ 6:07 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The State Board of Community Colleges has issued new measures to increase flexibility for students and teachers as they adjust to the national COVID-19 outbreak.
Published: Saturday, March 21st, 2020 @ 7:09 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Community college classes are canceled or moving online through the end of the month as COVID-19 spreads in North Carolina.
Published: Friday, March 20th, 2020 @ 3:28 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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As state community colleges struggle to raise enrollment, they are looking to recruit more non-traditional students — those older than 25.
Published: Thursday, February 20th, 2020 @ 1:27 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Jack Bagwell and Shelley White were tapped Friday, Sept. 20, to lead two N.C. community colleges.
Published: Tuesday, September 24th, 2019 @ 3:45 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Many political and education leaders in North Carolina say that our economy would be better off if our level of educational attainment was higher.
Published: Sunday, July 7th, 2019 @ 10:55 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Co-admission partnerships between community colleges and University of North Carolina schools are multiplying.
Published: Tuesday, May 28th, 2019 @ 6:49 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Of that money, $1.5 billion would go to public schools. Community colleges would get $200 million, and the state's universities would receive the remaining $200 million.
Published: Wednesday, March 6th, 2019 @ 1:18 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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City life is not for everyone. Community colleges offer a chance for students to start or complete a degree locally, stay connected to their family and get a degree that fits with their local economy.
Published: Thursday, February 7th, 2019 @ 8:13 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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UNC-Chapel Hill is expanding its transfer student program by adding partnerships with Guilford Technical and Central Piedmont community colleges.
Published: Wednesday, January 16th, 2019 @ 3:30 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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High school seniors could apply to any community college, nearly all private colleges, and six of the 10 public universities in North Carolina for free last week (October 15-19) as part of the annual NC Countdown to College
Published: Sunday, October 28th, 2018 @ 3:08 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The N.C. Community College System, following the abrupt departure of fledgling former President James C. "Jimmie" Williamson, is under new leadership that could better partnerships between community colleges and the University of North Carolina System.
Published: Monday, October 1st, 2018 @ 2:11 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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