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Accepting the unacceptable makes the unacceptable acceptable
Published: Sunday, June 9th, 2024 @ 9:27 pm
By: Beaufort Observer Editorial Team
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Eight students completed the initial paramedic certification course at Beaufort County Community College on November 1. BCCC’s paramedic program holds a 99 percent success rate, meaning that almost all of the students who complete the course earn their state certification.
Published: Friday, November 24th, 2023 @ 12:20 am
By: Attila Nemecz
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Beaufort County Community College held its commencement exercise for its graduating students on May 11.
Published: Sunday, May 28th, 2023 @ 12:30 am
By: Attila Nemecz
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Beaufort County Community College held its commencement exercise for its graduating students on May 12. The Class of 2022 saw 234 students cross the stage to receive their degree or degrees.
Published: Friday, June 3rd, 2022 @ 2:30 pm
By: Attila Nemecz
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After spending thirty years in a corporate environment, I embarked on a second career as a member of the faculty and staff of a liberal arts college
Published: Sunday, December 4th, 2016 @ 4:48 am
By: John William Pope Center
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The American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA) advises trustees and alumni about higher education issues, identifies “oases of [educational] excellence,” and examines graduation requirements at various colleges to answer the question “What Will They Learn?”
Published: Monday, June 13th, 2016 @ 7:47 am
By: John William Pope Center
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Students who leave college with no degree but an accumulation of debt face obvious hardship, but what about taxpayer money wasted on students with no degrees
Published: Friday, June 10th, 2016 @ 5:08 am
By: John William Pope Center
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Whether it's Princeton Review, which grades schools based on students' evaluations, or U.S News and World Report, where rankings rely heavily on graduation and retention rates, schools celebrate a high position as an indication of a quality education
Published: Sunday, April 24th, 2016 @ 6:14 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Students in English Instructor Jamie Johnson's Writing and Inquiry class have an additional component in their participation grade this semester. The class meets in person three times a week, but Johnson and her students are also utilizing Twitter as a way to communicate ideas and discuss topics...
Published: Sunday, October 25th, 2015 @ 2:38 am
By: Barbara Tansey
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Beaufort County Community College's students have access to well-equipped labs and a gifted group of science instructors, giving them a leg up when they transfer to a four-year degree program or health sciences program, or when they transition into the workforce
Published: Saturday, October 24th, 2015 @ 2:45 am
By: Barbara Tansey
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The Beaufort County Community College Board of Trustees affirmed two new members - Colonel Kathleen Simpson and Student Government Association President Elizabeth Cobb
Published: Sunday, October 11th, 2015 @ 4:42 am
By: Barbara Tansey
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Grade inflation is rampant on American campuses. According to a study by Stuart Rojstaczer and Christopher Healy, A’s represent 43 percent of all grades awarded today—up from 15 percent in 1960.
Published: Wednesday, May 13th, 2015 @ 9:54 am
By: John William Pope Center
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The end of the semester and graduation are fast approaching at BCCC. Several events have already been held and are being planned in the next few weeks to salute our graduates and mark the end of the year.
Published: Sunday, May 3rd, 2015 @ 1:18 am
By: Barbara Tansey
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The Division of Student Services at Beaufort County Community College announces the registration schedule for Summer 2015 Term and Fall 2015 Semester.
Published: Saturday, March 28th, 2015 @ 12:52 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Speaking at a Raleigh, North Carolina, luncheon on March 10, UNC system president Tom Ross warned of "dangerous" trends in higher education today, especially in North Carolina.
Published: Tuesday, March 17th, 2015 @ 12:11 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Five years after they graduated, 35 of the 70 members of the Brody School of Medicine's Class of 2008 were practicing primary care medicine. Among the four medical schools in North Carolina, that's the best rate of producing the kind of doctors the state needs most, according to an annual report...
Published: Monday, November 10th, 2014 @ 6:08 pm
By: ECU News Services
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When the North Carolina legislature convenes in January 2015, the North Carolina Community College Presidents and system office are expected to make a "significant pay increase" for our faculty and staff the top priority in the expansion budget - which funds new programs and expenses - for the...
Published: Thursday, October 30th, 2014 @ 11:04 pm
By: Judy Jennette
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Beaufort County Community College announces its registration schedule for Spring Semester which is scheduled to begin Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015
Published: Friday, October 24th, 2014 @ 10:35 am
By: Judy Jennette
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How much of your money is spent to educate one high school graduate in North Carolina? $50,000? $75,000? Our new analysis shows that North Carolina taxpayers spend about $150,000 for each student who receives a high school diploma...
Published: Thursday, October 23rd, 2014 @ 6:28 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Ever since 2006, when Margaret Spellings, then the U.S. secretary of education, issued a report stressing the need for higher graduation rates at colleges and universities, there has been pressure on universities to award more diplomas.
Published: Tuesday, August 19th, 2014 @ 2:36 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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There is a forgotten group of college students. These are the students who start out at a community college, leave it to earn a bachelor's degree, but drop out along the way.
Published: Tuesday, July 22nd, 2014 @ 7:05 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Those of us who consider ourselves moderates are following our state's current events with interest and no small measure of amusement.
Published: Wednesday, June 11th, 2014 @ 12:09 am
By: Tom Campbell
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Registration is 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, March 25 for graduating students; Tuesday through Thursday, March 26, 27 and 28, for new and returning students.
Published: Thursday, March 21st, 2013 @ 12:35 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Student end-of-course evaluations are widely used by colleges and universities to determine the success of courses and the effectiveness of their instructors. Schools often use such student feedback even to determine instructors...
Published: Wednesday, March 20th, 2013 @ 1:51 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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