The N.C. Community College System elected Thomas Stith III to lead it through the coronavirus pandemic and steep enrollment losses.
Published: Tuesday, December 15th, 2020 @ 11:00 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Every North Carolina student, from kindergarteners to post-graduates, will have new health and safety rules to follow this fall.
Published: Sunday, August 2nd, 2020 @ 12:03 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The University of North Carolina Board of Governors is keeping tuition and fees the same no matter what happens with COVID-19.
Published: Friday, July 24th, 2020 @ 2:53 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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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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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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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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Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College has food pantries on its campuses — for its teachers.
Published: Tuesday, March 10th, 2020 @ 8:13 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The North Carolina Community College System's new president, James C. "Jimmie" Williamson, says that his first 90 days in office will be filled with homework and field trips as he learns about interests and needs of the NCCCS
Published: Tuesday, July 26th, 2016 @ 10:38 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory today challenged the North Carolina Education Cabinet to continue to work together to ensure North Carolina's education system is preparing students for the skills business and industry will need in the future.
Published: Friday, July 17th, 2015 @ 12:05 am
By: McCrory Communications
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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.
Published: Sunday, June 28th, 2015 @ 6:50 am
By: McCrory Communications
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A Senate bill aimed at reducing the need for remedial education courses at community colleges would intervene too late in a high school student's career to have a broad impact on college performance, says a scholar based at Appalachian State University who focuses on student development.
Published: Tuesday, May 19th, 2015 @ 8:24 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory issued the following statement after the announcement that Scott Ralls would be leaving his position as head of the North Carolina Community College System for the presidency of Northern Virginia Community College...
Published: Friday, April 17th, 2015 @ 12:22 am
By: Chris Downey
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Accomplishments: High School graduation rates are at an all-time high. North Carolina's 2014 graduation rate of 83.9 percent is the highest recorded in the state's history...
Published: Sunday, February 15th, 2015 @ 1:14 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Attend a North Carolina State Board of Community Colleges meeting and you are likely to fall asleep as board members and community college system office staffers take turns dispassionately checking off the month's agenda items to unanimous approval.
Published: Monday, February 2nd, 2015 @ 10:43 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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The office of Governor Pat McCrory released the following photos from Governor McCrory's Manufacturing Day celebration in Dunn this morning. The governor was joined by Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker and Community Colleges President Scott Ralls to kick off a statewide manufacturing tour at Godwin M
Published: Sunday, October 5th, 2014 @ 11:27 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Governor Pat McCrory is visiting factories across the state to highlight North Carolina-made products as part of Manufacturing Day.
Published: Saturday, October 4th, 2014 @ 10:15 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Governor Pat McCrory will make stops in Dunn, Greenville and Clemmons tomorrow to celebrate Manufacturing Day in North Carolina. The governor will highlight the rich heritage of manufacturing in our state, while also emphasizing its importance to the future. The governor will also make an economic d
Published: Saturday, October 4th, 2014 @ 12:50 am
By: Chris Downey
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Leaders from Beaufort County Community College are joining other statewide community college leaders in an effort to streamline worker training and development.
Published: Thursday, October 2nd, 2014 @ 8:04 pm
By: Judy Jennette
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Citing the need for educators and business leaders to work hand-in-hand to provide training that will equip workers with skills that are in-demand, Governor Pat McCrory launched the "1000 in 100" workforce development initiative today.
Published: Thursday, September 25th, 2014 @ 6:30 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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After a brief hiatus for the summer, I'm happy to report that Tansey Topics is back.
Published: Monday, August 18th, 2014 @ 12:14 pm
By: Barbara Tansey
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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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An anonymous complaint and student petition to oust the president of Martin Community College roused a mini-eruption at the close of last month. The complaint, a 10-page email titled "The Crisis State of Martin Community College," made the news in Greenville - the nearest major city to the...
Published: Saturday, July 19th, 2014 @ 9:11 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Much of Governor Pat McCrory's policy on higher education revolves around a catch phrase: "closing the skills gap." Mirroring a national policy touted by President Obama and Vice President Biden, McCrory's drive to "close the skills gap" reflects his vision of the community college system as an unde
Published: Sunday, June 1st, 2014 @ 10:30 am
By: John William Pope Center
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Four presidents of North Carolina community colleges took the rest of the community college system by surprise last week. Three of them appeared before the legislature's House Study Committee on Education Innovation to ask for a legislative study about adding four-year bachelor's degrees to their...
Published: Saturday, May 3rd, 2014 @ 1:43 am
By: John William Pope Center
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Governor Pat McCrory and Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker joined state officials today in announcing "NCWorks," a major initiative that will promote one consistent, cohesive strategy for workforce development across North Carolina.
Published: Wednesday, April 16th, 2014 @ 6:17 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory has proposed reinvesting $16.8 million in savings generated by community colleges into additional funding for the state's 58 community colleges to train workers in high-demand fields such as health sciences, engineering, construction, manufacturing, transportation.
Published: Wednesday, April 16th, 2014 @ 12:58 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory congratulated this year's recipients of the Education and Workforce grants. The program is aimed at strengthening successful, innovative education programs that combine academic rigor and skills development with the goal of graduating every student both college and career ready.
Published: Monday, March 17th, 2014 @ 11:59 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory issued the following statement after the State Board of Community Colleges and University of North Carolina Board of Governors today signed a revised Comprehensive Articulation Agreement (CAA) between the two public higher education systems.
Published: Saturday, February 22nd, 2014 @ 6:13 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Traditionally, college students, whether at the community college level or at four-year universities, have been expected to earn a prescribed number of credit hours by attending 16-week courses over multiple semesters. Students' post-graduation "competency" is indicated by the fact that they...
Published: Friday, December 27th, 2013 @ 10:28 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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"Today an employer at a minimum wants [graduates with] job-related skills or training, plus critical thinking and communication abilities," wrote Champion Mitchell, a member of the University of North Carolina system's Board of Governors, in a recent Pope Center featured. Mitchell, a former...
Published: Monday, December 16th, 2013 @ 3:59 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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The Small Business Center at Beaufort County Community College and its Director, Lentz Stowe, were cited at a recent conference in Asheville for the boost a newly-opened business has given its community.
Published: Saturday, December 14th, 2013 @ 12:20 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Scott Ralls, president of the North Carolina Community College System, says he noticed a problem with remedial education in the state's community...
Published: Monday, May 27th, 2013 @ 9:42 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory convened the first North Carolina Education Cabinet meeting in nearly three years today. At the meeting, the group outlined several key goals and objectives to improve our education system.
Published: Thursday, April 18th, 2013 @ 12:19 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Several years ago, Scott Ralls determined that there were serious problems with the way North Carolina's community colleges were handling remediation. To Ralls, who is president of the...
Published: Friday, April 5th, 2013 @ 11:39 pm
By: Duke Cheston
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