👏 Welcome, Jennifer Maldonado-Castro, to the State Board of Community Colleges! 👏 Jennifer is the new president of the North Carolina Comprehensive Community College Student Government Association for 2024-2025. She was sworn in this morning and will represent student voices across our 58 community colleges. 🌟 Jennifer is a current student at Carteret Community College.
North Carolina Community College System
Higher Education
Raleigh, North Carolina 8,791 followers
Serving 600,000 students at 58 community colleges across North Carolina.
About us
The mission of the North Carolina Community College System is to open the door to high-quality, accessible educational opportunities that minimize barriers to post-secondary education, maximize student success, develop a globally and multi-culturally competent workforce, and improve the lives and well-being of individuals by providing: Education, training and retraining for the workforce including basic skills and literacy education, occupational and pre-baccalaureate programs. Support for economic development through services to and in partnership with business and industry and in collaboration with the University of North Carolina System and private colleges and universities. Services to communities and individuals which improve the quality of life.
- Website
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http://www.nccommunitycolleges.edu
External link for North Carolina Community College System
- Industry
- Higher Education
- Company size
- 501-1,000 employees
- Headquarters
- Raleigh, North Carolina
- Type
- Government Agency
- Founded
- 1963
- Specialties
- Higher Education, Community College, Community, College, North Carolina, Student Success, Post Secondary Education, Workforce Training, Customized Training, Degrees, Diplomas, Certificates, Credentials, Small Business, State Board of Community Colleges, Scholarships, and Lifelong Learning
Locations
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Primary
200 W Jones St
Raleigh, North Carolina 27603, US
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Employees at North Carolina Community College System
Updates
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🍎 Southeastern Community College - NC Teacher Prep students Ana Reese Blake and Kennedy Strickland recently signed a contract signifying their commitment to becoming teachers within the COLUMBUS COUNTY SCHOOLS. 📝 ❝I am so happy to be here today to honor our future educators,❞ said Anna Richardson, teacher prep program lead. ❝At Southeastern Community College, we are passionate about growing our own educators right here in our community. We value our very powerful partnerships with Columbus County Schools and the University of North Carolina at Pembroke.❞ 👉 Read more: https://lnkd.in/eAmadNWi
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🙌🛠 Wilkes Community College recently hosted a week-long Construction Girls Camp tailored for girls in grades 9-12. The primary goal of the camp was to equip the participants with construction skills and to provide insight into potential careers in architecture and building construction. ⚙️⚒ ✨ Read more: https://lnkd.in/ekxedJbv
Camp helps equip young women with building skills
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🥳✨ Wake Technical Community College will receive $882,115 in federal funding to improve access to a STEM education. Funding will be allocated towards Wake Tech’s Security and Network Training through Inclusive, Novel, and Experiential Learning (SENTINEL) project. 🙌✨ 💻📱The SENTINEL project seeks to educate students in the fields of advanced networking, cybersecurity, and the Internet of Things (IOT). The project will recruit a cohort of learners from Wake County, focusing on women, veterans, and minorities from groups underrepresented in STEM in order to improve diversity in the industry. 🌎 ➡ Read more: https://lnkd.in/eKBVTyAN
Wake Tech receives almost $900K in federal funding to improve STEM opportunities
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🙌✨ Governor Roy Cooper visited Wayne Community College to speak with students and employers in the inaugural Southeastern Education and Economic Development (SEED) pre-apprenticeship program. 🥳 ApprenticeshipNC - Part of the NC Community College System ➡ Read more: https://lnkd.in/ebwh-iT4
Governor Cooper visits WCC to celebrate SEED Pre-Apprenticeship Program
https://www.mountolivetribune.com
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Congratulations to the Duke Energy Corporation Foundation on their 40th anniversary! Thank you for your continued partnership and support of Electrical Line Worker programs at 1️⃣ 1️⃣ of our community colleges across the state – providing industry-recognized training that leads to promising careers.
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The American Home Furnishings Alliance Furniture Foundation has awarded $54,000 in educational grants for 2024. The largest recipient this year once again was Catawba Valley Community College in Hickory. 🪑🛋 The College received $22,000 for its two furniture academies, including $7,000 for scholarships to support up to 28 students enrolling at its main Hickory campus and $15,000 for scholarships providing tuition for up to 60 students at its Alexander Furniture Academy in Taylorsville. 🥳 ➡ Read more: https://lnkd.in/eSZqCN6k
AHFA grants $54K to furniture design, manufacturing education programs - Furniture Today
https://www.furnituretoday.com
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🌟 North Carolina Independent Colleges & Universities and the North Carolina Community College System announce a new grant-funded partnership to facilitate the successful transfer of course credits for students moving from two-year colleges to four-year private colleges and universities in the state. 🌟 🙌 “Continuing to enhance transfer opportunities for North Carolina’s community college students is critical to helping them continue their education and improve their social and economic mobility,” said Dr. Jeff Cox, president of the North Carolina Community College System. 🤝 ➡ Read more: https://lnkd.in/e5DApBY4
NCICU Receives $1.3M Grant to Partner with NCCCS to Streamline Transfer Pathways - NCICU
https://ncicu.org
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👏 To address the region’s nursing shortage, Southwestern Community College has sent out 36 new graduates into the workforce. Thirty-two of them will be staying in Western North Carolina, providing care to local residents. 🙌🥳 ➡ Read more about the graduates and their impact: https://lnkd.in/ekQBGvfb
New wave of nurses graduates from SCC
thesylvaherald.com
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⭐ Gov. Roy Cooper visits SEED Summer Apprenticeship Academy at Wayne Community College, highlights work-based learning opportunities in public schools | ApprenticeshipNC - Part of the NC Community College System 📖 Read more: https://lnkd.in/evyft9Q8