Community Colleges
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North Carolina Community College System offers a variety of educational opportunities from literacy education for adults to associate degree programs for technical careers or college transfer. One important component of the community college program is customized education and training for area businesses and industries. Representatives from the community college work with employers to identify particular manpower training requirements and design a program tailored to those needs. Courses and workshops can be taught in the workplace on days and times convenient for employers. For companies in the process of building facilities, training can be arranged prior to completion of the new facility, allowing the company to begin its local operations with a fully trained work force. Training can also include courses and workshops on such varied topics as supervision, stress and time management, decision making, business communications, and all levels of computer skill training.
Central Carolina Community College enrollment numbers show that it serves 4,103 students. The college's original Lee County campus is located on 41-acres in Sanford. This campus is home to the North Carolina School of Telecommunications and the Emergency Services Training Center. The Harnett campus is located on 21-acres between Lillington and Buies Creek and is home to the college's unique laser and photonics programs. The Chatham County campus, located in Pittsboro, is home to the college's Child Care Center as well as home to programs in small business and farming programs. Central Carolina offers many programs unique to North Carolina and the region including: laser and electro-optics technology, bioprocess manufacturing, veterinary medical technology, telecommunications, broadcast production technology, and computer & electronic engineering. The college was chartered in 1958 by the North Carolina State Board of Education as Lee County Industrial Education Center. The name of the college was changed to the Central Carolina Community College in 1987. The college is committed to the growth of individuals by providing a wide variety of basic, employment-related, academic and vocational programs. Central Carolina Community College offers diplomas in Associate of Science and Arts degrees, and the general education program that has an equivalent to the first two years of college. Central Carolina also offers non-credit courses in adult basic education, adult high school, and other adult education courses in technical, vocational, academic, and general interest areas. Central Carolina's 34 curriculums include some of the following:
Durham Technical Community College is a charter member of the North Carolina Community College System. Durham Tech. has incorporated a comprehensive curriculum to help educate its people through technical skills for the advancement within their careers. In 1958, Durham County residents made $500,000 available to purchase the site to erect the Durham Industrial Education Center, which opened its doors in 1961. In 1965, the Durham site was officially designated as a technical institute. Therefore the name changed to the Durham Technical Institute. In 1986, the North Carolina General Assembly approved Durham Tech.'s request to add a university transfer program to its curriculum. Henceforth, in 1986, Durham Technical Institute become Durham Technical Community College. The primary mission and purpose is to provide post-secondary education that prepares students for careers in vocational and technical fields with baccalaureate degrees. Durham Technical Community College enrollment numbers show that it has 4,943 students. Durham Tech's curriculum has 33 courses with some including:
Johnston Community College (JCC) opened its doors in 1967 when Johnston County decided it needed a post-secondary educational institution for its county and surrounding areas. On December 4, 1971, JCC purchased a 100-acre tract of land, located east of Smithfield in Johnston County. In 1949 the North Carolina Truck Driver Training School, the oldest publicly operated program of its kind, was established on the campus of North Carolina State University. It was then moved to Johnston Community College in 1974. In November of 1993, Johnston Community College built a $3 million Allied Health and Science Building. In 1995, Johnston Community College Trustee Rudolph Howell donated 2,850 acres of woodlands near Bentonville. In 1998, construction was completed on a new Health Sciences Building for classes in radiography, nursing, and equal childhood programs. The purpose of Johnston Community College is to provide comprehensive occupational, general, and continuing education programs, and community service activities for Johnston County. Johnston Community College offers diplomas in Associate of Arts, Sciences and Fine Arts degrees. Johnston's curriculum has 34 courses with some including:
Piedmont Community College (PCC) has a rich heritage dating back to 1970. The college offers vocational, technical, general education, student support services, developmental and remedial and adult continuing educational programs. A major purpose is to serve as a catalyst for the economic development of the area, which includes Person and Caswell Counties. Tuition is kept low and an array of scholarships and financial aid programs make financing an education easy. The community college has two campuses - one in Person County and one in Caswell County. The 178- acre campus in Person County houses the Management Development Center, the Campus Center, an array of classrooms, shops and labs, a Library/Learning Center, teaching auditorium and a gymnasium. The campus also has a recreation field, a nature trail and a Child Development Center. Piedmont Community College also cooperates with existing industries to help provide employee training and services as a catalyst for economic development. PCC is committed to training the workforce for emerging jobs and the changing environment. Piedmont's 29 curriculums include some of the following:
Sandhills Community College opened its 250-acre campus in 1963 near the town of Pinehurst in Moore County. Sandhills Community College is the oldest comprehensive community college in North Carolina. It has offered college transfer and vocational degrees since 1965. In addition, Sandhills was the first community college in North Carolina to offer employers of its Associate degree graduates and employer guarantee ensuring that the graduate is competent in the area of expertise. Sandhills Community College's history has provided great examples of close relationships with business and industry in the service area. Through its Department of Business & Industry, Sandhills provides training in computer operating systems and software, management & supervision, and team training. Sandhills' 37 curriculums include some of the following:
Vance-Granville Community College was chartered as Vance County Technical Institute in 1969, offering technical, vocational and continuing education courses to residents of Vance County in a renovated hospital building in downtown Henderson. In 1972, Vance and Granville counties combined their resources to support a $2 million bond referendum to construct a single institution for the education of their citizens. The result was the 1977 opening of the new Vance-Granville Community College campus on an 850-acre tract in Vance County equidistant between Henderson and Oxford. Vance-Granville Community College also operates three satellite campuses: South Campus, located between Butner and Creedmoor in Granville County; Warren County Campus in Warrenton; and Franklin County Campus in Louisburg. Vance-Granville's 32 curriculums include some of the following:
Wake Technical Community College offers more than 90 different programs of study, offered through curriculum education in six divisions: Business Education, Computer Information Technology, Engineering Technology, Health Sciences, Vocational Education, and University Transfer (General Education). Wake Tech.'s continuing education programs include short-term, non-credit classes for job skill development, special interests or occupational licensing. Many of these classes are available as evening classes at area high schools. The college also offers English as a Second Language, adult high school, GED and basic skills programs. Public Service programs provide training for many of Wake County's law enforcement, emergency medical service and fire prevention professionals. The Small Business Center provides seminars and counseling for business owners and entrepreneurs. Wake Technical Community College's main campus is 8 miles south of Raleigh, on US 401. College facilities include the Health Education Campus adjacent to Wake Medical Center, the Hospitality Education Center, Business and Industry Center, and the State Personnel Development Center. Wake Tech's 90 curriculums include some of the following:
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