From Central Carolina Community College, “Chatham County has expanded eligibility for assistance to help residents attend college tuition and fee-free. Adults in Chatham County who graduated from high school two years ago or more are encouraged to apply for the new Central Carolina Promise Plus scholarship program. Application is required Read more…
From Central Carolina Community College PITTSBORO, N.C. – Central Carolina Community College (CCCC) is proud to announce the receipt of a $6.3 million award from the National Science Foundation’s Division of Advanced Technological Education (NSF ATE) to establish the Environmental and Natural Resources Technology (EARTh) Center. The EARTh Center, one Read more…
SANFORD, N.C. — Education and workforce development organizations throughout central North Carolina put pen to paper Thursday (Sept. 21, 2023), creating AdvanceNC, a new coalition Gov. Roy Cooper predicted would become “a mighty force” preparing North Carolinians for jobs in a vibrant, ever-changing economy. AdvanceNC is formally described as “an Read more…
From CNBC, by Scott Cohn At a time when companies are clamoring for workers while trying to navigate a treacherous economy, no state is meeting their needs more effectively than North Carolina. The Tar Heel State is America’s Top State for Business in CNBC’s annual competitiveness study. It is the Read more…
From the Chatham News + Record, by Bill Horner III: SANFORD — The events, unrelated and seemingly discordant, would create — rather quickly — the inspiration for something not found anywhere in North Carolina, or perhaps the entire eastern seaboard. A mainstay manufacturer’s closure and move to Mexico. A serendipitous Read more…
From the Triangle Business Journal, by Evan Hoopfer As Lisa Chapman puts it, Central Carolina Community College is the largest North Carolina community college not located in an urban area. But, the president of CCCC also acknowledges that could change as its coverage area – Chatham, Harnett and Lee counties – continues Read more…
RALEIGH – The N.C. Community College System (NCCCS) today announces its partnership with Wolfspeed to provide customized training through its network of community colleges to help fill more than 1,800 jobs that the semiconductor and chip manufacturing company will bring to Chatham County over the next five years. Gov. Cooper and and officials with Read more…
From Central Carolina Community College SILER CITY – The Chatham School of Science & Engineering (CSSE) has made tremendous progress since opening in the 2015-16 school year. The public school, which is operated by Chatham County Schools in partnership with Central Carolina Community College, currently is home to approximately 120 Read more…
From EdNC, by Hannah McClellen: North Carolina’s 58 community colleges have traditionally competed in some ways with one another for students — and the resulting funding based on enrollment. But as enrollment declines persist and colleges emphasize the need for accessible student services, among other reasons, that competitive relationship is increasingly shifting to Read more…
From the Chatham News + Record, by Ben Rappaport: GREENSBORO — Chatham County Schools was awarded the School District Scholastic Cup on Saturday night at the North Carolina Association for Scholastic Activity (NCASA) awards. The award honors the district whose schools earn the most points through participation and excellence in Read more…