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…
Eight Weeks to Jump-Start a Career in Manufacturing Central Carolina Community College will offer a paid, eight-week immersion experience with local manufacturing employers. Learn basic foundational skills to find entry level employment with advanced manufacturing employers in the local area. START/END DATE 6/13/22 – 8/2/22 WEEK 1 Classroom Training WEEKS Read more…
From the Chatham News + Record By David Hill, Chatham News + Record Correspondent It’s too soon to start applying for any of the expected 7,500 jobs at the VinFast electric-vehicle plant planned for eastern Chatham County, but Central Carolina Community College is planning to help the company train aspiring Read more…
From the Chatham News + Record: BY TERI SAYLOR, News + Record Correspondent BioWork, a program at Central Carolina Community College, is changing lives and filling the workforce pipeline with skilled technicians ready to work in the growing life sciences industry sector in central North Carolina. Launched in May 2020 Read more…
SANFORD –Central Carolina Community College, Randolph Community College, and Sandhills Community College have partnered to offer a regional workforce solution to the demand for Commercial Truck Drivers in the combined service areas of Chatham, Harnett, Hoke, Lee, Moore, and Randolph counties. This is a 12-week, 400-hour training course that will Read more…
[Press Release — Central Carolina Community College] PITTSBORO — Kirk J. Bradley has been an integral part of the greater Central Carolina area for many years. His community involvement has included strong support and commitment to Central Carolina Community College. In his honor, the college’s student center at CCCC’s Chatham Read more…
Free Soft Skills Training Do you want to provide your employees with new soft skills training? Whether a refresher on teamwork or back to the basics of professionalism, your employees may benefit from a soft skills training program from Chatham Literacy and NCWorks Career Center-Chatham. Chatham Literacy has partnered with Read more…
SANFORD — High school students got a close-up look at how advanced manufacturing actually works when Central Carolina Community College held its annual Manufacturing Day celebration on Friday, Oct. 4. Manufacturing Day was created by a coalition of industry groups seven years ago to celebrate modern manufacturing throughout North America Read more…
This article originally appeared on the Chatham County Schools website. PITTSBORO — Digital teaching and learning in Chatham County Schools (CCS) is positioned to move further and faster. The district received approval to contract with Conterra Networks for 88 miles of fiber-optic networking that will increase bandwidth tenfold while connecting Read more…