- Community Colleges: What don’t we get?RALEIGH (October 6, 2022) – North Carolina is rated the No. 1 state in the nation for business.1 Then why can’t we do a better job paying the people who ...Read more
- CHATHAM: With 9,000 new jobs, it’s a regional economySANFORD (October 6, 2022) – It’s a pleasant problem to have. But with electric-vehicle maker VinFast (7,400 jobs) and semiconductor maker Wolfspeed (1,800 jobs) set to open new plants there in ...Read more
- Davidson-Davie: Lions and tigers and sharks!THOMASVILLE (August 24, 2022) – We don’t often think about what’s needed to work in a zoo or aquarium. But Davidson-Davie Community College is one school that offers instruction in ...Read more
- Leatherwood: 5 winning strategies for community college presidentsAbove: Dr. Laura B. Leatherwood, president of Blue Ridge Community College, discusses workforce development strategies with state and college leaders. (Photo by: Benjamin Rickert, July 2022) By Dr. Laura B. Leatherwood ...Read more
- Revolving-door leadershipRALEIGH (July 19, 2022) – Until the middle of the last decade, leaders of the UNC and NC Community College Systems generally stayed for five to seven years. But with the ...Read more
- Community Colleges: Vital work for North CaroliniansRALEIGH (July 13, 2022) – If you didn’t already, we hope our series on North Carolina’s community colleges helped you appreciate the many services these 58 colleges provide their communities ...Read more
- Central Piedmont: Bridge to CareersCHARLOTTE (June 30, 2022) – The Bank of America Bridge to Careers program at Central Piedmont Community College is an effort to connect Black and Hispanic/Latino students with high-demand careers ...Read more
- Bridge to Careers: ‘Anything that they need’CHARLOTTE (June 30, 2022) – The Bridge to Careers program at Central Piedmont Community College provides Black and Hispanic/Latino students tuition, fees, books and materials. But it provides a lot more, ...Read more
- Central Piedmont: So many health fieldsCHARLOTTE (June 30, 2022) – Central Piedmont Community College offers training in more than 20 health-care fields. There’s Nursing, of course, and nurses are in great demand. But Karen Summers, Dean of ...Read more
- Davidson-Davie: Health-care support jobsMOCKSVILLE (June 22, 2022) – The Davie campus of Davidson-Davie Community College sits not far from major health-care providers in the Piedmont Triad and Charlotte: Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, ...Read more