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Empowering the Next Generation of Rural Healthcare Heroes: Announcing the UnitedHealthcare Future Leaders in Health Scholarship ProgramUnitedHealthcare Community Plan of North Carolina has launched the UnitedHealthcare Future Leaders in Health Scholarship Program with a $500,000 investment. This funding will support 400 students pursuing healthcare credentials and degrees across 35 NC Community Colleges, directly addressing the critical shortage of medical professionals in North Carolina’s rural and underserved communities. The scholarship is designed to remove financial barriers and ensure access to high-quality, local care for all North Carolinians. Read More

NC Community Colleges at Forefront of New $9.25 Million Siemens Foundation Careers Electric™ InitiativeNorth Carolina’s community colleges are leading the way in a new $9.25 million Careers Electric™ initiative launched by the Siemens Foundation to strengthen the nation’s electrical workforce.Read More

NC Community Colleges Receives $100,000 Contribution From AT&T to Advance Digital Equity in North CarolinaAT&T has made a $100,000 contribution to support the North Carolina Community College System’s Digital Navigator Program, expanding access to digital skills training at eight community colleges across the state. The investment will help address barriers to technology access and advance digital equity by equipping learners, job seekers, and communities with essential skills for education, employment, and economic mobility.Read More

Helping Ideas Become Business: North Carolina’s Small Business Center Network (SBCN) Launches the SBCN Startup Showdown, supported by the Wells Fargo FoundationEvery business begins with an idea, sometimes scribbled in the margins of a notebook, spoken over coffee with a trusted friend, or tucked away quietly until the timing feels right. Across North Carolina, thousands of people have those ideas.Read More

NC Community College System Receives $1 Million From Golden LEAF Foundation to Fuel AdvanceNC Regional Workforce InitiativeThe North Carolina Community College System today announced $1 million in funding from the Golden LEAF Foundation to support AdvanceNC.Read More