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Registered Apprenticeship Thrives in North Carolina During 2023 – 2024 Fiscal YearDuring the State Board of Community Colleges Programs and Student Success Committee meeting July 18, 2024, ApprenticeshipNC (ANC), the State Apprenticeship Agency housed under the North Carolina Community College System, reported that North Carolina saw a 45% increase in Registered Apprentice enrollments and a 50% increase in Registered Pre-Apprentice enrollments during the 2023 – 2024 state fiscal year. Read More

New pilot program provides North Carolina high school students with a 2.8 GPA or higher with simplified pathway to community collegesRALEIGH, NC – A new simplified admissions program, NC College Connect, will enable qualifying high school students to bypass the traditional application process to participating colleges – including all 58 community colleges across the state. Read More

North Carolina Community College System names Amy Mast as Executive Director of State Board RelationsThe North Carolina Community College System has named Amy Mast as the new Executive Director of State Board Relations. Mast, known by colleagues as a partner-driven leader and champion of students, educators, and educational opportunity, has more than 25 years of experience in education, workforce development, public policy, and philanthropy.Read More

Championing Early Childhood Education Through Registered Apprenticeship: An ApprenticeshipNC Spotlight on Sneads Ferry Quality Childcare & PreschoolBetween birth and age eight is a crucial window for education due to the incredible ways in which the brain develops during this time...Recognizing the positive impact early childhood education has on children, and understanding the need for quality childcare providers, Shannon Pope, Owner and Director of Sneads Ferry Quality Childcare and Preschool, looked to apprenticeship as a model to build a team of adaptable, skilled, and dedicated caregivers and early childhood education providers.Read More

She Built This City: Empowering Women and Underserved Communities Through ApprenticeshipDid you know that only 2.2% of plumbers, 2.3% of HVAC mechanics, 2.9% of electricians, and 3.1% of carpenters are women? In the larger picture, women represent only a small fraction of the skilled trades workforce. She Built This City (SBTC), a non-profit housed out of Charlotte, North Carolina champions equity in the skilled trades through Registered Apprenticeship programming that sparks interest and builds pathways to careers in the skilled trades for youth, women, and underserved communities.Read More

Transfer Guides boost support for North Carolina community college students enrolling in UNC System institutionsNorth Carolina community college advisors are employing a new online data tool – Transfer Guides – to help students match their earned community college credits to four-year degree requirements in specific majors at 16 University of North System institutions. Read More

North Carolina Community Colleges advances strategies to boost completion rates for adult learnersThe North Carolina Community College System is intensifying efforts to support adult learners in response to shifting enrollment patterns and evolving workforce demands. At this month’s board meetings, the State Board of Community Colleges explored innovative strategies to increase credential completion rates for non-traditional students.Read More

Five NC community college students awarded prestigious Samuel M. Taylor Memorial Life Sciences ScholarshipFive community college students have been awarded the prestigious Samuel M. Taylor Memorial Life Sciences Scholarship, providing up to $3,000 per student to offset the cost of tuition, fees, and books as they pursue careers in the life sciences field. Read More

Notice of Public Hearing | August 22, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.On July 19, 2024, the State Board of Community Colleges initiated the rulemaking process to amend 1D SBCCC 400.2 – Admission to Colleges. A public hearing will be held on this proposed amendment from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 22, 2024 at the following location:Read More