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Excellence Across 58 Colleges: NC Community Colleges Names 2026 Award WinnersEvery year, the proof of what North Carolina’s community colleges accomplish walks across the stage at the NC Community Colleges Awards Dinner and Celebration. This year, the spotlight shines on nine standing awards plus a new special recognition award, honoring a student who rebuilt her life after a career-ending accident, a motorsports legend who has spent decades investing in the state’s workforce, and educators who have turned their classrooms into launchpads.Read More

State Board of Community Colleges to meet March 19-20RALEIGH – The N.C. State Board of Community Colleges will have meetings as follows: Read More

State Board of Community Colleges Executive Committee to meet March 19The N.C. State Board of Community Colleges will have meetings as follows: Executive Committee Meeting, Thursday, March 19 at 10:30 a.m. Read More

National Experts in Workforce Trends, Student Success to Keynote 2026 North Carolina Community College System ConferenceThe North Carolina Community College System's 2026 Conference will bring together national researchers and labor market experts to tackle one of higher education's most urgent questions: how community colleges can ensure every student completes a credential that leads to a real career.Read More

Nearly 4 in 10 NC High School Graduates Now Earning College Credit — And the Numbers Keep ClimbingNorth Carolina is seeing a record number of high schoolers graduate with college credits in hand. New data from the State Board of Community Colleges reveals that 38% of the 2024–2025 graduating class enrolled in at least one dual enrollment course—an increase of 4,617 students over the previous year.Read More

NC Community Colleges at Forefront of New $9.25 Million Siemens Foundation Careers Electric™ InitiativeThe North Carolina Community College System is taking a leading role in the launch of Careers Electric™, a groundbreaking national initiative by the Siemens Foundation to expand access to high-quality electrical training and create direct pathways into well-paying, in-demand careers. Read More

North Carolina Community College System Selected for National Credit for Prior Learning Policy InitiativeThe North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS) has been selected to participate in a national, evidence-based community of practice focused on advancing public policy for Credit for Prior Learning (CPL). Read More