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2026 Awards: NC Community Colleges Recognize the People and Partnerships Building North Carolina’s WorkforceWhen Cheri Landreth enrolled at Surry Community College after a career-ending accident in 2019, she wasn’t sure what her future would hold. Five years later, she stood before more than 300 guests at The Angus Barn Pavilion in Raleigh to accept the Dallas Herring Achievement Award — the NC Community College System’s highest recognition for student excellence.Read More

Presidential Search Committee to meet April 17The Presidential Search Committee will meet April 17 at 9 a.m.Read More

State Board of Community Colleges to meet April 17The State Board of Community Colleges will meet Friday, April 17 at 1 p.m.Read More

2026 Academic Excellence Award winners named at community colleges across North CarolinaThe North Carolina Community College System, State Board of Community Colleges, and the North Carolina Community Colleges Foundation announce the winners of the 2026 Academic Excellence Awards – the highest academic honor the System bestows on its students.Read More

Presidential Search Committee to meet April 2The Presidential Search Committee will meet as follows:Read More

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