By Paul Wiles WINSTON-SALEM (December 15, 2021) – Sometimes things that sound the same are not really the same at all. I would argue that when you think of higher education, you might assume that college is college, and you might not readily see the differences between community colleges and universities. Both systems offer access… READ MORE
NC budget: ‘A remarkable start on a new era’
RALEIGH (November 18, 2021) – For the first time in three years, it looks like North Carolina will have a budget for 2021-23. After extended negotiations between Gov. Roy Cooper, Senate President Phil Berger and House Speaker Tim Moore, the General Assembly is voting this week on a plan that would spend $25.9 billion in… READ MORE
COVID slows community-college transfers
CHAPEL HILL (Sept. 22, 2021) – Fewer students have transferred from North Carolina’s community colleges to state universities during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report released last week. But importantly, students who completed their associate degree before transferring performed as well as students who started out at a four-year school. After repeated increases in… READ MORE
2 + 2 = Teachers!
RALEIGH (August 27, 2021) – State education leaders sealed an agreement this week to expand a program for aspiring teachers to start their education at a North Carolina community college and finish at one of the state’s public universities. Thomas Stith III, President of the NC Community College System, and UNC System President Peter Hans… READ MORE
‘That’s the basics – giving care to others’
RALEIGH (August 13, 2021) – What makes someone want to be a nurse? “It runs the gamut,” Dr. Ann Marie Milner, Director of Nursing at Wake Technical Community College, says in the accompanying video. “Some people have sick parents, and it spurred them. Many of our students were sick when they were little, and they… READ MORE
Stith: Nurses for rural communities
RALEIGH (August 4, 2021) – Local hospitals. Rehab centers. Assisted-living homes. They all need trained nurses, particularly in North Carolina’s rural areas. And the state’s community colleges can supply those nurses. “In 2020 alone, the North Carolina Community College System produced over 47% of the nurses that graduated in the state,” Thomas Stith III, President… READ MORE
ONE TEAM: UNC System, K-12, Community Colleges
CHAPEL HILL – As North Carolina pursues a goal to have 2 million people with post-secondary educations by 2030, the Chair of the UNC Board of Governors thinks the University System can do a better job communicating with other levels of education. “One thing I’d like to see us do a better job of …… READ MORE
Stith: Community college not the last stop
RALEIGH – North Carolina’s community colleges do so many things for North Carolinians – and one of those is to offer an affordable start toward a four-year degree. Every North Carolinian lives within 30 minutes of a community-college campus, and the system of 58 colleges reaches about 700,000 students a year.1 “We’re seeing more and… READ MORE
Cooper announces aid for community-college students
RALEIGH (May 26, 2021) – A new directive from Gov. Roy Cooper will make $31.5 million available to help graduating high-school seniors attend North Carolina community colleges, as well as $12.5 million to help students who stopped out of college return to finish their degrees. In all, Cooper announced Monday that he will direct $51… READ MORE
NC community colleges to lead recovery
RALEIGH – North Carolina’s community colleges will lead the state through the recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, the system’s president says. Community colleges will not only retrain displaced workers – they will offer a path for high-school graduates and those seeking a career change, N.C. Community College System President Thomas Stith III says in the… READ MORE
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