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Central Carolina Community College

School Overview:

School Notes:

• Central Carolina Community College is a tax supported, public non-profit school under the control of a local board of trustees. Chartered in 1958 by the North Carolina State Board of Education, it became a part of the North Carolina Department of Community Colleges in 1963. The first curriculum classes were held in September 17, 1962.
• Central Carolina Community College's main campus is located on a 41-acre site on Kelly Drive off Nash Street near U.S. Highway 421 (east), Sanford, North Carolina, and has 177,000 square feet of class room, shop, and laboratory space. Ample equipment, a large Learning Resource Center, and an efficient staff provide optimum training in a variety of adult programs.
• The College provides market-responsive technical and vocational programs, university transfer programs, a strong general education core, educational programs and services custom-tailored to the needs of business and industry, instruction and training for career development, a comprehensive literacy program, emergency-services education, avocational and cultural enrichment courses and opportunities, supervised work experiences, educational opportunities in area correctional facilities, and enrichment opportunities for public school students (sixteen years or older), as well as special programs and services for students under the age of 16.
• In addition to the two-year programs that lead to an Associate of Applied Science Degree, one-year programs that lead to a diploma, and the Associate in Arts and Associate in Science Degree programs that transfer to a four-year college or university, Central Carolina Community College also offers non-credit courses in adult basic education, adult high school and other adult education courses in technical, vocational, academic and general interest areas.
• Central Carolina Community College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award Associate Degrees.

In the News:

• Veterans have hard time finding jobs (The Fayetteville Observer)
  posted on November 16, 2009 at 11:35:06 am
  SANFORD - Sanford resident Angela Allen has sacrificed a lot for her country.
• Lee Senior High School to get makeover (The Fayetteville Observer)
  posted on November 15, 2009 at 05:05:09 am
  SANFORD - Rusty, leaky overhangs, standing water and decades-old electrical systems are slated to become a thing of the past at Lee Senior High School.
• CCCC Sets Record Enrollment (MyNC.com)
  posted on September 14, 2009 at 02:55:18 pm
  More than 5,000 students have enrolled in Central Carolina Community College’s classes for the fall semester, according to the community college's website.
• Flyers Soar Past Rockingham CC (The Southern Pines Pilot)
  posted on September 10, 2009 at 11:30:31 pm
  The Sandhills Flyers volleyball team recorded its first home win of the season Friday, defeating Rockingham Community College, 25-16, 25-16, 25-17 at Heins Gymnasium. "We got our first win at home, and that is always a plus," said Flyers head coach Alicia Hill.
• Cumberland County schools to offer classes in Mandarin (The Fayetteville Observer)
  posted on September 10, 2009 at 12:36:58 pm
  The word "ni hao" instead of "hello" may become a popular greeting around Cumberland County schools next fall. That's when kindergartners through seniors will have the chance to begin studying Mandarin Chinese, according to a Cumberland County schools news release.

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