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Central Piedmont Community College

School Overview:

School Notes:

• In 1963, Mecklenburg College and the Central Industrial Education Center were merged to establish Central Piedmont Community College, one the first of the 58 colleges in the NC Community College System. The substantial increase in the educational and training needs of the community since 1963 have required commensurate expansion of the College's instructional programs and facilities.
• In 1963, there were 23 degree and diploma programs; now there are more than 60, along with a comprehensive literacy program and an extensive array of corporate and continuing education offerings. In 1963, the College occupied the structures formerly used by Charlotte's Central High School. Recognizing that the Central Campus is experiencing maximum utilization, the College trustees in 1989 authorized the development of comprehensive campuses in other areas of Mecklenburg County to accommodate the ever increasing needs of the burgeoning Charlotte-Mecklenburg community.
• The College provides educational programs and services in Business, Community Service, Health, and Technology Programs; Transfer Programs; Queens Bound Program; Basic Skills Programs; Corporate and Continuing Education; Community Service and International Programs and Services.
• The college was fully accredited to award associate degrees, diplomas, and certificates in 1969 by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
• Profile last updated: 09/16/2009.

In the News:

• Microsoft to offer free tech training online (The Charlotte Observer)
  posted on November 20, 2009 at 11:13:40 am
  Charlottean Bill Sykes has been looking for work since losing his bank job a year ago. Now he's getting some help.
• Vouchers for free online Microsoft training available across state (Local Tech Wire)
  posted on November 19, 2009 at 08:47:13 pm
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Microsoft is giving the state a boost in worker training for both basic and advanced technology training by providing 23,700 vouchers that North Carolinians can use for online learning and taking Microsoft certification exams, the state and the company announced Thursday.
• Arrest made in fatal stabbing (The Charlotte Observer)
  posted on November 17, 2009 at 01:11:32 pm
  Charlotte-Mecklenburg police made an arrest in the stabbing death of a 24-year-old man and charged the suspect with assault with a deadly weapon in the knifings of two others.
• Songs, light, prayers for those who died facing homelessness (The Charlotte Observer)
  posted on November 17, 2009 at 04:47:30 am
  Dozens held candles and sang on the edge of uptown Monday evening to memorialize 20 people who died dealing with homelessness.
• The Observer Forum: Letters to the editor (The Charlotte Observer)
  posted on November 16, 2009 at 11:28:25 pm
  In response to "No arrests in heroin sweep, just a push for treatment" (Nov. 13):

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