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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:

• Selling young people on voting power (The Charlotte Observer)
  posted on November 6, 2009 at 12:26:12 pm
  The abysmal voter turnout at my East Charlotte voting place was evident when I entered the lobby at 11 a.m. Tuesday. I was the only voter in the room. The poll worker who gave me the slip of paper to write my name and address on said I was voter No. 107.
• Institute for Entrepreneurship Hosts My Team of Experts President Patricia Golden to Discuss PR Strategies (dBusinessNews.com)
  posted on November 2, 2009 at 07:41:50 pm
  Patricia Golden, president of public relations firm My Team of Experts, Inc. ( www.myteamofexperts.com ) was the featured guest lecturer at the Central Piedmont Community College Institute for Entrepreneurship on October 27. Her presentation on Marketing Strategies and Public Relations explored the unique challenges that small businesses and nonprofits face and ...
• Career Almanac (The Charlotte Observer)
  posted on November 1, 2009 at 04:02:46 am
  Libba Barrineau joined the NASCAR Hall of Fame as tour and travel sales manager.
• Will NC Cities Kick Smoking From The Curb? (WFMY News 2 Greensboro)
  posted on October 28, 2009 at 02:06:23 pm
  Central Piedmont Community College has asked Charlotte City Council to ban smoking on some sidewalks that intersect with the campus. YOUR TAKE: Would you agree with a smoking ban on public sidewalks?
• Future student steams up tailgate (The Appalachian)
  posted on October 27, 2009 at 02:37:51 pm
  by MARY ELIZABETH ROBERTSON Lifestyles Reporter As a senior in high school, Cory M. Goldsmith was assigned an essay to write...

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