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Davidson County Community College

School Overview:

School Notes:

• Davidson County Community College was chartered in 1958 as an Industrial Education Center designed to provide adults the education and skills needed to move from an agricultural to a manufacturing-based economy. In 1965, the institution was chartered as Davidson County Community College. The Associate in Arts and Associate in Science were added to the existing Associate in Applied Science, Diploma, and Certificate offerings. College transfer courses were added in 1966. Since then, the Davidson Campus has grown to 11 buildings and two emergency services training facilities on approximately 97 acres.
• Today, DCCC serves approximately 16,000 students each year on the Davidson and Davie campuses and its two satellite centers. With over 50 curriculum programs, the campus continues to grow and expand its educational programs and services.
• DCCC began offering classes at the Uptown Lexington Education Center May 2004 in a building leased from BB&T at 20 East First Street. Offering curriculum, continuing education, and GED classes, the satellite center is popular with students who enjoy the environment in a smaller class setting and the convenience of the location. The center was made possible by community partners including BB&T, City of Lexington, Davidson Vision, DCCC, Friends of the Project, Lexcom, and Uptown Lexington, Inc.
• Davidson County Community College provides a variety of curriculum programs that lead to associate degrees, diplomas, or certificates. Some programs are offered during the evening as well as during the day. Diploma programs can generally be completed in three semesters on a full-time basis. Certificate programs may be completed in one or two semesters on a full-time or part-time basis. Both are designed to prepare students for employment, and courses earned often count toward a higher credential. Programs are offered in Applied Technology, Arts & Sciences, Health Technology and Public Service Technology.
• We provide quality instructional programs and services and wide variety of extracurricular activitiesin a close-knit, nurturing, family environment. Graduates gain new skills while earning a diploma, certificate, or degree and establish a firm foundation for future educational pursuits. Those who transfer to four-year colleges or universities are well prepared for the next step of their journey.
• Profile last updated: 10/16/2008.

In the News:

• DCCC helps Extreme Makeover children (The Salisbury Post)
  posted on November 20, 2009 at 09:11:04 am
  LEXINGTON — Davidson County Community College has provided the three daughters of Tricia and William Creasey, benefactors of the recent "Extreme Makeo ...
• 'I'm just an everyday person' says Extreme Makeover mom (The Salisbury Post)
  posted on November 19, 2009 at 09:14:12 am
  LEXINGTON — Davidson County has always had its share of great personalities, folks such as Bob Timberlake and Sheriff Gerald Hege But for the past we ...
• Creasey family receives more gifts and donations from the community (The Lexington Dispatch)
  posted on November 19, 2009 at 03:16:04 am
  By DAVID BODENHEIMER The Dispatch The Creasey family spoke for the first time Wednesday about what the “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” project has meant to them.
• Fallen soldier's mother speaks in Thomasville (The Lexington Dispatch)
  posted on November 12, 2009 at 01:27:01 am
  By DAVID BODENHEIMER The Dispatch THOMASVILLE | The mother of late Navy SEAL Joshua Harris spoke Wednesday at Thomasville Medical Center in honor of her son as well as the thousands of other military veterans in observance of Veterans Day.
• Area sports briefs: Catawba terminates field hockey (The Salisbury Post)
  posted on November 11, 2009 at 04:42:15 am
  From staff reports Catawba's field hockey program has been terminated. President Dr. Craig Turner, Vice President for Athletics Tom Childress and AD ...

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