Alamance Community College
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Alamance Community College promotes an open door to high quality education and learning. Central to this mission is the belief in the incomparable worth and uniqueness of each human being. Accordingly, Alamance Community College strives to help people realize their potential and attain an education which is personally meaningful, relevant to the needs of the community and state, and responsive to significant global trends....
School Overview:
- Community College Avg.
| County | Alamance County, NC | - |
| Title IV Eligible | Yes | Yes |
| Carnegie Classification | Associate of Arts Colleges | Associate of Arts Colleges |
| Institution Level | At least 2 yrs but < 4 yrs | At least 2 yrs but < 4 yrs |
| Institution Control | Public | Public |
| Full-Time Undergraduate | 1,774 students | 1,020 students |
| Part-Time Undergraduate | 2,855 students | 1,443 students |
| Total Enrollment | 4,629 students | 2,213 students |
| % Students Receiving Some Financial Aid | 55% | 78% |
| % Students Receiving Federal Grants | 33% | 46% |
| Avg. Amount Of Federal Grants Received | $2,000 | $2,845 |
| % Students Receiving State/Local Grants | 18% | 29% |
| Avg. Amount Of State/Local Grants Received | $1,500 | $1,275 |
| % Students Receiving Institutional Grants | 19% | 12% |
| Avg. Amount Of Institutional Grants Received | $1,000 | $1,147 |
School Notes:
- Alamance Community College was established in 1958 as part of a statewide system known as industrial education centers. Through the cooperative efforts of the State Department of Trade and Industrial Education and the school systems of Alamance County and Burlington, Burlington-Alamance County Industrial Education Center was begun.
- In June 1996, the college opened a new 49,535-square-foot science and technology building on the main campus in Graham. The building includes multipurpose classrooms, laboratories, and offices. The building was made possible through funding from both the North Carolina Community College Construction Bonds and appropriations from the Alamance County Commissioners. In August 2001, the college opened the 20,000 square-foot Burlington Center at the Burlington Market Shopping Center.
- ACC offers many program options for students wanting to earn associate degrees, diplomas, or certificates. Students may choose from curriculum areas of business, health and public services, and industrial and graphics technologies, or complete course work for transfer to a four-year college or university.
- We have many programs to offer not found everywhere such as Animal Care, Biotechnology, Culinary Technology, Horticulture,and Dental Assisting. The faculty and staff of Alamance Community College are proud of our tradition of providing educational opportunities to meet the needs of a diverse population and an ever-changing workplace.
- The college provides Adult Basic Education (ABE), Adult High School, Compensatory Education, General Educational Development (GED), and English as a Second Language (ESL) programs.
- Profile last updated: 08/22/2008.
In the News:
- Community college asks county for 3-percent budget increase (Burlington Times-News)
posted on March 13, 2010 at 06:04:33 pm
Alamance Community College is requesting a local funding increase of 2.9 percent for the 2010-11 year. The college’s board of trustees approved the budget request last week. It goes to Alamance County for consideration as the county staff and Board... - Around the Schools: ACC students win awards (Burlington Times-News)
posted on March 6, 2010 at 08:58:15 pm
Five advertising and graphic design students at Alamance Community College won two gold and three silver awards, and a Judge’s Choice Award at a regional competition of the national Student ADDY Awards. The gala was held in Greensboro. This is... - DOT work in Triad may end up being delayed (Winston-Salem Journal)
posted on February 23, 2010 at 05:00:00 am
GRAHAM - 'Transparent' highway department unveiled at ACC (Burlington Times-News)
posted on February 22, 2010 at 10:49:50 pm
Taking Gov. Beverly Perdue’s call for “transparency” in how road projects are selected in the state, the N.C. Department of Transportation rolled out a public presentation Monday of how it intends to select and categorize projects for future... - Lt. Gov. visits Alamance Community College (News 14 Carolina)
posted on February 21, 2010 at 09:55:58 pm
Lt. Governor Walter Dalton came to the Piedmont Triad region this week to take a tour of Alamance Community College, the first in the state to offer a biotechnology program.
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