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Shirley Rijkse uses CCCC as springboard to career

03.02.2015 • College & Community  • College General  • Students/Graduates  •  

Shirley Rijkse uses CCCC as springboard to career

SANFORD - Shirley Rijkse was an active student at Central Carolina Community College. She was a college Student Ambassador, an accounting tutor in the Academic Assistance Center, and a member of Phi Theta Kappa honor society and Phi Beta Lambda business club. Her recognitions include Business Student of the Year in 2011, and two national awards while with Phi Beta Lambda -- Human Resource Management and Healthcare Administration. She also was a student speaker at her May 2011 graduation. ...

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CCCC students attend national photonics convention

03.02.2015 • College & Community  • College General  • Curriculum Programs  •  

CCCC students attend national photonics convention

LILLINGTON - Second-year students in the Laser and Photonics Technology program at Central Carolina Community College's Harnett Campus recently attended the 2015 SPIE Photonics West Convention in San Francisco. SPIE is an international society promoting an interdisciplinary approach to the science and application of light. Photonics West is one of the world's largest ...

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Economic impact study shows value of CCCC

02.24.2015 • College & Community  • College General  • Finances  •  

SANFORD - Central Carolina Community College and its students added $229.4 million in income to the college's service area economy in Fiscal Year 2012-13, according to data from a new statewide economic impact study. The $229.4 million in income is approximately equal to 3.4% of the Gross Regional Product, according to the report. The total income includes the ...

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Central Carolina Works: Free college pathways for high school students

02.24.2015 • College & Community  • College General  •  

Central Carolina Works: Free college pathways for high school students

SANFORD - High school students in Chatham, Harnett, and Lee counties will soon be registering for free college classes for the 2015-2016 year through the Central Carolina Works (CCW) program. CCW enables high school juniors and seniors to enroll, tuition-free, in college credit courses that also apply toward their high school diploma. By the time they graduate ...

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CCCC student farm ranks on Top 20 list

02.23.2015 • College & Community  • College General  • Curriculum Programs  •  

CCCC student farm ranks on Top 20 list

PITTSBORO - Central Carolina Community College's student farm on its Chatham County Campus ranks among the Top 20 best college farms in America, according to Best College Reviews. Best College Reviews noted: "Central Carolina Community College is a pioneer in the teaching of sustainable agriculture among community colleges." The CCCC five-acre student farm was ...

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CCCC will host nonprofit leadership workshop

02.23.2015 • College & Community  • College General  • Continuing Education  •  

CCCC will host nonprofit leadership workshop

PITTSBORO-- Chatham LIVE - Lead, Inspire, Volunteer, and Empower - is the name of the nonprofit leadership workshop set that will be held Thursday, March 19, in Pittsboro. The workshop will be held from 9 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. at the Chatham Community Library's Holmes Conference Room in Pittsboro. As a non-profit itself, Central Carolina Community College (CCCC) - ...

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