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Lady Cougars volleyball players honored by NJCAA

11.05.2009 • Sports  • Students/Graduates  •  

Lady Cougars volleyball players honored by NJCAA

SANFORD – The National Junior College Athletic Association has chosen three Central Carolina Community College Lady Cougars volleyball players as among the top in Region X.Jamie Yeatman, an outside hitter from Benson, and Terran Tysor, a right side hitter from Pittsboro, have been selected by the NJCAA for two of the five positions on the Region X All-Region Team. Delaney Warcup, a setter from Sanford, has been selected for All-Region Honorable Mention.For the season, Yeatman racked up 12 kills, ...

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Central Carolina nursing grads score high on national exam

11.02.2009 • Students/Graduates  •  

Central Carolina nursing grads score high on national exam

The 2009 Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) graduates of Central Carolina Community College earned a pass rate of 93 percent on the National Council Licensure Examination-Registered Nurse (NCLEX-RN) the first time they sat the test. All are now registered nurses. The North Carolina Board of Nursing uses the NCLEX, prepared by the National Council of State Boards of Nu ...

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CCCC, OP-TEC present photonics math text report at NCPN

10.21.2009 • Admin, Faculty & Staff  • Special Events  •  

CCCC, OP-TEC present photonics math text report at NCPN

LILLINGTON – Gary Beasley, Central Carolina Community College Laser & Photonics Technology lead instructor, co-presented a paper Oct. 2 at the National Career Pathways Network (NCPN) Conference in Atlanta.The paper was co-authored by Beasley and Dr. John Souders of OP-TEC, the National Photonics Educational Center funded by the National Science Foundation. It ...

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Celebrate Green Central highlights sustainability

10.21.2009 • College & Community  • Special Events  •  

Celebrate Green Central highlights sustainability

PITTSBORO – “This event is really great,” said Bobby Leeper, of Siler City, as he took another bite of pizza. “There’s also good music and exhibits.”Leeper and his wife, Penny Ferry-Leeper, were sharing a pizza slice baked in the outdoor wood oven at Central Carolina Community College’s student farm at its Chatham County Campus. The oven was made by CCCC green bui ...

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CCCC Instructor to speak at Korean University

10.19.2009 • Admin, Faculty & Staff  •  

CCCC Instructor to speak at Korean University

SANFORD – Derrick R. Wright, Computer Information Technology instructor  at Central Carolina Community College, has been invited to address students at Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea. The topic of the Oct. 28 presentation will be “Technology and Ethics.”Wright, who has been a technical consultant to corporations such as IBM and Boeing, has an extensive ...

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