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Central Carolina Community College hit a record with its fall semester, enrolling more than 5,000 students in curriculum and more than 2,500 in continuing education classes. Many are displaced workers retraining for new careers. Occupational programs – those that prepare people for entry into the workforce – showed the greatest enrollment increases. Among these is Industrial Systems Technology, which trains students to maintain and repair machinery and building systems. Practicing on a Hydraulic Trainer, which teaches controlling the flow of petroleum-based fluids, are (from front) James Flynn, of Johnsonville; Chris Jackson, of Erwin; and Daniel Wood, of Mamers. Each was laid off from his job when his company down-sized. For more information on programs at the college, visit its web site, www.cccc.edu. 

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Central Carolina Community College hit a record with its fall semester, enrolling more than 5,000 students in curriculum and more than 2,500 in continuing education classes. Many are displaced workers retraining for new careers. Occupational programs – those that prepare people for entry into the workforce – showed the greatest enrollment increases. Among these is Automotive Systems Technology, which trains in automotive repair and maintenance. Working in the college’s auto shop are (from front) Nici Tulley, of Cameron; Clarence Frazier, of Bear Creek; and Bobby Phillips, of Sanford. Frazier and Phillips are displaced workers training for a new career. Tulley is a 2008 Western Harnett High School graduate who plans a career in auto maintenance and repair. For more information on programs at the college, visit its web site, www.cccc.edu. 

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Central Carolina Community College hit a record with its fall semester, enrolling more than 5,000 students in curriculum and more than 2,500 in continuing education classes. Many are displaced workers retraining for new careers. Occupational programs – those that prepare people for entry into the workforce – showed the greatest enrollment increases. Among these is Automotive Systems Technology, which trains in automotive repair and maintenance. Chuck Mann (standing, back), chairman of the Transportation Systems Technology Department, teaches a class on wheel balancing before students go into the shop to practice. For more information on programs at the college, visit its web site, www.cccc.edu.