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CCCC women's basketball ready for 2021 season

01.15.2021

CCCC women's basketball ready for 2021 season

SANFORD - Nine athletes - all freshmen - comprise the 2021 edition of the Central Carolina Community College women's basketball team. "My general thought is that we are going to be a pretty good team this year. We have to continue to get better throughout the season," said Marcel Webster, CCCC women's basketball coach. Members of the team, with their respective high schools and hometowns, are: Tesha Brewer (Forest Hills H.S., Wingate), Shykiera Brown (South Florence H.S., Florence, SC), Elizabeth ...

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Dr. Brian S. Merritt leaves his mark at CCCC

12.17.2020

Dr. Brian S. Merritt leaves his mark at CCCC

SANFORD -- Dr. Brian S. Merritt has served in various positions at Central Carolina Community College. He's been Distance Education Counselor; Director of Grants, Sponsored Programs, & Alumni Relations; Dean of Student Learning, and most recently as Vice President of Student Learning and Chief Academic Officer. To say that he has left his mark at CCCC would be ...

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CCCC graduate Mia Chanel Simpson making a difference as a first-grade teacher

12.16.2020

CCCC graduate Mia Chanel Simpson making a difference as a first-grade teacher

SANFORD - This wasn't what she expected at all when Mia Chanel Simpson began her first year as a teacher. As she sat in an empty classroom reading stories to her first-graders lined up in tiny boxes on her computer screen, she admitted having a moment or two when she wondered, "Why me?" But her spirits were quickly buoyed by the joy of watching her children learn, ...

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CCCC Culinary Chefs Share Holiday Favorites

12.15.2020

CCCC Culinary Chefs Share Holiday Favorites

SANFORD - The holiday season is a time for great memories. What better way to relive those memories than through our favorite holiday season foods! Chefs from the Central Carolina Community College Culinary instructional staff have taken time to share a few of their favorite holiday memories - and recipes! To learn more about the Central Carolina Community ...

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CCCC Athletics receives Sportsmanship Award

12.04.2020

CCCC Athletics receives Sportsmanship Award

SANFORD - The Central Carolina Community College Athletics Program has received a 2019-2020 Sportsmanship Award from the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region 10. A letter from NJCAA Region 10 notes: "On behalf of Region 10, we would like to congratulate your student-athletes and coaches on earning our Sportsmanship Award for the 2019-2020 ...

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CCCC job training key in local economic development

12.03.2020

By NANCY MCCLEARY, The Sanford Herald A big bonus when Sanford Area Growth Alliance officers are looking to lure lucrative economic development projects to Lee County is Central Carolina Community College's workforce training programs. "The award-winning CCCC plays a major role in every large project we work," said Michael Smith, executive director of Economic ...

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