CCCC Bridge to Career Scholarship recipients honored at recognition ceremony

SANFORD, N.C. — Central Carolina Community College and the SECU Foundation recently celebrated the college’s recipients of the 2025-26 SECU Bridge to Career Scholarship at a recognition ceremony at CCCC’s Dennis A. Wicker Civic and Conference Center in Sanford.

The Bridge to Career Scholarship recipients took part in continuing education workforce development courses at CCCC that lead to state-recognized or industry-supported credentials. 

Funding for the scholarships come from State Employees’ Credit Union members. Each checking account at the credit union comes with a monthly $1 fee, and that money is used to support community projects across the state, including the Bridge to Career Scholarships, offered in partnership with each of North Carolina’s 58 community colleges. 

Among the honored recipients was Shajuana Cole of Lillington.

Cole expressed thanks for the scholarship she received to participate in CCCC’s BioWork course, which prepares students for roles in biomanufacturing. 

“The instructors really took their time with us and everybody worked together,” she said. “We were like a family.”  

For more information about this scholarship and other aid for continuing education at CCCC, visit www.cccc.edu/ceaid.