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Middle schoolers gain career exposure during Students@Work℠ Month

by Hannah Vinueza McClellan | March 19, 2024

Gov. Roy Cooper declared March Students@Work℠ Month in North Carolina, in recognition of the career readiness initiative expected to teach 25,000 students in the state about jobs and industries in their communities. Students@Work, a partnership between the North Carolina Business...

Connecting the experience of Latino students to policy, together Avanza moves forward

by Gabriela Ramirez | March 18, 2024

Avanza: North Carolina Community Colleges Advancing Latino Student Success, which is “a community of practice designed to provide institutional leaders with a space to discuss best practices and barriers to Latino student success,” welcomed its second cohort of community colleges...

North Carolina community colleges focus on short-term, high-demand workforce programs

by Hannah Vinueza McClellan | March 18, 2024

Nearly 5,000 students received a total of approximately $3 million in aid through the short-term workforce development grant program during the 2022-23 fiscal year, according to a legislative report approved by the State Board of Community Colleges March 15th. Approximately...

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• Martin CC and McDowell Tech name new presidents, and more than 157 business leaders and businesses have signed on to support Propel NC!

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  Axios | March 20, 2024

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