3/5/2024
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What does 2024 have in store for North Carolina’s community colleges?
What will the coming months — and a new legislative session — bring for the North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS)? In recent years, the issues influencing the system have been remarkably consistent. Would the system turn around enrollment declines?...
5 things you need to know about Propel NC
Editor’s Note: This is a press release by the N.C. Community College System. In a decisive move that’s exciting business leaders and educators across North Carolina and the country, the North Carolina Community College System has unveiled its visionary new...
Conference highlights importance of dual enrollment
Hundreds of higher education leaders across the country gathered virtually on Feb. 28-29 for a dual enrollment conference hosted by several North Carolina agencies — the N.C. Community College System (NCCCS), the N.C. Department of Public Instruction (DPI), the University...
Community college presidents and K-12 superintendents discuss collaboration, promising practices, and a changing state
Community college presidents and K-12 superintendents from throughout North Carolina gathered this week in Greensboro for their 2024 convening, discussing their interconnected roles in the state’s overall health. “We have to do better than we’ve ever done before in aligning...
The Editor’s Notes
Our team continues to monitor federal news regarding Pell Grant expansion and FAFSA fixes. Nation is in western North Carolina this week visiting A-B Tech, Blue Ridge Community College, and Haywood Community College, and Emily will be at Bladen Community College on Thursday. ICYMI, here is Awake58.
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