WELCOME TO YOUR HIRE EDUCATION

Whether you’re tired of just making ends meet, interested in earning more money or eager to reach the next milestone in your career, NC community colleges can help make it happen. That’s because they offer a wide variety of programs for the strongest and fastest-growing industries in the state—many of which are taught by leading local professionals.

Their extensive knowledge, combined with hands-on coursework and real-world learning opportunities, are A GUIDE TO COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND THE PROGRAMS THEY OFFER designed to get you the education you need to prepare 2019-2020 ACADEMIC YEAR you for the job you want. Choose a higher education focused on getting you hired.

CHOOSE FROM EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT ARE AS STRONG AND DIVERSE AS NORTH CAROLINA ITSELF

North Carolina community colleges are a great place to gain the knowledge, skills and experience you need to break into a specific career path. With more than 275 programs of study, along with a number of additional services to help you develop the soft skills today’s employers are looking for, NC community colleges are focused on providing you with a high-quality education that translates to employment.

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CERTIFICATES ASSOCIATE DEGREES

Certificate programs are designed to provide entry-level Associate degrees are intended to provide entry-level employment training and are offered at all 58 community employment training and/or prepare students to transfer to colleges across the state. Generally ranging from 12 to 18 a four-year college or university, in order to continue their semester hour credits, a certificate can usually be completed education. All NC community colleges offer a multitude of in one semester by a full-time student. Associate degree-level Associate Degrees in Applied Sciences (AAS) programs as well as courses taken within a certificate program can also count one or more college transfer degree programs, which include toward a diploma or an associate degree. Associate in Arts (AA), Associate in Science (AS), Associate in Engineering (AE) and Associate in Fine Arts (AFA). AAS programs range from 64 to 76 semester hour credits, which means a full-time student can typically complete one of these DIPLOMAS programs within two years.

Diploma programs provide students entry-level employment NICOLE GOT HIRED training and are offered at all 58 colleges within the North

Carolina Community College System. Earning a diploma YOU GET TO HAVE THAT COLLEGE typically requires between 36 to 48 semester hour credits and can usually be completed by a full-time student within one full EXPERIENCE TO FIT WHATEVER year, which includes two semesters and one summer session. YOUR UNIQUE STYLE IS. Associate degree-level courses taken within a diploma program NICOLE STUMBLING BEAR can also be applied toward an associate degree. FAYETTEVILLE TECH GRAD

Bio Research Assistant at UNC Pembroke’s COMtech Biotechnology Research “ and Training Center

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EXPLORE ALL OF YOUR POTENTIAL PROGRAM OPTIONS TO FIND ONE THAT’S RIGHT FOR YOU

CERTIFICATE, DIPLOMA AND ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE PROGRAMS Available across the North Carolina Community College System

Accounting and Finance Applied Animal Science Technology Advertising and Graphic Design Applied Engineering Technology Aerostructure Manufacturing Aquaculture Technology and Repair Aquarium Science Technology Agribusiness Technology Architectural Technology Agricultural Biotechnology Associate Degree Nursing Agricultural Systems Technology (Integrated) Agriculture Education Automation Engineering Technology Air Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Technology Automotive Customizing Technology Alternative Transportation Technology Automotive Light Duty Diesel Animal Care and Management Automotive Restoration Technology Technology (Diploma)

4 4 CERTIFICATE, DIPLOMA AND ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE PROGRAMS Available across the North Carolina Community College System

HELPFUL INFORMATION Automotive Systems Technology Building Construction Technology Aviation Electronics (Avionics) Business Administration Technology Business Analytics Financial aid is available to NC community college students Aviation Management and Career in the form of grants, scholarships, work-study and federal Pilot Technology Cancer Information Management loans. Simply contact your college to learn more about Cardiovascular Sonography funding options. Aviation Systems Technology Baking and Pastry Arts Cardiovascular Technology (Invasive Many campuses offerflexible class schedules to make getting and NonInvasive) a higher education as doable as possible—including night Basic Law Enforcement Training classes and distance education or online courses for anytime, (Certificate) Carpentry (Diploma) anywhere learning.

Biomedical Equipment Technology Central Sterile Processing (Certificate) NC community colleges offer a range ofco-curricular Biopharmaceutical Technology activities, including NJCAA athletics, clubs, intramural sports, Chemical Technology student government, honor organizations, special interest Bioprocess Technology groups and more. Civil Engineering Technology Biotechnology Clinical Trials Research Associate Earn while you learn a highly skilled trade through Boat Building (Diploma) ApprenticeshipNC. You’ll be able to graduate debt free with a Commercial Refrigeration professional certificate or two-year degree while earning more Boat Manufacture and Service Technology and more as you advance in your apprenticeship. (Diploma) Community Spanish Interpreter Entrepreneurs along with owners of new and existing businesses Brewing, Distillation and in North Carolina can get support at one of 58 Small Business Fermentation Computed Tomography & Magnetic Center Network locations across the state in the form of Resonance Imaging Technology training, counseling and access to other local resources. Broadcasting and Production (Diploma) Technology

5 5 CERTIFICATE, DIPLOMA AND ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE PROGRAMS Available across the North Carolina Community College System

Computer Engineering Technology Dental Laboratory Technology Entertainment Technologies Equine Business Computer-Aided Drafting Dialysis Technology (Diploma) Entrepreneurship Equine Training Technology Diesel and Heavy Equipment Environment, Health, and Safety Esthetics Instructor Computer-Integrated Machining Technology Technology Esthetics Technology Construction Equipment Systems Digital Effects and Animation Environmental Engineering Technology Technology Technology Facility Maintenance Technology Construction Management Digital Media Technology Environmental Management Technology Technology Facility Maintenance Worker Early Childhood Education (Diploma) Cosmetology Environmental Science Technology Early Childhood Preschool Cosmetology Instructor Electric Line Construction Criminal Justice Technology Technology SETH GOT HIRED Criminal Justice Technology/ Electric Utility Substation and Relay Financial Crime/Computer Fraud Technology I KNOW MANY OF [NC COMMUNITY Criminal Justice Technology/ Electrical Engineering Technology Forensic Science COLLEGES’] PROGRAMS HAVE GREAT Electrical Power Production JOB PLACEMENT. LIKE, IF YOU PASS Culinary Arts Technology THE PROGRAM, YOU’RE ALMOST Cyber Crime Technology Electrical Systems Technology GUARANTEED A JOB SOMEWHERE. Cytotechnology (Certificate) Electroneurodiagnostic Technology SETH GABRIEL CATAWBA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE GRAD

Dental Assisting (Diploma) Electronics Engineering Technology PROGRAMMING ANALYST AT LEE INDUSTRIES Dental Hygiene Emergency Medical Science “

6 6 CERTIFICATE, DIPLOMA AND ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE PROGRAMS Available across the North Carolina Community College System

DID YOU KNOW? Film and Video Production Gunsmithing Technology Gunsmithing (Diploma) Fire Protection Technology THE NORTH CAROLINA MANUFACTURING Health and Fitness Science INSTITUTE HAS PARTNERED WITH Fish and Wildlife Management Technology Health Care Technology MORE THAN 50 BUSINESSES TO HELP (Certificate) STUDENTS BECOME MORE EMPLOYABLE— Food Service Technology Health Information Technology WITH AROUND 90% FINDING FULL-TIME POSITIONS Forestry Management Technology WITHIN A MONTH OF GRADUATING. Healthcare Business Informatics Funeral Service Education Healthcare Interpreting ? Furniture Upholstery (Diploma) Healthcare Management General Occupational Technology Technology Human Services Technology/ Industrial Engineering Technology Developmental Disabilities Geomatics Technology Heavy Equipment Operation, Industrial Management Technology Management, and Service Human Services Technology/ Geospatial Technology Gerontology Industrial Systems Technology Historic Preservation Technology Golf Course Management Human Services Technology/ Infant/Toddler Care (Certificate) Technology Histotechnology Mental Health Information Technology Graphic Arts and Imaging Horticulture Technology Human Services Technology/Social Intelligence Studies Technology Services Hospitality Management Interior Design Graphic Arts and Imaging Human Services Technology/ Technology/Flexography Human Services Technology Substance Abuse Interpreter Education Greenhouse and Grounds Human Services Technology/ Hunting and Shooting Sports Interventional Cardiac and Vascular Maintenance (Certificate) Animal Assisted Interactions Management Technology

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Landscape Architecture Technology Masonry (Diploma) Nuclear Medicine Technology Office Administration/ Virtual Office Assistance Landscape Gardening Mechanical Drafting Technology Nuclear Technology Ophthalmic Medical Personnel Laser and Photonics Technology Mechanical Engineering Technology Nursing Assistant (Certificate) Optical Apprentice (Certificate) Lateral Entry (Certificate) Mechatronics Engineering Nutrition and Dietetics Technician Technology Opticianry Library and Information Occupational Education Associate Technology Medical Assisting Outdoor Leadership Occupational Therapy Assistant Licensed Practical Nurse Refresher Medical Dosimetry (Diploma) Paralegal Technology (Certificate) Office Administration Medical Laboratory Technology Pharmacy Technology Magnetic Resonance Imaging Office Administration/Legal Medical Office Administration Mammography Medical Sonography Manicuring Instructor (Certificate) Metal Engraving (Diploma) ALEXANDER GOT HIRED Manicuring/Nail Technology (Certificate) Motorcycle Mechanics Motorsports COMMUNITY COLLEGES Manufacturing Technology SHOULD BE A FIRST OPTION Marine Biotechnology Nanotechnology INSTEAD OF A LAST RESORT.

Marine Propulsion Systems Networking Technology ALEXANDER BLANCO (Diploma) CENTRAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE GRAD

Nondestructive Examination DENTAL HYGIENIST AT TRIANGLE FAMILY DENTISTRY Marine Science Technology “ Marine Technology Nonprofit Leadership and Management

8 8 CERTIFICATE, DIPLOMA AND ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE PROGRAMS Available across the North Carolina Community College System

Phlebotomy (Certificate) Positron Emission Tomography Project Management Sustainable Agriculture (Diploma) Technology Photographic Technology Swine Management Technology Practical Nursing (Diploma) Race Car Technology Physical Therapist Assistant Taxidermy (Diploma) (1+1) Professional Arts and Crafts: Radiation Therapy Technology Sculpture Telecommunications and Network Physical Therapist Assistant Radiography Engineering Technology (2-year program) Professional Crafts: Clay Real Estate Telecommunications Installation Plumbing (Diploma) Professional Crafts: Fiber and Maintenance (Diploma) Real Estate Licensing (Certificate) Polysomnography Professional Crafts: Jewelry Therapeutic Massage Recreation and Leisure Studies Polysomnography (Certificate) Professional Crafts: Wood Truck Driver Training (Certificate) Recreational Therapy Assistant Turfgrass Management Technology Respiratory Therapy DID YOU KNOW? Veterinary Medical Technology School-Age Education Viticulture and Enology Technology School-Age Care THE SHELTON-BADGETT NC CENTER Web Technologies FOR VITICULTURE & ENOLOGY AT Simulation and Game IS A Development Welding Technology STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITY Speech-Language Pathology Zoological Science Technology THAT PROVIDES WORKFORCE Assistant TRAINING AND SUPPORT Supply Chain Management TO THE GRAPE AND WINE INDUSTRY Surgical Technology THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHEAST. Sustainability Technologies ?

9 9 COLLEGE TRANSFER DEGREES All colleges offer one or more of the following

Associate in Arts Associate in Science Associate in Fine Arts in Visual Arts Associate in Fine Arts in Music Associate in Fine Arts in Theatre Associate in Engineering Associate in General Education-Nursing

DID YOU KNOW?

NORTH CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGES EDUCATE AND TRAIN THE MAJORITY OF REGISTERED NURSES, LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES AND EMS PERSONNEL ACROSS THE STATE. ?

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NOW THAT YOU KNOW WHAT’S POSSIBLE, REACH OUT TO A COLLEGE NEAR YOU TO MAKE IT HAPPEN

A LIST OF THE SYSTEM’S 58 COLLEGES Click on the urls to explore what each has to offer

ALAMANCE COMMUNITY COLLEGE BLUE RIDGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE 1247 Jimmie Kerr Road, Graham, NC 27253 180 West Campus Drive, Flat Rock, NC 28731 www.alamancecc.edu www.blueridge.edu ASHEVILLE-BUNCOMBE BRUNSWICK COMMUNITY COLLEGE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE 50 College Road, Bolivia, NC 28422 340 Victoria Road, Asheville, NC 28801 www.brunswickcc.edu www.abtech.edu CALDWELL COMMUNITY COLLEGE BEAUFORT COUNTY AND TECHNICAL INSTITUTE COMMUNITY COLLEGE 2855 Hickory Boulevard, Hudson, NC 28638 5337 Highway 264 East, Washington, NC 27889 www.cccti.edu www.beaufortccc.edu CAPE FEAR COMMUNITY COLLEGE 411 North Front Street, Wilmington, NC 28401 7418 Highway 41 West, Dublin, NC 28332 www.cfcc.edu www.bladencc.edu

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JON GOT HIRED CARTERET COMMUNITY COLLEGE 3505 Arendell Street, Morehead City, NC 28557 800 College Court, New Bern, NC 28562 www.carteret.edu www.cravencc.edu I WANT TO BE ABLE TO PROVE CATAWBA VALLEY DAVIDSON COUNTY THAT YOU CAN DO BIG THINGS COMMUNITY COLLEGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FROM A TWO-YEAR SCHOOL. 2550 Highway 70 SE, Hickory, NC 28602 297 DCC Road, Thomasville, NC 27360 www.cvcc.edu www.davidsonccc.edu JON FERGUSON GRAD

CENTRAL CAROLINA DURHAM TECHNICAL Chief Operations Officer at Chick-Fil-A of Wilson COMMUNITY COLLEGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE “ 1105 Kelly Drive, Sanford, NC 27330 1637 E. Lawson Street, Durham, NC 27703 www.cccc.edu www.durhamtech.edu

CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY EDGECOMBE COMMUNITY COLLEGE GUILFORD TECHNICAL COLLEGE - CENTRAL CAMPUS 2009 West Wilson Street, Tarboro, NC 27886 COMMUNITY COLLEGE 1141 Elizabeth Ave, Charlotte, NC 28235 www.edgecombe.edu 601 East Main Street, Jamestown, NC 27282 www.cpcc.edu www.gtcc.edu FAYETTEVILLE TECHNICAL CLEVELAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE - HALIFAX COMMUNITY COLLEGE 137 South Post Road, Shelby, NC 28152 TARBORO CAMPUS 100 College Drive, Weldon, NC 27890 www.clevelandcc.edu 2201 Hull Road, Fayetteville, NC 28303 www.halifaxcc.edu www.faytechcc.edu COASTAL CAROLINA HAYWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FORSYTH TECHNICAL 185 Freedlander Drive, Clyde, NC 28721 444 Western Boulevard, Jacksonville, NC 28546 COMMUNITY COLLEGE www.haywood.edu www.coastalcarolina.edu 2100 Silas Creek Parkway, Winston-Salem, NC 27103 ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE www.forsythtech.edu 286 ICC Loop Road, Spindale, NC 28160 1208 North Road Street, www.isothermal.edu Elizabeth City, NC 27909 - DALLAS CAMPUS www.albemarle.edu 201 Highway U.S. 321 S, Dallas, NC 28034 www.gaston.edu 12 12 A LIST OF THE SYSTEM’S 58 COLLEGES Click on the urls to explore what each has to offer

JAMES SPRUNT MAYLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE 200 Mayland Drive, Spruce Pine, NC 28777 522 North Old Carriage Road, 133 James Sprunt Drive, Kenansville, NC 28349 www.mayland.edu Rocky Mount, NC 27804 www.jamessprunt.edu www.nashcc.edu MCDOWELL TECHNICAL JOHNSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE PAMLICO COMMUNITY COLLEGE 245 College Road, Smithfield, NC 27577 54 College Drive, Marion, NC 28752 5049 Highway 306 South, Grantsboro, NC 28529 www.johnstoncc.edu www.mcdowelltech.edu www.pamlicocc.edu , MITCHELL COMMUNITY COLLEGE PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE 231 NC Highway 58, Kinston, NC 28504 500 West Broad Street, Statesville, NC 28677 1715 College Drive, Roxboro, NC 27573 www.lenoircc.edu www.mitchellcc.edu www.piedmontcc.edu MONTGOMERY 1161 Kehukee Park Road, Williamston, NC 27892 COMMUNITY COLLEGE 1986 Pitt Tech Road, Winterville, NC 28590 www.martincc.edu 1011 Page St, Troy, NC 27371 www.pittcc.edu www.montgomery.edu

DID YOU KNOW? SHANTAL GOT HIRED

I LIKE THE TEACHING STYLES. THE AVIATION SYSTEMS I LIKE HOW EVERYTHING IS SO HANDS ON. TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM HAS BEEN FAA-APPROVED SINCE 1969 SHANTAL GRULLON

AND ACCEPTED BY LOCAL EMPLOYERS FOR WAKE TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE GRAD

MORE THAN 40 YEARS. Business Transformation Specialist at Lenovo “

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RANDOLPH COMMUNITY COLLEGE SAMPSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRI-COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE 629 Industrial Park Ave, Asheboro, NC 27205 1801 Sunset Avenue Highway 24 West, 21 Campus Circle, Murphy, NC 28906 www.randolph.edu Clinton, NC 28328 www.tricountycc.edu www.sampsoncc.edu RICHMOND COMMUNITY COLLEGE VANCE-GRANVILLE 1042 West Hamlet Avenue, Hamlet, NC 28345 SANDHILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE www.richmondcc.edu 3395 Airport Road, Pinehurst, NC 28374 200 Community College Road, www.sandhills.edu Henderson, NC 27536 ROANOKE-CHOWAN www.vgcc.edu COMMUNITY COLLEGE SOUTH PIEDMONT 109 Community College Road, COMMUNITY COLLEGE Ahoskie, NC 27910 680 US 74, Polkton, NC 28135 DID YOU KNOW? www.roanokechowan.edu www.spcc.edu ROBESON COMMUNITY COLLEGE SOUTHEASTERN 5160 Fayetteville Road, Lumberton, NC 28360 COMMUNITY COLLEGE www.robeson.edu 4564 Chadbourn Highway, THE COLLISION REPAIR Whiteville, NC 28472 CERTIFIED CAREER PATHWAY ROCKINGHAM www.sccnc.edu COMMUNITY COLLEGE HOSTS “DRAFT DAYS” EVERY 215 Wrenn Memorial Road, SOUTHWESTERN YEAR FOR EMPLOYERS Wentworth, NC 27375 COMMUNITY COLLEGE TO SCOUT NEW TALENT. www.rockinghamcc.edu 447 College Drive, Sylva, NC 28779 www.southwesterncc.edu IN 2017, FAYETTEVILLE TECH’S DRAFT ROWAN-CABARRUS DAY SAW MORE THAN 25 EMPLOYERS COMMUNITY COLLEGE 141 College Drive, Albemarle, NC 28001 AND EVERY SINGLE PROGRAM COMPLETER 1333 Jake Alexander Boulevard South, GOT AT LEAST ONE JOB OFFER. Salisbury, NC 28146 www.stanly.edu www.rccc.edu SURRY COMMUNITY COLLEGE 630 South Main Street, Dobson, NC 27017 www.surry.edu ?

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WAKE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE BEING ABLE TO MEET UP WITH 9101 Fayetteville Road, YOUR FRIENDS FOR COFFEE Raleigh, NC 27603 BETWEEN CLASSES, GOING TO www.waketech.edu BASKETBALL GAMES AND PARTIES. I HAD ALL THOSE EXPERIENCES AT 3000 Wayne Memorial Drive, COMMUNITY COLLEGE. Goldsboro, NC 27534 www.waynecc.edu QUENTIN SWEENEY CAPE FEAR COMMUNITY COLLEGE GRAD

Lead Manufacturing Engineer at GE Aviation WESTERN PIEDMONT “ COMMUNITY COLLEGE 1001 Burkemont Avenue, Morganton, NC 28655 www.wpcc.edu DID YOU KNOW? 1328 South Collegiate Drive, Wilkesboro, NC 28697 www.wilkescc.edu THE CRAFT BEER ACADEMY HAS BECOME A PIPELINE FOR WILSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE 902 Herring Avenue, Wilson, NC 27893 WELL-QUALIFIED TECHNICAL TALENT. www.wilsoncc.edu GRADUATES HAVE BEEN HIRED BY NATIONAL BREWERS INCLUDING OSKAR BLUES AND SIERRA NEVADA.

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