North Carolina Community College System





































North Carolina Community College System

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NCCC System Office in Raleigh, NC

Type Community college
Established 1963
President Peter Hans http://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article210182014.html
Undergraduates 780,000+
Location
Statewide, North Carolina, USA
Campus 58 campuses
Website www.nccommunitycolleges.edu

The North Carolina Community College System (System Office) is a statewide network of 58 public community colleges. The System enrolls over 710,000 students annually and is the third largest community college system in the nation. It also provides the North Carolina Learning Object Repository as a central location to manage, collect, contribute, and share digital learning resources for use in traditional or distance learning environments.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 System presidents


  • 3 Colleges


  • 4 See also


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





History


In the years following World War II, North Carolina began a rapid shift from an agricultural to an industrial economy. With that change came an awareness that a different kind of education was needed in the state. People who did not desire a four-year baccalaureate education nevertheless had the need for more than a high school diploma.


In 1950, the State Superintendent of Public Instruction authorized a study of the need for a system of tax-supported community colleges. The resulting report, by Dr. Allan S. Hurlburt, was published in 1952. It proposed a plan for development of state supported community colleges. In 1957, the North Carolina General Assembly adopted the first Community College Act and provided funding for community colleges.


The same (1957) General Assembly also provided funding to initiate a statewide system of Industrial Education Centers. These centers were to train adults and selected high school students in skills needed by industry. By 1961, there were five public junior colleges emphasizing arts and sciences, and seven industrial education centers focusing on technical and vocational education.


The need to coordinate these two post-high school education systems led Governor Terry Sanford to appoint the Governor's Commission on Education Beyond the High School (Irving Carlyle, chair). In 1962, this commission recommended that the two types of institutions be brought into one administrative organization under the State Board of Education and local boards of trustees. The resulting unified community college system would provide comprehensive post-high school education. One of the system's most important early advocates was Dr. Dallas Herring of Rose Hill, then chair of the State Board of Education.


In May 1963, the General Assembly, in line with the Carlyle Commission report, enacted into law G.S. 115A (later changed to 115D), which provided for the establishment of a Department of Community Colleges under the State Board of Education and for the administration of institutions in the Community College System. There were then 20 industrial education centers, six community colleges (three of which became four year schools in 1963), and five extension units.


By 1966, there were 43 institutions with 28,250 full time equivalent (FTE) enrollments. In 1969, there were 54 institutions with 59,329 FTE. The system had grown very rapidly, exceeding ten percent annually nearly every year until the late 1970s. In 1974-75, growth reached the 33 percent mark. The system continues to grow in enrollments nearly every year, but by much more modest margins. The number of colleges has not increased since Brunswick Community College became the 58th in 1978. In 1991, the North Carolina Center for Applied Textile Technology became subject to the management of the North Carolina State Board of Community Colleges. In July 2005, Gaston College, part of the North Carolina Community College System, absorbed the textile center.


The original legislation placed the community college system under the purview of the State Board of Education, and created a State Department of Community Colleges. In the early years of the system, the State Board of Education Chair was Dallas Herring; David Bruton succeeded him in 1977.


In 1979, the General Assembly changed the state control of the system. Provision was made for a separate State Board of Community Colleges. The Board was appointed and organized in 1980, and met several times with the State Board of Education. The new Board assumed full responsibility for the system on January 1, 1981. The Board's first chairperson was Duke Power Company Executive Carl Horn. He was succeeded in 1983 by John A. Forlines, president of Bank of Granite and then by William F. Simpson in 1989. Lt. Governor Dennis A. Wicker served as chair from 1993 until 1999. Dr. G. Herman Porter, former president of Wayne Community College, served from 1999 until 2001. Businessman James J. Woody, Jr. of Roxboro served from 2001 until July 2005. Progress Energy executive Hilda Pinnix-Ragland served four terms from 2005-2013. She was succeeded as chair by Dr. Linwood Powell of Fayetteville in 2013. The current Board Chair is Scott Shook of Greenville, NC.


In 1988, the North Carolina Community College System celebrated its 25th anniversary, recognizing that in its first quarter century of service, the system had emerged as the nation's third largest community college network, educating millions of students during its 32-year history and employing thousands of faculty and staff.[1]



System presidents


The North Carolina Community College System has had eight presidents, originally called Directors of the Department of Community Colleges:




  • I. E. Ready (1963-1970)


  • Ben E. Fountain, Jr. (1971-1978)


  • Larry J. Blake (1979-1982)


  • Robert W. Scott (1983-1995)


  • Lloyd V. Hackley (1995-1997)


  • Martin Lancaster (1997-2008)


  • Scott Ralls[2] (2008-2015)


  • Jimmie Williamson (2016 - 2017) [3][4]

  • Peter Hans (2018 - Present) [5]


In addition, Charles R. Holloman served in an acting capacity from September 1978 to July 1979, George Fouts served as interim president from 2015 to July 2016, and Jennifer Haygood served as acting president from October 2017 to April 2018. [6]



Colleges




  • Alamance Community College, located in Graham


  • Asheville–Buncombe Technical Community College, located in Asheville


  • Beaufort County Community College, located in Washington


  • Bladen Community College, located in Dublin


  • Blue Ridge Community College, located in East Flat Rock


  • Brunswick Community College, located in Supply


  • Caldwell Community College & Technical Institute, located in Hudson


  • Cape Fear Community College, located in Wilmington


  • Carteret Community College, located in Morehead City


  • Catawba Valley Community College, located in Hickory


  • Central Carolina Community College, located in Sanford, Pittsboro and Buies Creek


  • Central Piedmont Community College, located in Charlotte


  • Cleveland Community College, located in Shelby


  • Coastal Carolina Community College, located in Jacksonville


  • College of The Albemarle, located in Elizabeth City


  • Craven Community College, located in New Bern


  • Davidson County Community College, located in Lexington, Mocksville, Advance


  • Durham Technical Community College, located in Durham


  • Edgecombe Community College, located in Tarboro and Rocky Mount


  • Fayetteville Technical Community College, located in Fayetteville


  • Forsyth Technical Community College, located in Winston-Salem


  • Gaston College, located in Dallas and Lincolnton


  • Guilford Technical Community College, located in Jamestown


  • Halifax Community College, located in Weldon


  • Haywood Community College, located in Clyde


  • Isothermal Community College, located in Spindale


  • James Sprunt Community College, located in Kenansville


  • Johnston Community College, located in Smithfield


  • Lenoir Community College, located in Kinston


  • Martin Community College, located in Williamston


  • Mayland Community College, located in Spruce Pine


  • McDowell Technical Community College, located in Marion


  • Mitchell Community College, located in Statesville


  • Montgomery Community College, located in Troy


  • Nash Community College, located in Rocky Mount


  • Pamlico Community College, located in Grantsboro


  • Piedmont Community College, located in Roxboro


  • Pitt Community College, located in Winterville


  • Randolph Community College, located in Asheboro


  • Richmond Community College, located in Hamlet


  • Roanoke–Chowan Community College, located in Ahoskie


  • Robeson Community College, located in Lumberton


  • Rockingham Community College, located in Wentworth


  • Rowan–Cabarrus Community College, located in Salisbury and Concord


  • Sampson Community College, located in Clinton


  • Sandhills Community College, located in Pinehurst


  • South Piedmont Community College, located in Polkton


  • Southeastern Community College, located in Whiteville


  • Southwestern Community College, located in Sylva


  • Stanly Community College, located in Albemarle


  • Surry Community College, located in Dobson


  • Tri-County Community College, located in Murphy


  • Vance–Granville Community College, located in Henderson


  • Wake Technical Community College, located in Raleigh


  • Wayne Community College, located in Goldsboro


  • Western Piedmont Community College, located in Morganton


  • Wilkes Community College, located in Wilkesboro


  • Wilson Community College, located in Wilson



See also



  • University of North Carolina System

  • List of colleges and universities in North Carolina



References





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  2. ^ NCCCS (2007-12-06). "Scott Ralls named as seventh president of North Carolina Community College System". North Carolina Community College System. Archived from the original on 2008-11-22.


  3. ^ NC Community College System press release


  4. ^ WRAL: NC Community College System president resigns


  5. ^ "State Board elects Peter Hans president of NC Community College System". NC Community Colleges. Retrieved 2018-08-23.


  6. ^ President of NC Community Colleges Steps Down




External links



  • Official Site of the North Carolina Community College System

  • College Map










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