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The North Carolina Community College System (System Office) is a statewide network of 58 public community colleges.[3] The system enrolls over 500,000 students annually.[2] 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.[4]

North Carolina Community College System
NCCC System Office in Raleigh, NC
TypeCommunity college system
Established1963; 61 years ago (1963)
PresidentThomas Stith III[1]
Undergraduates525,557 (2020–21)[2]
Location
Statewide
,
North Carolina
,
USA
Campus58 campuses
Websitewww.nccommunitycolleges.edu

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 to 2013. She was succeeded as chair by Dr. Linwood Powell of Fayetteville in 2013. Businessman Scott Shook of Greenville served 2015–2019 as chair. The current Board Chair is Breeden Blackwell of Fayetteville, a retired school principal and elected city and county official. The Board Vice Chair is Bill McBrayer, a furniture company executive from Hickory.

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.[3]

System presidents

As of 2021, the North Carolina Community College System has had 10 presidents,[3] originally called Directors of the Department of Community Colleges:[citation needed]

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, Jennifer Haygood served as acting president from October 2017 to April 2018, and Bill Carver served as interim president from Aug. 1, 2020 to Jan. 11, 2021.[3][10][11]

Colleges

Official name
(Previous name) 		Official abbrev. Location Enrollment
Unduplicated total of curriculum and continuing education students, as of 2020–2021 		Founded Joined system Former name/predecessor institution (s) References
Alamance Community College ACC Graham 11,682 1958 1963 Alamance Industrial Education Center (1958–1963)
Technical College of Alamance (1963–1988) 		[2][12]
Asheville–Buncombe Technical Community College A-B Tech Asheville 16,079 1959 1963 Asheville-Buncombe Industrial Education Center (1959–1963) [2][12]
Beaufort County Community College BCCC Washington 4,718 1963 1967 Beaufort County Extension Unit (1963–1967)
Beaufort County Technical Institute (1967–1979) 		[2][12]
Bladen Community College BCC Dublin 3,234 1967 1967 Bladen Technical Institute (1967–1987) [2]" />[12]
Blue Ridge Community College BRCC East Flat Rock 8,234 1969 1969 Henderson County Technical Institute (1969–1970)
Blue Ridge Technical Institute (1970–1979)
Blue Ridge Technical College (1979–1987) 		[2][12]
Brunswick Community College BCC Supply 4,767 1979 1979 Brunswick Technical College (1979–1988) [2][12]
Caldwell Community College & Technical Institute CCC&TI Hudson 8,989 1964 1964 Caldwell Technical Institute (1964–1970) [2][12]
Cape Fear Community College CFCC Wilmington 19,775 1958 1963 Wilmington Industrial Education Center (1958–1963)
Cape Fear Technical Institute (1963–1988) 		[2][12]
Carteret Community College CCC Morehead City 4,445 1963 1968 Carteret Extension Unit (1963–1968)
Carteret Technical Institute (1968–1979)
Carteret Technical College (1979–1987) 		[2][12]
Catawba Valley Community College CVCC Hickory 11,355 1960 1964 Catawba Industrial Education Center (1960–1964)
Catawba Valley Technical Institute (1964–1979)
Catawba Valley Technical College (1979–1987) 		[2][12][13]
Central Carolina Community College CCCC Sanford
Pittsboro
Buies Creek 		11,900 1961 1965 Lee County Industrial Education Center (1961–1965)
Lee County Technical Institute (1965–1979)
Lee County Technical College (1979–1988) 		[2][12][14]
Central Piedmont Community College Central Piedmont (current)
CPCC (former) 		Charlotte 38,255 1963 1963 Merger of the Central Industrial Education Center (1959–1963) with Mecklenburg College (1961–1963, formerly Carver College from 1949–1961) [2][12][15]
Cleveland Community College CCC Shelby 7,778 1965 1967 Cleveland Extension Unit (1965–1967)
Cleveland County Technical Institute (1967–1979)
Cleveland County Technical College (1980–1987) 		[2][12][16]
College of The Albemarle COA Elizabeth City 7,020 1960 1963 [2][12]
Coastal Carolina Community College CCCC Jacksonville 10,578 1965 1970 Onslow County Extension Unit (1963–1965)
Onslow Industrial Education Center (1965–1967)
Onslow Technical Institute (1967–1970) 		[2][12]
Craven Community College CCC New Bern 7,115 1968 1968 Craven Extension Unit (1965–1968)
Craven County Technical Institute (1968–1979) 		[2][12][17]
Davidson-Davie Community College DDCC Lexington
Mocksville
Advance 		10,510 1963 1965 Davidson County Industrial Education Center (1963–1965)
Davidson County Community College (1965–2021) 		[2][12]
Durham Technical Community College DTCC, Durham Tech Durham 13,000 1958 1965 Durham Industrial Education Center (1958–1965)
Durham Technical Institute (1965–1986) 		[2][12]
Edgecombe Community College
(Edgecombe Technical Institute, until 1987) 		ECC Tarboro
Rocky Mount 		4,390 1967 1967 Edgecombe Technical Institute (1967–1987) [2][12]
Fayetteville Technical Community College FTCC Fayetteville 27,289 1961 1963 Fayetteville Industrial Education Center (1961–1963)
Fayetteville Technical Institute (1963–1987) 		[2][12]
Forsyth Technical Community College Forsyth Tech Winston-Salem 17,968 1959 1964 Winston-Salem Industrial Education Center (1959–1960)
Forsyth County Industrial Education Center (1960–1964)
Forsyth Technical Institute (1964–1985)
Forsyth Technical College (1985–1987) 		[2][12]
Gaston College - Dallas
Lincolnton 		13,962 1963 1965 Formed by the 1965 consolidation of Gaston College (established as a community college in 1963) with the Gastonia Industrial Education Center (established 1959) and the Gaston Technical Institute (established 1952, formerly the Morehead City Technical Institute from 1947–1952).
Absorbed the N.C. Center for Applied Textile Technology in 2005 (member of NCCCS from 1972, renamed in 1991 from the N.C. Vocational Textile School, which had been established in 1941) 		[2][12]
Guilford Technical Community College Guilford Tech, GTCC Jamestown 24,985 1958 1965 Guilford Industrial Education Center (1958–1965)
Guilford Technical Institute (1965–1983) 		[2][12]
Halifax Community College HCC Weldon 3,139 1967 1967 Halifax County Technical Institute (1967–1976) [2][12]
Haywood Community College HCC Clyde 4,142 1965 1967 Haywood Extension Unit (unit of Asheville-Buncombe Technical Institution, 1965–1967)
Haywood Technical Institute (1967–1979)
Haywood Technical College (1979–1987) 		[2][12][18]
Isothermal Community College ICC Spindale 5,483 1964 1964 Absorption by Isothermal Community College (established 1964) of the Rutherford Industrial Education Center (formerly the Rutherford Extension Unit established 1962) in 1965. [2][12][19]
James Sprunt Community College JSCC Kenansville 3,982 1964 1964 [2][12]
Johnston Community College
(Johnston Technical College, until 1987) 		JCC Smithfield 10,163 1969 1969 [2][12]
Lenoir Community College LCC Kinston 9,506 1958 1963 [2][12]
Martin Community College MCC Williamston 2,582 1976 1976 [2][12]
Mayland Community College
(Mayland Technical College, until 1988) 		MCC Spruce Pine 2,553 1970 1970 [2][12]
McDowell Technical Community College
(McDowell Technical College, until 1988) 		MTCC Marion 4,384 1967 1967 [2][12]
Mitchell Community College
(Mitchell College, until 1973) 		MCC Statesville 7,804 1917 1973 [2][12]
Montgomery Community College
(Montgomery Technical College, until 1987) 		MCC Troy 2,535 1967 1967 [2][12]
Nash Community College
(Nash Technical College, until 1987) 		NCC Rocky Mount 7,872 1967 1967 [2][12]
Pamlico Community College
(Pamlico Technical College, until 1987) 		PCC Grantsboro 1,235 1962 1963 [2][12]
Piedmont Community College
(Piedmont Technical College, until 1987) 		PCC Roxboro 4,067 1970 1970 [2][12]
Pitt Community College
(Pitt Technical Institute, until 1979) 		PCC Winterville 16,549 1961 1963 [2][12]
Randolph Community College
(Randolph Technical College, until 1988) 		RCC Asheboro 8,352 1962 1963 [2][12]
Richmond Community College RCC Hamlet 7,622 1967 1967 [2][12]
Roanoke–Chowan Community College
(Roanoke-Chowan Technical College, until 1987) 		R-CCC Ahoskie 1,847 1967 1967 [2][12]
Robeson Community College
(Robeson Technical College, until 1988) 		RCC Lumberton 7,512 1965 1965 [2][12]
Rockingham Community College RCC Wentworth 5,322 1966 1966 [2][12]
Rowan–Cabarrus Community College
(Rowan Technical College, until 1988) 		RCCC Salisbury
Concord 		18,538 1963 1963 [2][12]
Sampson Community College
(Sampson Technical College, until 1987) 		SCC Clinton 4,849 1965 1965 [2][12]
Sandhills Community College SCC Pinehurst 9,656 1963 1963 [2][12]
Southeastern Community College SCC Whiteville 5,028 1964 1964 [2][12]
South Piedmont Community College South Piedmont, SPCC Polkton 9,306 1999 1999 [2][12]
Southwestern Community College
(Southwestern Technical College, until 1988) 		SCC, Southwestern Sylva 6,164 1964 1964 [2][12]
Stanly Community College SCC Albemarle 8,041 1971 1971 [2][12]
Surry Community College SCC Dobson 7,784 1964 1964 [2][12]
Tri-County Community College TCCC Murphy 2,934 1964 1964 [2][12]
Vance–Granville Community College
(Vance-Granville Technical Institute, until 1976) 		VGCC Henderson 7,165 1969 1969 [2][12]
Wake Technical Community College
(Wake Technical College, until 1987) 		Wake Tech Raleigh 55,777 1958 1963 [2][12]
Wayne Community College
(Wayne Technical Institute, until 1967) 		WCC Goldsboro 7,772 1958 1963 [2][12]
Western Piedmont Community College WPCC Morganton 4,470 1964 1964 [2][12]
Wilkes Community College WCC Wilkesboro 6,752 1964 1964 [2][12]
Wilson Community College WCC Wilson 5,202 1958 1963 [2][12]

See also

References

  1. ^ Stancill, Jane (14 December 2020). "Thomas Stith III elected president of North Carolina Community College System". NC Community Colleges (Press release). Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh "Total Headcount: College Comparison of Total Enrollment". NC Community Colleges. 2021. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d "Mission & History". NC Community Colleges. Retrieved 2016-01-29.
  4. ^ "About the NCLOR". NCLOR News and Information Portal. Retrieved 2019-03-16.
  5. ^ Bailey, Audrey; Kapp, Chancy (2007-12-06). "Scott Ralls named as seventh president of North Carolina Community College System" (Press release). NC Community Colleges. Archived from the original on 2008-11-22.
  6. ^ "State Board of Community Colleges Selects Dr. Jimmie Williamson as System President" (Press release). NC Community Colleges. 2016-03-30.
  7. ^ "NC Community College System president resigns". WRAL. 2017-07-31.
  8. ^ "State Board elects Peter Hans president of NC Community College System" (Press release). NC Community Colleges. 2018-05-01. Retrieved 2018-08-23.
  9. ^ EdNC
  10. ^ "President of NC Community Colleges Steps Down" (Press release). NC Community Colleges. 2017-07-31.
  11. ^ NC Community College System Press Release: Interim President named
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf "North Carolina Community College System Timeline". North Carolina Community College Archives Association. 2014. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
  13. ^ "Mission, Vision, and History". Catawba Valley Community College. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
  14. ^ "History". Central Carolina Community College. 2011. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
  15. ^ "Carver College Collection". Central Piedmont Community College. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
  16. ^ "About Us". Cleveland Community College. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
  17. ^ "History and Tradition". Craven Community College. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
  18. ^ "History". Haywood Community College. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
  19. ^ "History of Isothermal". Isothermal Community College. Retrieved February 22, 2021.

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