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40612
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Countering the pressure many high school students experience to get a university degree is the community college alternative. Asserting the practicality of an associate’s degree are reasons why two year colleges benefit North Carolina economically and occupationally. Added as evidence are what North Carolina community colleges such as Central Piedmont, Lenoir, and Alamance in particular offer to the state.
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Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 39 Issue 3, March 2019 , p35-45
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Community colleges--North Carolina ; North Carolina Community College System; Apprenticeships--Community Colleges ; Edgecombe Community College ; Fayetteville Technical Community College ; Guilford Technical Community College; Wake Technical Community College ; Alamance Community College ; Central Piedmont Community College; Lenoir Community College; Nash Community College; Pitt Community College
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Record #:
41197
Author(s):
Saylor, Teri
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The increasing integration of technology into work environments challenges individuals with only a high school diploma. Greatly helping them build their technical skill sets and become competitive in today's job market is community colleges. Colleges and programs helping students fulfill this goal include Guilford Technical Community College’s Aviation Manufacturing Program and Pitt Community College’s Advanced Manufacturing Institute.
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Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 39 Issue 12, December 2019 , p34, 36, 38, 40-41
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Guilford Technical Community College; Pitt Community College ; Fayetteville Technical Community College ; Lenoir Community College; Community colleges--vocational and technical programs ; Community colleges--North Carolina ; Job market--technical skills--community college programs ; Economic development--community colleges ; Employees--Training of
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Record #:
40610
Author(s):
Washburn, Mark
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Despite their relative closeness geographically, there are vast differences between North Carolina and West Virginia. The divergent paths these Southern states have taken since the 1850s is explored comparatively by data related to population, economy, occupations, and education.
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Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 39 Issue 2, February 2019, p6-7
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Railroads--North Carolina; Agriculture--North Carolina; Labor unions--North Carolina ; Manufacturing industries--North Carolina ; Textile industry--North Carolina ; Tobacco--North Carolina ; Research universities--North Carolina ; Community colleges--North Carolina ; Education, Higher--North Carolina; Population--North Carolina
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Record #:
39585
Author(s):
Wood, Suzanne M.
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The advantages of a community college education, in addition to comparatively lower cost, include programs that can offer additional job skills for current career advancement and skills for success in prospective careers. Among the fifty-eight community colleges in North Carolina profiled were Fayetteville Technical, Guilford, Edgecombe, and Pitt.
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Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 36 Issue 9, September 2017, p48, 50-51
Subject(s):
Community colleges--North Carolina ; North Carolina Community College System; Career skills programs--community colleges--North Carolina ; Technical skills programs--community colleges--North carolina; Continuing Education; Fayetteville Technical Community College ; Guilford Technical Community College; Edgecombe Community College ; Pitt Community College
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