As hospitals increasingly prefer nurses with bachelor’s degrees, community colleges are developing innovative ways to ensure nursing students have an opportunity to continue their education. Some have agreements with universities for dual enrollment, for example,…
Driving a truck after leaving the military wasn’t working too well for Deshawn Townes, so he enrolled in Central Carolina Community College (CCCC) to take some courses. That’s where he heard about Veterans Upward Bound…
Jack Perrotta has been nurturing what he calls his “entrepreneurial spirit” since high school, when he made a few dollars doing landscape work or buying and trading consumer electronics. That homegrown energy, along with an…