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As the economy has changed in recent years, some citizens are finding it necessary to pursue a new career path. Community colleges across NC are helping students make that transition through specialized career training programs. Guilford Tech Community College is one institution doing just that through its GTCC Quick Careers Program.

We continue our series of profiles of the Wayne Community College, Martin Community College, Fayetteville Tech, and Surry Community College.

We continue our series of profiles of the Wayne Community College, Martin Community College, Fayetteville Tech, and Surry Community College.

We continue our series of profiles of the NC Community College System campuses with Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute, Catawba Valley Community College, Rockingham Community College and Beaufort Community College.

We continue our series of profiles of the NC Community College System campuses with College of the Albemarle, Roanoke Chowan Community College, Central Carolina and Edgecombe Community College.

We continue our tour of the NC Community College System with visits to Forsyth Tech, Wilkes, Nash, & Carteret Community Colleges.

Our series showcasing the NC Community College System continues with visits to Craven Community College, Halifax Community College, Sandhills Community College, & Mayland Community College.

We continue our series of profiles of the NC Community College system campuses with Mitchell Community College, Stanly Community College, Randolph Community College, & James Sprunt Community College.

We continue our tour of the state's community college system with visits to Lenoir Community College, Pamlico Community College, Montgomery Community College, & Gaston Community College.

We continue our series profiling the campuses of the North Carolina Community College System with visits to Isothermal Community College, Alamance Community College, Durham Tech Community College, & Pitt Community College.

We continue our series profiling the state's community colleges with visits to Cape Fear Community College, Davidson Community College, Guilford Tech Community College, and Blue Ridge Community College..

We visit Southwestern Community College, Haywood Community College, Rowan-Cabarrus Community College, & Southeastern Community College.

Rick Sullivan travels north of the Triangle to visit Piedmont Community College. A school that recognizes its mission to develop a strong workforce and to promote economic development to its service area. But not without a serious dose of the arts and humanities!

Rick Sullivan travels north of the Triangle to visit Piedmont Community College. A school that recognizes its mission to develop a strong workforce and to promote economic development to its service area. But not without a serious dose of the arts and humanities!

Rick Sullivan takes us to the Central Piedmont region of the state to visit Rowan-Cabarrus Community College. RCCC has its North Campus in Salisbury, South Campus and the Cabarrus Business and Technology Center in Concord and the North Carolina Research Campus, Cloverleaf Center and R3 Center in Kannapolis.

Rick Sullivan takes us to the west, to the city of Morganton, and Burke County's longest standing source of higher education, Western Piedmont Community College.

We continue our series on NC 's community colleges with Sampson Community College.

North Carolina's smallest community colleges sometimes have BIG challenges in assisting folks in remote locations. That's why Tri County Community College has a main campus in Murphy as well as centers in Graham and Cherokee Counties. Reaching out to those communities is one thing. Bringing them all together is another. Rick Sullivan visits North Carolina's far west to see how it's done.

Brunswick Community College is a full service institution serving one of the prettiest stretches of land, and water, in North Carolina. Rick Sullivan takes us to the southeast corner of the state where this school is making a positive impact on the community it serves, thanks in large part to a very devoted group of philanthropists.

Some of the most progressive college programs available are part of the curriculum at a North Carolina college located in a county where some once reliable industries have faltered. Surry Community College is our featured school as we continue our observance of the 50th anniversary of the North Carolina Community College System.

We continue our series on North Carolina's Community Colleges with a visit to Rockingham Community College.

As we mark the 50th anniversary of the NC Community College system, we feature one of the biggest "little" schools in the state. It's nowhere near the biggest in enrollment, but when it comes to the size of the territory represented, Rick Sullivan says the College of the Albemarle is unrivaled!

Sometimes it can be difficult to recognize the full impact a community college can have on its service area. North Carolina has 58 community colleges working within a thriving system that is celebrating its 50th year. Rick Sullivan visits Wilson Community College to shine a light on its important partnership with local industry - demonstrating the vital link between school & community.

There's a one of a kind community college in Williamston, and though it's a small school, certain folks are finding their way to Martin Community College from all across the region. Rick Sullivan takes a look at a "technology program" that has historical roots going back centuries….

Community Colleges are back in session for the fall and the 50th anniversary year for the North Carolina Community College System - and things are ramping up for the home stretch of our year-long tour of the campuses. Rick Sullivan visits Pitt Community College, a school with a strong commitment to its students, and to the towering FOUR YEAR UNIVERSITY in its own backyard.

Community colleges serve a lot of people in a lot of ways. Vance-Granville Community College is a pretty good example, with a service area that runs from the northern suburbs of Research Triangle Park all the way to the Virginia line. To be successful VGCC has learned to connect with its community & strengthen its ties to local industry. Rick Sullivan takes a look at the forward-looking school.

Over the past 50 years community colleges in NC have proven to be solid performers when it comes to jumpstarting students into 4 year colleges. They've also trained thousands of people for the workforce & sometimes even connected them directly to jobs & promotions that would not have otherwise been available to them. Craven is one community college that does not always fit into a traditional mold.

We continue our series commemorating the 50th anniversary of the NC Community College System with a visit to Halifax Community College in Weldon - where "learning comes to life."

We continue our series commemorating the 50th anniversary of the NC Community College System with a visit to Halifax Community College in Weldon - where "learning comes to life."

We continue to observe the 50th anniversary of the creation of the NC Community College System with our series on each of the colleges. All of them bolster their local communities with workforce development, & courses that help students prepare for transfer to 4-year schools. Some of them, like Montgomery Community College, offer programs not often found in other schools.

Students of NC's Community College System sometimes choose their schools for a variety of reasons. It might be location, or a specific program, or to save money. Back in 2004, THE PRESIDENT of Southeastern Community College, Dr. Kathy Matlock, made HER choice to return to The System. She made a move to her present college for just about every reason she could factor.

Founded in 1957, Guilford Technical Community College is one of the most comprehensive community colleges in the state. Producer Rick Sullivan says you'll find all of the basic studies at Guilford Tech, and a few that are hard to find anywhere else.

Randolph Community College reminds our producer Rick Sullivan of his high school football coach from years ago. Rick says that coach drilled him with the FUNDAMENTALS of blocking & tackling in much the same way the instructors & staff of Randolph Community College prepare their students for their futures in the workplace.`

Bladen Community College, headquartered in Dublin, serves about 1800 students a year in a county that spans about 900 square miles. With a rural population that spread out, it takes some creativity to help them achieve their goals. But that's a mission BCC's staff and faculty takes very seriously.

Bladen Community College, headquartered in Dublin, serves about 1800 students a year in a county that spans about 900 square miles. With a rural population that spread out, it takes some creativity to help them achieve their goals. But that's a mission BCC's staff and faculty takes very seriously.

The "great outdoors" is one of the most important classrooms at tonight's featured community college. We're profiling them ALL this year in observance of the 50th anniversary of North Carolina's Community College System. Tonight's featured school is blessed with more natural beauty and resources than most, and Rick Sullivan took this chance to venture DEEP into the forest, without ever leaving campus.

The North Carolina Community College System is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year and we're travelling to all 58 of its member colleges to take a look at their facilities and programs. Tonight Rick Sullivan profiles McDowell Technical Community College in the foothills of the Blue Ridge mountains.

Rick Sullivan points his lens at Stanly Community College where networking know-how and technology have had a big impact, not just on the school, but to several other institutions in North Carolina and the southeastern region of the United States.

Our tour of the North Carolina Community College System, and its 58 colleges, makes a stop at Mayland Community College. If you're scratching your head to figure out where Mayland might be located, don't search the map for a Mayland County. You won't find one, and Rick Sullivan says this school takes its mission to serve THREE counties, very seriously.

Rick Sullivan takes a trip to Davidson County Community College, a school that represents a community which has lost thousands of jobs in recent years, but never lost its way. An energetic president, generous donors, and determination, have made the difference!

This year is the 50th anniversary of the North Carolina Community College System and in observance, North Carolina Now is profiling each of the 58 colleges in the system. Rick Sullivan visits the smallest of them all, Pamlico Community College in Grantsboro. But while the school might have the fewest students, there's nothing meager about the programs it offers.

Johnston Community College in Smithfield offers more than 40 occupational study programs & numerous continuing education courses. It is also the home of the NC Truck Driver Training School, the oldest truck driving training program in the country.