NC Community Colleges Archives - Page 14 of 14

“One of the most visionary and effective community-college leaders in the country.”

May 8, 2015 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

BOONE – With word that NC Community College System President Scott Ralls will leave his post next fall to head a 75,000-student college in Virginia, the system’s former president says Ralls will be difficult to replace. “His loss to North Carolina is great,” H. Martin Lancaster, who headed the community college system from 1997-2008, said… READ MORE

Community Colleges the “Unsung Heroes” of NC Higher Ed, Bandwidth CEO says

March 3, 2015 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

David Morken, Co-Founder and CEO of rapidly growing mobile phone provider Bandwidth, discusses community colleges as the “unsung heroes” of higher education in North Carolina.

Robert Ingram: NC Community College System “one of the best in the country.”

November 17, 2014 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

Former GlaxoSmithKline CEO and Chairman Robert Ingram feels that North Carolina Community College graduates are well-prepared for the state’s ever-growing pharmaceutical and biotechnology manufacturing job market. Ingram explains that this was an integral factor in Glaxo’s decision to site and grow their Zebulon, NC production facility. He notes that schools like Wake Technical Community College… READ MORE