CHAPEL HILL – As North Carolina pursues a goal to have 2 million people with post-secondary educations by 2030, the Chair of the UNC Board of Governors thinks the University System can do a better job communicating with other levels of education. “One thing I’d like to see us do a better job of …… READ MORE
Cooper announces aid for community-college students
RALEIGH (May 26, 2021) – A new directive from Gov. Roy Cooper will make $31.5 million available to help graduating high-school seniors attend North Carolina community colleges, as well as $12.5 million to help students who stopped out of college return to finish their degrees. In all, Cooper announced Monday that he will direct $51… READ MORE
Community colleges: Affordable, accessible, high quality
CHAPEL HILL – North Carolina’s community colleges will be pivotal to meeting the state’s goal of 2 million people with degrees or high-quality credentials by 2030, says UNC System President Peter Hans. “If we’re to achieve the goal of 2 million more North Carolinians by 2030, community colleges really will be at the center of that strategy,”… READ MORE
2 million educated by 2030
RALEIGH (May 5, 2021) – When’s the last time North Carolina’s K-12 public schools, community colleges, public and private universities, as well as its business, philanthropic and faith communities, all agreed on a course of action? It’s hard to recall, but that’s what they’ve done by adopting a goal to make sure North Carolinians are… READ MORE
Excerpts: Funding NC Public Education Through the Pandemic
RALEIGH (July 29, 2020) – Funding for public education in North Carolina can be uncertain even in good times. Now try it in the midst of a global pandemic. In the following excerpts from Zoom webinars Higher Ed Works hosted last week, state legislative leaders discuss the many uncertainties they face in budgeting for public… READ MORE
Hans: ‘Opportunity for all… all North Carolinians’
CHAPEL HILL (June 19, 2020) – Peter Hans is just 50 years old. But he has already spent decades preparing for his new job as President of the 17-campus University of North Carolina System. Hans, who grew up in Southport and Hendersonville, served six years on the State Board of Community Colleges, two of them… READ MORE
Spellings: Organizing for success
By Margaret Spellings North Carolina’s competitiveness is rooted in its education ecosystem. The UNC System is the state’s most important asset. In just a few months, a new President will be at its helm, and governance – how this massive and complicated enterprise is led and managed – will be one of biggest issues he… READ MORE
Jenkins and Smith: Stable leadership to move NC forward
By Dale Jenkins and Andrea Smith North Carolina’s not just growing, it’s thriving. Ranked by Forbes as the Best State in America for Business in 2019 for the third straight year, and boasting one of the highest net migration rates in the U.S, the Tar Heel State’s future is bright. But we’ve got work to… READ MORE
Goal: 2 million educated NC workers by 2030
DURHAM (August 21, 2019) – Most of us know North Carolina has shifted from an economy based on textiles and furniture to one increasingly dominated by employers like Biogen that require workers to have a degree or credential. What fewer know is that North Carolina is not producing educated workers quickly enough to fill those… READ MORE
Community colleges roll out ‘Your Hire Education’
By Jane StancillExecutive Director of CommunicationsNC Community College System RALEIGH (August 14, 2019) – This week, the NC Community College System launches its first statewide marketing campaign, communicating with one voice about the value of community colleges. Funded initially with private support from the NC Community Colleges Foundation and the John M. Belk Endowment, the… READ MORE