By Dr. Laura B. LeatherwoodPresident, Blue Ridge Community College FLAT ROCK (November 23, 2022) – Educational institutions serve as a vital pipeline that feed much-needed talent into our health care system. ...

RALEIGH (October 6, 2022) – North Carolina is rated the No. 1 state in the nation for business.1 Then why can’t we do a better job paying the people who ...

SANFORD (October 6, 2022) – It’s a pleasant problem to have.  But with electric-vehicle maker VinFast (7,400 jobs) and semiconductor maker Wolfspeed (1,800 jobs) set to open new plants there in ...

THOMASVILLE (August 24, 2022) – We don’t often think about what’s needed to work in a zoo or aquarium. But Davidson-Davie Community College is one school that offers instruction in ...

Above: Dr. Laura B. Leatherwood, president of Blue Ridge Community College, discusses workforce development strategies with state and college leaders. (Photo by: Benjamin Rickert, July 2022) By Dr. Laura B. Leatherwood ...

RALEIGH (July 19, 2022) – Until the middle of the last decade, leaders of the UNC and NC Community College Systems generally stayed for five to seven years. But with the ...

RALEIGH (July 13, 2022) – If you didn’t already, we hope our series on North Carolina’s community colleges helped you appreciate the many services these 58 colleges provide their communities ...

CHARLOTTE (June 30, 2022) – The Bank of America Bridge to Careers program at Central Piedmont Community College is an effort to connect Black and Hispanic/Latino students with high-demand careers ...

CHARLOTTE (June 30, 2022) – The Bridge to Careers program at Central Piedmont Community College provides Black and Hispanic/Latino students tuition, fees, books and materials. But it provides a lot more, ...

CHARLOTTE (June 30, 2022) – Central Piedmont Community College offers training in more than 20 health-care fields. There’s Nursing, of course, and nurses are in great demand. But Karen Summers, Dean of ...