Virtual Reality Improves College Access The university campus tour is a generations-old rite of passage for eager—and nervous—high school students who have their sights set on the horizon as they prepare to leave the nest. Imagine the thrill for a Walter Williams High School junior, on her way from Alamance County to Boone for the …
Breaking down the silos of public and higher education for the benefit of learners with disabilities with high intensity needs is the mission behind a new East Carolina University graduate cohort involving multiple colleges. Project CONVEY (Collaborating to Overcome Needs by improving the Voice of Exceptional Youth) is funded by a $1.25 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education …
If you think of the stereotype of a strategic plan, it’s a lot of splash and not much substance. After a big launch, it’s rare to hear much of it ever again. But at the UNC System, that’s anything but the case. Almost two years after the UNC Board of Governors unanimously approved the strategic …
UNCW and Wayne Community College have partnered to create a new program to enhance student success by assisting current WCC students with their enrollment into UNCW. The university’s first Pathway to Excellence Program provides any qualifying WCC student completing an associate of arts, associate of science or an associate of engineering degree guaranteed admission to …
North Carolina Central University (NCCU) has extended its partnership with Wake Technical Community College (Wake Tech), building on its current Hospitality and Tourism Administration program and helping to create a pipeline for the next generation of hospitality and tourism professionals. Starting in fall of 2018, NCCU will welcome students with an associate’s degree from the Wake Tech …
The NC State College of Education has received a grant totaling $10,863,040 from the John M. Belk Endowment to significantly enhance the support the college provides to community colleges in North Carolina, specifically by developing a pipeline of talented community college leaders who align training programs with labor market demands and improve post-secondary student outcomes. …
North Carolina Central University’s (NCCU) School of Business has partnered with Google LLC to host the Google Computer Science Summer Institute (CSSI) for students with a passion for technology and dreams of becoming a computer scientist. The program, which takes place on the campus of NCCU and runs from Sunday, July 8 through Saturday, July 28, 2018, will provide 40 …
East Carolina University and 14 community colleges in the surrounding region have signed a co-admission agreement designed to improve transfer student access and success through a collaborative degree completion program. Students will apply to a participating community college and ECU simultaneously and commit to maintaining full-time status. Upon completing an associate degree, they will seamlessly …
It was an uncommon scene in a small classroom in Randolph County: Four headmasters from rural China seated with a group of enrapt middle-school students, discussing education policy and Southern barbecue. These Chinese educators, and 14 of their counterparts, spent eight days reflecting with school leaders in some of North Carolina’s most rural counties. Dr. …
The University of North Carolina System Board of Governors has approved a Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies that will be available to UNCW students beginning in fall 2018. “UNCW is continually developing degree programs to prepare students for jobs that will evolve throughout the 21st century and to provide knowledgeable, skilled workers for employers,” …