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  • Student Spotlight

    Feels Like Family

    Clarence “Teddy” Banks moved to Shelby almost 10 years ago and has made himself at home in the county and at CCC. He volunteers as a coach at the YMCA and Shelby City Park. Teddy also volunteers his time at CCC, serving as the Student Government Association president, and has even made appearances as the…

  • Academics

    Spring 2023 Honor Rolls Announced

    President’s List Cleveland Community College President Jason Hurst has announced the President’s and Dean’s List for the Spring 2023 semester. To be named to the President’s List, students must carry a minimum of 12 credit hours and receive a perfect 4.0 Grade Point Average. The following students were named to the…

  • Student Spotlight

    Better Than Expected

    Nate Dixon talks with judges during the year-end robot programming competition.

    Nate Dixon was participating in his Robot Programming class’s year-end competition when he got a phone call. He was pleasantly surprised to learn that he had been hired by FANUC, a company that provides robotics, CNC machines and other automation solutions to companies worldwide. “This is the type of job that was my end goal,”…

  • Student Spotlight

    Veteran Aims to Keep People Safe

    Navy veteran Justin Lattimore is training for his next career in cyber security.

    After serving in the Navy as an aviation structural mechanic for four years, Justin Lattimore is switching his focus to the world of computers and cyber security. Although he’ll work with different equipment, he still aims to keep people safe. In the Navy, Lattimore ensured that pilots and their crews were safe. Now, he is…

  • Recognition

    Faculty/Staff Award Recognition

    Congratulations to our 2023 winners of the Jean Harry Francis Employee Awards! In 2021, the Cleveland Community College Foundation renamed its employee awards program in memory of long-time employee, Jean Harry Francis. Francis, who passed away in July 2020, received the Excellence in Teaching Award in 1994. Francis was a College…

  • Academics

    Students Inducted into Honor Society

    May 1, 2023 CCC recognized 46 students inducted into the National Technical Honor Society. College Transfer Angelica Booker Heather Bowen Joseph Dominguez-Hutchins Haley Hope Linda Ixtepan Jade Ledford Anita Mellon Misty Powell Djidhari Smith Brooklyn Webb Health Sciences, Life Sciences and Public Services Joedonnas Bennett Tracy Bolinger Chase Brown Leah Clark Jennifer Crawford Madison Hennessee…

  • Recognition

    Retirees Honored

    This week CCC held a reception for recent and upcoming retirees. Johnny BowenCollision and Repair InstructorYears of Service: 12 Years (2010-2022) Dr. Starr CamperDean of College TransferYears of Service: 30 Years (1992-2022) Cathy DoverSurgical Technology Program CoordinatorYears of Service: 17 Years (2005-2022) Robin DyerNetwork Administrator and Information Security OfficerYears of Service: 28 Years (1994-2022) Lori…

  • Student Spotlight

    Pasour Awarded NC Space Grant

    John Pasour, a mechanical drafting student at Cleveland Community College, was awarded a $4,500 North Carolina Space Grant earlier this year. He presented his research findings at the NC Space Grant Symposium in Raleigh on April 21. Pasour’s goal with his research was to “determine the viability of using living components in an air filtration…

  • Events/Activities on Campus

    Welding Competition Sparks Interest

    On Friday, April 28, 2023, CCC held its second annual high school welding competition. It featured the top four welders from each of the county's high schools.

  • Student Spotlight

    Nursing Student Receives Award

    Kaitlin Emmert, nursing student, selected for Betty Garrison Award.

    Practical Nursing student Kaitlin Emmert has been selected to receive the Betty Garrison Award.