Cleveland Community College will welcome 18 local high school students to campus on June 8 for the start of its first Summer Electrical Academy, an eight-week program designed to introduce students to high-demand careers in electrical systems technology. The academy is part of Careers Electric™, a national workforce initiative launched by the Siemens Foundation to […]
Cleveland Community College congratulates its long-standing partner, Greenheck Group, on receiving the Outstanding Employer Award from the North Carolina Work-Based Learning Association (NCWBLA). The award was presented during the Association’s annual conference held in Asheville on November 6, 2025. The Outstanding Employer Award recognizes organizations that demonstrate exceptional commitment to work-based learning and make a […]
Cleveland Community College celebrated student achievement and local workforce growth during the Apprenticeship Cleveland annual graduation and signing ceremony held on Tuesday, November 18. This year, the program recognized 10 graduates who completed their apprenticeships and earned certificates, diplomas, or degrees from CCC, along with their Journeyworker certificate from the U.S. Department of Labor. “Congratulations […]
March 17, 2025 — Cleveland Community College’s Electrical Lineworker Academy has been named the 2025 Outstanding Registered Pre-Apprenticeship Program by ApprenticeshipNC–The State Apprenticeship Agency. The award was presented during ApprenticeshipNC’s annual awards ceremony held March 11 in Durham, N.C. “I am so proud of our Electrical Lineworker Academy, and those who have worked to make […]
Cleveland Community College celebrated graduates and new apprentices at the Apprenticeship Cleveland Graduation Recognition and Signing Ceremony on Tuesday, November 19, 2024. The annual event held during National Apprenticeship Week affirms CCC’s commitment to creating a skilled workforce that benefits workers and employers. The nine graduates completed apprenticeships in high-demand fields, including Mechatronics, CNC Maintenance, […]
Learn how Cleveland Community College is collaborating with Albemarle Corporation to build a stronger local workforce. CCC is working to provide skilled workers for jobs that exist today and develop programs to train for the jobs of tomorrow!
Ashanti McGuire’s story is one of perseverance and determination. As a troubled teenager, she attended an alternative school for most of her middle and high school years, eventually dropping out. In 2014, with encouragement from her daughter, she finally earned her high school diploma through the College and Career Readiness program at CCC. With that […]
Cleveland Community College hosted its annual Advisory Committee Day on March 20. This event brings together employer representatives in areas related to the programs that CCC offers. The goal of this annual event is to receive real-world input on how well CCC is training workers for local employers, and how programs could be improved. Over […]
On Thursday, November 16, Cleveland Community College held its annual Apprenticeship Cleveland signing event. The evening commemorated National Apprenticeship Week by recognizing two graduates of the Apprenticeship Cleveland program, 25 new apprentices and 10 new employer partners. Graduate Doug Womack completed the Milwright apprenticeship with Greenheck. He earned a certificate of completion from the North […]
High School Senior Reaps Benefits of Apprenticeship When Maddox Brown was a senior at Kings Mountain High School he took some HVAC classes at Cleveland Community College to fill his schedule. What he found was a career he wanted to pursue. Apprenticeship Cleveland is providing him with a path to success. “The reason I like […]
