CCP

  • Spotlights

    Taylor Tongel Explores Welding and What Comes Next

    Taylor Tongle in her Pinnacle Classical Academy cap and gown.

    When Taylor Tongel signed up for welding classes at Cleveland Community College, she was following her curiosity. “My school doesn’t offer any shop classes.” She wasn’t exactly sure how welding would fit into her future. She simply thought it sounded interesting. “My friends didn’t know what to think when they found…

  • Spotlights

    A Head Start on Success

    Lillianna Scott's senior portrait

    Lillianna Scott’s Career and College Promise Experience Lillianna Scott is an intelligent, poised and well-spoken young woman whose college journey began as a high school student.  Encouraged by friends who spoke highly of the Career and College Promise (CCP) program, Lillianna saw an opportunity she couldn’t pass up. “I wanted to…

  • Spotlights

    Kayla Williamson Balances Ambition, Academics, and Artistry

    Kayla Williamson, a senior at Kings Mountain High School and a Career and College Promise (CCP) student at Cleveland Community College, stays busy, like most high school seniors. However, Kayla’s version of busy is a little different than most. Whether she’s preparing for a future in healthcare, styling clients’ hair, or cheering her team to…

  • Student Spotlight

    Cosmetology Student’s Fashion-Forward Future

    Maycie Norman, a senior at Crest High and a CCC cosmetology student, is taking her talent for design from Shelby to the national stage—with hopes of heading to FIT in New York.

  • Student Spotlight

    Jada Callahan: Career and College Promise Success

    Jada Callahan

    Jada Callahan, a 2024 graduate of Crest High School, found her passion in a class she took just for fun. Through the Career and College Promise (CCP) program, Jada registered for a Cosmetology class at Cleveland Community College without having to pay college tuition. The CCP program offers qualifying high school juniors and seniors the…