Events/Activities on Campus
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…
Program News
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…
Events/Activities on Campus
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,…
Community Effort
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! Share on
Program News
In February, Dr. Jason Hurst, president of CCC, Tony Fogleman, vice president of Workforce Development, Alan Qualls, Electrical Lineworker Academy coordinator, and Trustee Craig DeBrew traveled to the Bellwether College Consortium’s 30th Annual Community College Futures Assembly in San Antonio, Texas. There, the group had the opportunity to showcase CCC’s Electrical Lineworker Academy on the…
Program Spotlight
Did you know that Cleveland Community College offers an associate degree in cyber security? It doesn’t take a genius to figure out why. With technology evolving quickly and hackers getting smarter, businesses, healthcare centers, educational institutions and others need people who know how to keep the bad guys out of their data. The US Bureau…
Spotlights
In September, Cleveland Community College received an email from a recent graduate of the Heavy Equipment Operator Academy. John Doctor wanted to tell his former instructors about his experience while interviewing with a construction company and how the HEO program gave him the skills and confidence to impress his soon-to-be employers. Here's what he wrote:
Instructor Spotlight
Vincent Mates has been a part-time instructor at CCC for six years. He typically teaches courses in electronics, electrical and automation technology. Mates is originally from Chicago, Illinois, but moved with his family to Georgia when he was eight. He now lives in Kings Mountain. He graduated from York Technical College in Rock Hill, South…
Recognition
Recently, the CCC Board of Trustees recognized three employees from the Continuing Education Department for their hard work and positive impact on the students, the College and the community.
Program News
Paramedic Program Reaccredited The Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) has awarded continuing accreditation to the Emergency Medical Services Paramedic program at Cleveland Community College. This means the EMS Paramedic program meets standards developed by professionals within the discipline. These standards are intended to reflect what a person…