CCC&TI Announces Partner Initiative Designed to Connect Students with Work-based Learning Opportunities and Support Local Economy
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute has announced a new initiative to help local students connect to work-based learning opportunities that lead to sustainable employment. The initiative, called RISE Caldwell-Watauga (Regional Initiative for Skilled Employment), is a partnership project with the Caldwell County Economic Development Commission, Caldwell County Schools, Watauga County Schools and the Watauga […]
CCC&TI Watauga Campus Expansion Increasing Training Opportunities for High Country Students
Pictured, CCC&TI Watauga Campus Executive Director Ronny Holste, second from right, conducts a tour of the Occupational Training Facility expansion project on the college’s campus in Boone. The expanded facility will provide more instructional space for several programs including construction trades, HVAC, residential wiring and nursing. Pictured is one of the new lab spaces being […]
CCC&TI Celebrates Nine Lineworker Graduates
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute recently celebrated nine students who successfully completed the Electrical Lineworker Institute during a special ceremony at the J.E. Broyhill Civic Center in Lenoir. Pictured, front row, left to right, are Jason Karahan from Hickory, Michael Harris from Winston-Salem, Ashton Alva from Morganton and Cameron Higgins from Weaverville. Back row, left to right are: […]
Partnerships More Powerful than Hurricanes
How one WNC community college and one K-8 school are rising above in the wake of Hurricane Helene In late September 2024, Hurricane Helene made landfall on the Florida panhandle and made its slow march inland and upward, leaving a trail of destruction along the west coast of Florida, through Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina […]