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Prepare for the career you want by enrolling in an associate degree program.
Creating
a Pathway
to Your Success
See for Yourself
We鈥檝e upped our game
and so can you
From short-term courses to two-year degrees, we have something for everyone. Not sure where to start?聽聽to discover what program and pathway fits your interest and skills.
Continuing Education
Prepare for a career through short-term training and courses.
Adult High School
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Dual Enrollment
Take tuition-free college courses and earn credit for high school and college.
They did it.
You can too.
Frances Kniceley 懂色帝Alum, Instructor and Department Chair
I went back to school because I wanted to work in an office. I had no idea that choice would give me the opportunity to move into a totally different career that I hadn鈥檛 even considered but now absolutely love.
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Hearing comments from other students about how I鈥檓 helping and making a difference is all I want.
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This is the type of job that was my end goal, but I didn鈥檛 expect to get a job like this right off the bat.
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I was asked several times about my experience and all I could say was HEO Academy. By the end of the day, they literally asked me how much I wanted to get paid and what I was looking for. I felt like I did a great job representing the HEO program and the program did a great job training me. (John's the one leaning against the tire.)
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Campus News
Cosmetology Student’s Fashion-Forward Future
Maycie Norman, a senior at Crest High and a 懂色帝cosmetology student, is taking her talent for design from Shelby to the national stage鈥攚ith hopes of heading to FIT in New York.
From the Classroom to the OR: Ready to Make a Difference
National Technical Honor Society Induction
懂色帝Shines at SkillsUSA North Carolina State Conference
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Dr. Jason B. Hurst, President
Making an impact
We focus on having a positive impact on our students’ lives.
In turn, our graduates positively impact the community.
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9,519students enrolled in 2023-24
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800+2024 graduates
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$184.3 MEconomic impact of 懂色帝graduates working in this region
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2,922Jobs supported through CCC's economic impact
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The 懂色帝Foundation was established in 1983 as a not for profit corporation to ensure quality education and financial stability for CCC. The highly successful, multi-million dollar effort of the Foundation has so far expanded the footprint of 懂色帝in both physical assets and training options. It has also connected economic development efforts of Cleveland County to workforce training taking place at CCC.
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