Thank you Dr. T. Eston
"Bud" Marchant CCCC President (August 15, 2008 - April 1, 2019)

We are extremely grateful to Dr. Marchant for the decade of outstanding leadership and service he has provided to Central Carolina Community College as its President ... Under Dr. Marchant's presidency, Central Carolina Community College has flourished to become North Carolina's largest non-urban community college with many nationally recognized programs.

Julian Philpott Chair, CCCC Board of Trustees

Marchant has been honored by the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society with the Michael Bennett Lifetime Achievement Award

  • Dr. Marchant has developed leaders and a college culture that are focused on student success. By empowering administrators, faculty, and staff to be mindful of students access to education and to focus on student goal achievement, Dr. Marchant has created a college climate in which our staff supports, challenges, and cares about students.

    Scott Byington, Dean of Arts, Sciences, & Advising

  • A leader of utmost integrity, Dr. Marchant has taken great care to build a cohesive team and then develop and empower each member to act autonomously. With the sense of trust and loyalty he inspires, his team accomplishes amazing things. His legacy will be beyond compare.

    Dr. Linda Scuiletti, Vice President of Assessment, Planning & Research

  • From the moment he first stepped on campus, Dr. Marchant recognized the critical importance that external relations and partnerships play in the success of an institution like CCCC. He crafted a vision to expand opportunities for our students that would positively impact their lives--opportunities that they would not have had otherwise. Dr. Marchant's continuous pursuit of strategic partnerships expanded the College's academic boundaries in a meaningful and unprecedented way.

    Dr. Jon Matthews, Provost, Harnett County

2019 Sanford Area Chamber of Commerce Dedicated Service Award Recipient

Central Carolina Community College accomplishments under Dr. T. Eston "Bud" Marchant's leadership have been significant. These accomplishments include:

  • received the highest possible marks from its SACSCOC decennial accreditation On-Site visit. The SACSCOC Board of Trustees reaffirmed the accreditation of CCCC.
  • was awarded a $9.2 million First in the World grant by the U.S. Department of Education. The four-year grant is the largest in the history of the college.
  • initiated new workforce programs in various areas.
  • initiated a Phi Theta Kappa chapter, which is the largest honor society in American higher education.
  • saw continued growth through its Foundation and grants programs.
  • became the fifth school and first community college in the Campbell University ROTC Battalion.
  • established six new TRiO programs at the college.
  • was named in 2010 as one of the Top 50 community colleges in the nation by Washington Monthly magazine.
  • became the first North Carolina community college to be a signatory to the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education’s Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS).
  • launched the 4CNC-TV station in conjunction with county governments to serve the area and provide hands-on experience to broadcasting students.
  • opened the Sustainable Technology Building and the joint college-community Chatham Community Library on the Chatham Main Campus, and the Siler City Center.
  • opened several new facilities in Harnett County, including the West Harnett Center and the Dunn Center.
  • opened a Firefighter Academy at CCCC’s Emergency Services Training Center.