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Upward Bound Math and Science students get taste of college at CCCC

07.05.2013College & Community

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Upward Bound Math and Science students get taste of college at CCCC

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Central Carolina Community College bioprocessing lead instructor Joe Robinson (left) and students Chris Barron, of Western Harnett High School, and Steven Collazo, of Overhills High School, check out a clump of DNA precipitated in a test tube by adding alcohol to filtered liquefied strawberries. The students were among 52 Harnett County Schools high school students taking part in the college's Upward Bound Math and Science Summer Academy. All visited the college's Lee County Campus the week of June 24-27 to gain hands-on experience with the use of math and science skills in careers such as bioprocessing, chemistry, broadcasting, chromatography, dental hygiene and dental assisting. They also learned more about what college is like and how to prepare to succeed. For more information about Upward Bound Math and Science, call 919-718-7463, email ubms@cccc.edu, or visit the program's website at www.cccc.edu/ubms. For more about Central Carolina Community College classes, visit www.cccc.edu.

Upward Bound Math and Science students get taste of college at CCCC

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Steven Collazo (left), of Overhills High School, and Davonta Byrd, of Triton High School, work to separate the red and blue dyes from grape soda, with input from Joe Robinson, Central Carolina Community College bioprocessing lead instructor. The students were among 52 Harnett County Schools high school students taking part in the college's Upward Bound Math and Science Summer Academy. All visited the college's Lee County Campus the week of June 24-27 to gain hands-on experience with the use of math and science skills in careers such as bioprocessing, chemistry, broadcasting, chromatography, dental hygiene and dental assisting. They also learned more about what college is like and how to prepare to succeed. In the background (clockwise from left) are Zachary Allen, of Harnett Central High School, Michael Bastin, of Triton High School, Gideon Bartlett, of Overhills High School, Hayden Chandler, of Harnett Central, Chris Barron (behind Byrd), of Western Harnett High, and Maya Davis (behind Robinson), of Harnett Central. For more information about Upward Bound Math and Science, call 919-718-7463, email ubms@cccc.edu, or visit the program's website at www.cccc.edu/ubms. For more about Central Carolina Community College classes, visit www.cccc.edu.

Upward Bound Math and Science students get taste of college at CCCC

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Harnett County Schools students (from left) Zachary Allen, of Harnett Central High School, Brooke Coats, of Triton High School, and Chris Barron, of Western Harnett High School, work together in a bioprocessing laboratory at Central Carolina Community College to precipitate out the red and blue dyes in grape soda. In the background, (from center) are Maya Davis, of Harnett Central High School, Alexandrea Chavis, of Triton High School, and Shantel Elliot, of Harnett Central High School. The students were among 52 Harnett County Schools high school students taking part in the college's Upward Bound Math and Science Summer Academy. All visited the college's Lee County Campus the week of June 24-27 to gain hands-on experience with the use of math and science skills in careers such as bioprocessing, chemistry, broadcasting, chromatography, dental hygiene and dental assisting. They also learned more about what college is like and how to prepare to succeed. For more information about Upward Bound Math and Science, call 919-718-7463, email ubms@cccc.edu, or visit the program's website at www.cccc.edu/ubms. For more about Central Carolina Community College classes, visit www.cccc.edu.

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