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CCCC Phi Beta Lambda among the best at nationals

07.15.2013

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SANFORD - Members of Central Carolina Community College's chapter of Phi Beta Lambda knew they were among the best in the nation. They proved that at the organization's June 22-25 National Leadership Conference in Anaheim, Calif. At the chapter's third time competing at the national level, 10 CCCC Phi Beta Lambda members placed in the top 10 in the nation in six ...

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Veteran gives veterans a hand up at CCCC

07.12.2013

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SANFORD - Natasha Patterson, a former Marine sergeant, knows what it's like to come out of the military with valuable marketable skills, but no post-secondary education. A graduate of Waikea High School in Hilo, Hawaii, Patterson served in the Marine Corps from 1989-1997 as a Communications Center operator. After completing tours of duty at Camp Lejeune and Okinawa, ...

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CCCC SBC helps Circle City Books & Music launch successfully

07.11.2013

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PITTSBORO - Put a book in Myles Friedman's hands and he's as excited as a kid at Christmas. Friedman, the owner of Circle City Books & Music, shares his enthusiasm and knowledge about books with customers to his shop in the historic heart of Pittsboro. He has kept all the charm and customer service of a traditional bookstore and added to it a calendar of ...

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CCCC-Pittsboro offers Youth Entrepreneurship Camp

07.08.2013

PITTSBORO - Entrepreneurship - starting and running one's own business - is a viable career option that youth can get excited about. In an atmosphere that promotes fun and learning, Central Carolina Community College's Youth Entrepreneurship Camp introduces students who have completed grades six through eight to this option. Diane Kannarr, CCCC business and ...

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

07.05.2013

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SANFORD - Grape soda and strawberries got a lot of attention from a group of Harnett County Upward Bound Math and Science students recently. "I never thought about getting DNA from strawberries," said Shantel Elliot, a sophomore at Harnett Central High School. "It was fun." The group of rising 10th and 11th graders visited Central Carolina Community College's ...

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