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Central Carolina Community College representatives and Chatham County officials break ground for the college's first permanent facility in the county on Aug. 26, 1991, at the site of the new Chatham County Campus, in Pittsboro. The building opened in 1992 and still houses the college's administrative offices, student center, and some classrooms. Pictured (from left) are CCCC Associate Dean of Chatham Operations Charles White; Chatham County Commissioners Earl Thompson, Margaret Pollard and Henry Dunlap; CCCC Board of Trustees Chairman R.B. Guthrie; and Chatham County Economic Development Director Melanie O'Connell. CCCC is celebrating 50 years of service to its communities during the 2011-12 school year. The Chatham Celebration takes place at the Pittsboro Campus, 764 West St., Saturday, April 28. Everyone is invited to this event filled with activities for all the family. A 5K Rabbit Run starts at 8 a.m., with all-day free events running 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. For more information about the celebration, go to www.cccc.edu/50years/events.

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Central Carolina Community College has been serving students in Chatham County since 1964. It occupied the old Paul Braxton School, in Siler City, from 1977 to 1984. In this undated photo, students in an Industrial Management class at -Braxton practice a CPR first aid exercise. The college opened as the Lee County Industrial Education Center in 1961 and began offering classes in Chatham County in 1964. CCCC is celebrating 50 years of service to its communities during the 2011-12 school year. The Chatham Celebration takes place at the Pittsboro campus, 764 West St., Saturday, April 28. Everyone is invited to this event filled with activities for all the family. A 5K Rabbit Run starts at 8 a.m., with all-day free events running 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. For more information about the celebration, go to www.cccc.edu/50years/events.

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Central Carolina Community College has been serving students in Chatham County since 1964. It occupied the old Henry Siler School building, in Siler City, from 1984 until the opening of the Siler City Center in 2010. In this summer 1985 photo at Henry Siler, computer class instructor Eddie Cheek (right), and students pause for a picture taking. Class member Theresa Wright (front left) was secretary to then-CCCC Chatham Coordinator Charles White. The college at that time was known as Central Carolina Technical College. CCCC is celebrating 50 years of service to its communities during the 2011-12 school year. The Chatham Celebration takes place at the Pittsboro Campus, 764 West St., Saturday, April 28. Everyone is invited to this event filled with activities for all the family. A 5K Rabbit Run starts at 8 a.m., with all-day free events running 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. For more information about the celebration, go to www.cccc.edu/50years/events.

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The Administration/Classroom Building at Central Carolina Community College's Chatham County Campus, in Pittsboro, was the college's first permanent facility in the county. Pittsboro residents Thomas and Jean Reeves owned the 43-acre property on U.S. Highway 64 West where the campus is now located. They sold part of the property to the college and gifted the rest to it. The Administration Building was completed in 1992.

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Karen Allen, CCCC Provost for Chatham County

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Carl Thompson, Former Chatham County Commissioner, former CCCC trustee, and current CCCC-Chatham Director of Continuing Education

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Jim Turner, Former CCCC Chatham County Coordinator of Continuing Education 1975-84