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Central Carolina Community College Industrial Systems Technology student Fernando Estrada (left), of Sanford describes his program to members of a delegation from education-promoting organizations in Santiago, Chile, who visited the college Jan. 15. They came to gain a better understanding of what a community college is and how it can prepare students for success, particularly in vocational-technical fields. Three of the delegation members were from the Fundacion Chile's Center for Innovation in Education: (from second left) Patricio Traslavina Arancibia, coordinator for the Better School Program; Angelica Fuenzalida Ramirez, director of the Educational Technical Assistance Program; and Vanessa Arevalo Sciaraffia, head of the Better School and Better Technical Vocational High School Program. Maria Ramirez Espinoza (right), Educational and Political researcher for Educacion 2020, represented that organization. Behind Arevalo Sciaraffia are interpreters Linda Ruiz-Laverty and Rosemarie Aragon. The delegation visited high schools, universities, and community colleges in the greater Raleigh area to gain ideas to take back home. CCCC and Wake Tech were the only community colleges on their itinerary. The visit was arranged by the International Visitor Leadership Program of the International Affairs Council, in Raleigh, for the U.S. Department of State. For more information about CCCC programs, visit www.cccc.edu.

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Representatives from two education-promoting organizations in Santiago, Chile, visited Central Carolina Community College Jan. 15 to gain a better understanding of what a community college is and how it can prepare students for success, particularly in vocational-technical fields. One of their stops was at the Computer Integrated Machining Department, where instructor Chris Jackson (right) talked about the Computer Numeric Control mold-making program and presented souvenir molded plastic pens. Pictured are Celia Hurley (back left), CCCC vice president for Institutional Advancement; Angelica Fuenzalida Ramirez, director of the Educational Technical Assistance Program for the Fundacion Chile's Center for Innovation in Education; interpreter Rosemarie Aragon; Maria Ramirez Espinoza, Educational and Political researcher for Educacion 2020; Vanessa Arevalo Sciaraffia, head of Fundacion Chile's Better School and Better Technical Vocational High School Program; and Patricio Traslavina Arancibia, coordinator for Fundacion Chile's Better School Program. The delegation visited high schools, universities, and community colleges in the greater Raleigh area to gain ideas to take back home. CCCC and Wake Tech were the only community colleges on their itinerary. For more information about CCCC programs, visit www.cccc.edu.

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Edwin Thomas (left), chair of Central Carolina Community College's Computer Integrated Machining Department, welcomes visitors from the Fundacion Chile and Educacion 2020, in Santiago, Chile, to his department on Jan. 15. They came to see some of the college's vocational-technical programs and to gain a greater understanding of how community colleges help meet educational needs. Pictured (from second left) are Maria Ramirez Espinoza, Educational and Political researcher for Educacion 2020; Vanessa Arevalo Sciaraffia, head of Fundacion Chile's Better School and Better Technical Vocational High School Program; Angelica Fuenzalida Ramirez, director of Fundacion Chile's Educational Technical Assistance Program; Leila Bekri, director of the International Visitor Leadership Program of the International Affairs Council, in Raleigh, which arranged the visit for the U.S. Department of State; Patricio Traslavina Arancibia, coordinator of Fundacion Chile's Better School Program; translator Rosemarie Aragon (front); and Celia Hurley, CCCC vice president for Institutional Advancement. The delegation visited high schools, universities, and community colleges in the greater Raleigh area to gain ideas to take back home. CCCC and Wake Tech were the only community colleges on their itinerary. The IAC arranged the visit for the U.S. Department of State. For more information about CCCC programs, visit www.cccc.edu.

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Representatives from two education-promoting organizations in Santiago, Chile, visited Central Carolina Community College Jan. 15 to gain a better understanding of what a community college is and how it can prepare students for success, particularly in vocational-technical fields. Pictured (from left) are Celia Hurley, CCCC vice president for Institutional Advancement; Maria Ramirez Espinoza, Educational and Political researcher for Educacion 2020; Patricio Traslavina Arancibia, coordinator for the Better School Program of Fundacion Chile's Center for Innovation in Education; Vanessa Arevalo Sciaraffia, head of the Center's Better School and Better Technical Vocational High School Program; Stephen Athans, CCCC dean of Vocational and Technical Education Programs; Angelica Fuenzalida Ramirez, director of the Center's Educational Technical Assistance Program; Leila Bekri, director of the International Visitor Leadership Program of the International Affairs Council, in Raleigh; and interpreter Linda Ruiz-Laverty. Not pictured is interpreter Rosemarie Aragon. The delegation visited high schools, universities, and community colleges in the greater Raleigh area to gain ideas to take back home. CCCC and Wake Tech were the only community colleges on their itinerary. The IAC arranged the visit for the U.S. Department of State. For more information about CCCC programs, visit www.cccc.edu.