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11 Feb

Posted at 13:46h in News

24th Annual Black History Celebration Morehead City, N.C. –The Carteret Community College Black History Committee will hold the 24th Annual Black History Celebration virtually on February 15, 2021 at 7 p.m. The event will be streamed on YouTube, Facebook, and on the College’s website. Although the coronavirus pandemic has put a stop to most in-person events, the Carteret CC Black History Committee felt it important and meaningful to continue the annual celebration of black history. This year’s theme is “The Black Family: Representation, Identity, and Diversity.” The program will feature key-note speaker, Ms. Rosa Langston. Ms. Langston is a retired educator with 37 years of service to the Carteret County Public School System.  In 2019, she was appointed by the Governor to the Carteret Community College Board of Trustees. The evening’s event will celebrate African American Carteret County Public...

26 Jan

Posted at 09:08h in News

Nursing Students on the Front Lines of COVID-19 [caption id="attachment_12699" align="alignleft" width="350"] Nursing student, Hope Wallis gives COVID vaccine to nursing instructor, Camella Marcom.[/caption] Morehead City, N.C. (January 26, 2021) –In unprecedented times with a national nursing shortage, Carteret Community College nursing students rise to the challenge when called upon to administer COVID-19 vaccines. Over the next two-weeks, Carteret Community College nursing students will report to Carteret Health Care as COVID-19 Vaccinators. These students are in their final semester of the nursing program have been instructed, trained, and skill verified by the Carteret CC nursing faculty over the past five semesters to safely administer injections. “I feel ecstatic to have been presented with the opportunity to participate in Carteret Health Care COVID-19 vaccination clinic,” said Brenda Hernandez, a Carteret CC second year nursing student. “Not only is Carteret...

25 Jan

Posted at 09:26h in Student Profiles

Finish Line in Sight Meet Jesse Corbett The decision to return to school was not taken lightly by Idaho native, Jesse Corbett. After serving in the National Guard and starting a family, Jesse knew he wanted to pursue a teaching career, but he was not sure where to start. Relocating to Morehead City, Jesse enrolled at Carteret Community College where he heard about the East Carolina University Pirate Promise program. In this program, students are guaranteed admission to ECU after successfully completing their first two-years with Carteret CC. With his goal to become a high school history teacher, Jesse knew this program was a way to make it a reality. “The Pirate Promise program expedited the process of getting into ECU,” said Jesse. “I was able to avoid a lot of extra paperwork and additional fees too.” In...

22 Jan

Posted at 08:41h in News

Carteret Community College’s Bochnovic wins top state teaching award Cheryl Burke, Carteret County News-Times MOREHEAD CITY — Carteret Community College instructor Karen Bochnovic is now considered the top community college teacher in the state. The State Board of Community Colleges named her the winner of the Excellence in Teaching Award for 2021 Thursday. The award, sponsored by the R.J. Reynolds Foundation and established in 1985, recognizes community college faculty members who “exemplify the highest quality and standards of instruction throughout the NC Community College System,” according to the NCCCS website. Ms. Bochnovic, a math and college success course instructor, said she was surprised to receive the award. “I am both honored and humbled to have been selected as the winner of the Excellence in Teaching award,” she said. “It is a privilege to be counted among so many accomplished educators.  Teaching has...

19 Jan

Posted at 09:15h in News

Carteret Community College Good Samaritan Scholarship Established Morehead City, N.C. (January 19, 2021) – The Thomas M. Blevins Samaritan Scholarship was established by Thomas Blevins, along with support from his cousin, Rebecca Davidson. Thomas Blevins, a native of Winston-Salem, is a retired teacher from the Carteret County Public School System.  After 34 years of teaching, he knows the importance of obtaining a degree or trade skill. “Education is what helps students become productive members of our community,” says Mr. Blevins. “And shapes them to be good Samaritans.” It is Mr. Blevins’ mission to help establish the basis for students to become lifelong learners and to inspire the love of learning. Mr. Blevins recognizes that the majority of students in Carteret County need some form of financial aid to further their education and/or training. The Thomas M. Blevins Samaritan Scholarship...

14 Jan

Posted at 09:57h in News

Small Business Center Hosts Business Plan Competition Morehead City, N.C. (January 14, 2021) – With the new year comes New Year’s resolutions and a $1,000 prize! If your resolution is to start a new business, the Carteret Community College (Carteret CC) Small Business Center can help you. The Carteret CC Small Business center is hosting its inaugural Carteret CC Business Plan Competition with support from local partners and sponsors. The competition encourages participants to pitch their game-changing idea for a chance to fund their new venture! Along with a money prize, participants compete for business services. Participants must submit their plan by April 30, 2021, and the winner will be announced on May 27, 2021. The winner will receive resources to aid in the creation and implementation of their business. Anyone who participates will gain valuable skills and...

08 Jan

Posted at 10:57h in News

Fall 2020 President's and Vice President's Lists Announced Morehead City, N.C. (January 8, 2021) – The registrar at Carteret Community College, Tammi Coble, announces the President’s and Vice-President’s Lists for fall semester 2020. The President’s List is composed of those students who enrolled and successfully completed A. minimum of twelve credit hours (nine for summer semester) and did not receive any grade below an “A”. Those students who achieved the highest marks for the fall 2020 semester and are designated President’s List students are: Associate in Arts: Jaclyn R Mason and Jenna Riley Rutledge, Beaufort; Rosanna Secchi, Cape Carteret; Mathew Graci and Owen Wallace Withee, Morehead City; Chloe Brooke Pope, New Bern; Caitlyn Mae Clancy, Juan Miguel Lara Torres, McKenzie Joanne Miller and Gabriella Mariah Montford, Newport; Kyleigh Moon Eyl, Swansboro Associate in Engineering: Bethany Auburn Lier, Cedar Point Associate...

18 Dec

Posted at 09:45h in News

Culinary Instruction During COVID Morehead City, N.C. (December 18, 2020) – In March when the Coronavirus brought all of North Carolina and much of the United States to a standstill, it was clear that the culinary and hospitality businesses would be impacted. Like the hospitality businesses, educating future hospitality and culinary arts workers was also impacted as the result of COVID. Instructors had to rethink the curriculum and even the physical way they taught their students. Now, instructors are teaching their students in a COVID-safe environment — taking temperatures at the door, wearing masks and having the students remain six-feet apart in the kitchens and classrooms. Teaching six-feet apart has proven tricky in some programs due to the small culinary kitchens. However, the programs will move into the new Hospitality and Culinary Arts Center in January and that...

14 Dec

Posted at 08:53h in News

Carteret Community College Instructor Selected as Finalist for Statewide Teaching Award Morehead City, N.C. (December 14, 2020) – Karen Bochnovic is one of four instructors across the state of North Carolina selected as a finalist for the 2021 North Carolina Community College System Excellence in Teaching Award. Bochnovic serves as the Chair of Academic Success, Arts & Sciences at Carteret Community College. The North Carolina Community College System Excellence in Teaching Award, sponsored by R.J. Reynolds, was established by the State Board of Community Colleges in 1985. This award provides statewide recognition of faculty members who exemplify the highest quality and standards of instruction throughout the North Carolina Community College System. The award recipient will receive a cash prize of $8,000 and a plaque. The recipient’s college foundation will receive a cash prize of $2,000. The finalists will...

24 Nov

Posted at 08:34h in News

Celebrate Small Business Saturday in the Race to Shop Local Morehead City, N.C. (November 24, 2020) – November 28, 2020, is Small Business Saturday. In a typical year, the Small Business Center at Carteret Community College would celebrate Small Business Saturday by hosting Neighborhood Champion events for local businesses to provide the business owners with materials to promote #ShopSmall. However, 2020 is not a typical year due to the Coronavirus. The staff at the Small Business Center had to rethink how to celebrate Small Business Saturday. This year, rather than neighborhood events, the Small Business Center will host The Race to Shop Local on November 28. This will shift the focus to not only the business owners promoting Small Business Saturday, but also their shoppers. “It’s even more important this year for people to shop locally. The Coronavirus...