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2023 Small Business Saturday Holiday Market & Street Fair Carteret CC Small Business Center is THRILLED to announce the return of the Small Business Saturday Holiday Market & Street Fair! The event will take place on Saturday, November 25, 2023 from 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Calling vendors and shoppers! Join us for the For ME Networking event, the 2nd Annual Small Business Holiday Market & Street Fair. There will be local artists and crafters, food trucks, music, and more! There will even be a special appearance by Santa! Celebrate Small Business Saturday with us and #ShopLocal Come out and find that perfect, unique holiday gift for that special someone. When: Saturday, November 25 Where: McGee Parking Lot Carteret CC Campus Time: 11:00am -6:00pm Contact the Small Business Center at sbc@carteret.edu with any questions. Vendor Registration is now open! Please use the vendor registration...

Voter Registration Drive Morehead City, N.C. (September 12, 2023) - Carteret Community College is proud once again to be a National Voter Registration Day partner and host a voter registration campaign Monday, September 18th through Thursday, September 21. Carteret CC and the Student Government Association (SGA) along with the League of Women Voters of Carteret County, Democracy NC, the NAACP Carteret County Branch and the Unitarian Coastal Fellowship in Morehead City have formed a nonpartisan partnership to register voters and provide educational materials on the college's campus located at 3505 Arendell St., Morehead City. Carteret CC students, US Citizens, and residents of North Carolina are invited to register to vote at times and locations as follows: Date Time(s) Location(s) to Register Monday (9/18)   9 AM - 3 PM 5 PM - 6:30 PM McGee Building, Wayne West, & Bryant Student Center Wayne West, & Bryant Student...

9/11 Commemoration Morehead City, N.C. (September 5, 2023) - Carteret Community College invites the public to attend a brief commemoration in observance of September 11, 2001, on Monday, September 11 on the front lawn of the Historic Camp Glenn (Foundation) Building. The program will start promptly at 8:30 a.m. with the presentation of colors by the Morehead City Police Department Honor Guard followed by the National Anthem, led by Jonathan Williams and America the Beautiful on bagpipes. American flags will be made available during the ceremony and throughout the day to plant along Celebration Square adjacent to the College’s 9/11 memorial. The sea of flags will remain in place during the week to honor those lost in the September 11th terrorist attacks. ###...

Carteret Links Health Education Fall Lecture Series Morehead City, N.C. (August 23, 2023) – This fall Carteret Community College continues the Carteret Links Health Education lecture series with the first installment taking place on September 21, which will focus on the importance of sleep for health. Adults and children are encouraged to attend this presentation hosted by Carteret Health Care’s Sleep Diagnostics Center and Beaufort mayor, Sharon Harker. The lecture will take place from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in person at Carteret Community College (Wayne West 322), with remote participation available at Western Carteret Library in Cape Carteret and The Bridge Downeast on Harkers Island. Carteret Links is an initiative offered by Carteret Community College in partnership with the Carteret County Health Department to provide lectures presented by local experts on health-related topics that are pertinent to community...

Perry Harker Selected for The Hunt Institute’s Fourth Cohort of ElevateNC Morehead City, N.C. (August 24, 2023) - Carteret Community College is thrilled to announce Mr. Perry Harker, Vice President of Corporate and Community Education as a participant in the fourth cohort of the ElevateNC: Higher Education program. This program is specifically designed to equip individuals with the necessary tools and knowledge to drive meaningful policy changes in the field of higher education. The Hunt Institute is an affiliate of the Duke University Sanford School of Public Policy and is a recognized leader in the movement to transform public education. Marshaling expertise from a nationwide partner network since its establishment in 2001, The Institute brings together people and resources that help build and nurture visionary leadership, and mobilize strategic action for greater educational outcomes and student success. The Institute...

Carteret Community College to host Accreditation Review Visit by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing Carteret Community College wishes to announce that it will host a site visit for the Associate Degree Nursing Program continuing accreditation of its ADN nursing program by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN). You are invited to meet with the site visit team and share your comments about the program in person at a meeting scheduled at 4:00 pm on Tuesday, Oct. 3rd, 2023, in WW215 of the Wayne West Building located at 3505 Arendell St. , Morehead City, NC. Written comments are also welcome and should be submitted directly to: Dr. Nell Ard, Interim Chief Executive Officer, Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, 3390 Peachtree Road Northeast, Suite 1400, Atlanta, GA 30326 or emailed to nard@acenursing.org. All written comments should...

Fall 2023 Continuing Education Class Schedule Looking for short-term training opportunities to land you a new job? Look no further than Carteret CC! Whether you're looking to fine tune your current skills, start fresh in a new industry, or just want to take a class for fun, we have something for everyone. Take a look at the Corporate & Community Education class offerings in the Fall 2023 Class Schedule. Ready to register for a class? Contact a staff member at (252) 222-6200 or visit www.carteret.edu/cced. ...

Construction Academy Pays Students $750 Morehead City, N.C. (June 8, 2023) – Carteret Community College adds an eight-week work-based learning Construction Academy to its trades course offerings. The academy will focus on core construction competencies including applied hands-on skills, industry safety standards, and soft skills training. Participants in the academy will also earn a $750 stipend upon successful completion of week four. In December of 2022, legislative action allocated $775,000 to the North Carolina Community College System to develop eight-week work-based construction academies on campuses where there is a demand to create or expand existing construction programs. Carteret Community College was one of ten community colleges statewide selected to pilot the program. “The College is excited to have been selected to pilot one of ten construction academies in the state,” said Carteret CC Vice President Perry Harker. “These...

NCET Project Wins $1M NSF Engines Development Award Multi-institutional collaboration will use ‘Ecotech’ to help coastal communities   (MOREHEAD CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, MAY 31, 2023) – Carteret Community College is a partner institution in the North Carolina Ecosystem Technology project that has been awarded $1 million from the U.S. National Science Foundation's Regional Innovation Engines, or NSF Engines program. The project will develop an economic engine that could rapidly improve the quality of life in rural coastal communities using ecosystem technology, or ecotech, an emerging branch of applied science. NCET is among more than 40 unique teams to receive one of the first-ever NSF Engines Development Awards, which aim to create economic, societal and technological opportunities in their regions. The NCET team consists of 11 principal investigators who are experts across disciplines from seven institutions: the University of North...

Juneteenth Small Business Vendor Market Morehead City, N.C. (May 30, 2023) – Carteret Community College in collaboration with the Small Business Center and the For ME Networking Group will host a special Juneteenth Small Business Vendor Market on June 17th from 11am – 3pm. The event will feature a variety of vendors selling unique products and services, including handmade crafts, jewelry, clothing, and accessories, as well as food and beverages from local chefs and restaurants. In addition to shopping, attendees will enjoy live music, art displays, and fun activities for the whole family. "This event is a tribute to the historical significance of Juneteenth and an opportunity to showcase the talents of local small businesses," said Victoria Washington, Small Business Center Coordinator at Carteret CC. "We're excited to bring together our community to celebrate black excellence, community,...