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28 Apr

Posted at 09:56h in News

Carteret Community College Holds Second Hiring Event Morehead City, N.C. (April 28, 2021) – Carteret Community College, in partnership with NC Works will hold a hiring event for Parker Offshore, a local boat manufacturer.  Those interested are invited to register for the event on Tuesday, May 4 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Registration will take place on the college campus in the parking lot between the McGee Building and the Commerce Development Center at the Big Rock Career Center. Parker Offshore is a premier fiberglass boat manufacturer, located in Beaufort, and has immediate job openings for 40 fulltime employees including laminators, assemblers, patch and polish finishers, and maintenance. The company offers competitive salaries and benefit including medical, dental, vision insurance, 401K, and paid sick and vacation time. Parker Offshore has stood by its tradition for simplicity, strength, and seaworthiness...

16 Apr

Posted at 09:59h in News

Carteret CC, NCWorks and North Carolina Ferry Division Host Job Fair Morehead City, N.C. (April 16, 2021) –On April 28, 2021, Carteret Community College, NCWorks and the North Carolina Ferry System will hold a job fair. The job fair will take place at the new Big Rock Career Center, 3813 Arendell St. in Morehead City from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Some positions may be hired during the event. Applicants are invited to fill out applications and talk to representatives from the North Carolina Ferry Division. Staff will be onsite to answer any questions applicants may have. The Ferry System is looking to hire seasonal staff for the Cedar Island and Cherry Branch ferries, with the possibility of some positions leading to full-time. The following positions are available: Ferry Chief Engineer Ferry Crew Member I Ferry Crew Member II ...

06 Apr

Posted at 09:03h in News

Carteret CC Accepts $50,000 Walking Trail Grant Challenge Morehead City, N.C. (April 6, 2021) – Carteret Community College Foundation has received a challenge grant of $50,000 from a generous Eastern North Carolina foundation to help build a walking trail on the College’s campus. In order to receive the $50,000, Carteret Community College Foundation must raise $50,000 by September 2021. “We are so thankful to the generous donor and very excited about this opportunity,” said Brenda Reash, Executive Director of the Carteret Community College Foundation. “This challenge allows us to leverage their donation to double the amount of money we raise to help make the trail a reality.” The College’s walking trail will be approximately one mile long and tie into the Town of Morehead City’s sidewalk system. It will provide a safe place for Carteret County residents and...

26 Mar

Posted at 11:01h in News, Student Profiles, Uncategorized

Maritime museum specialist seeks college courses Morehead City, N.C. (March 26, 2021) – When Coronavirus shut down the state of North Carolina, the North Carolina Maritime Museum could not welcome visitors to its three locations across the state in Hatteras, Southport, and Beaufort. Jamee Rose, a Museum Specialist at the NC Maritime Museum in Beaufort, is responsible for designing and developing museum exhibits from maritime research and information. She quickly realized that the pandemic presented new difficulties in how to engage people who couldn’t come to their museum in-person. Rose had already taken a few classes at Carteret Community College in computer programming over the last few years. When the pandemic hit, she decided if she went back to school to learn web design and computer programming that it would help her with her current predicament. “The pandemic...

17 Feb

Posted at 12:00h in News

Two Carteret Community College Students Awarded Criminal Justice Fellowships in Statewide Competition [caption id="attachment_12861" align="alignleft" width="300"] Criminal Justice Fellow Berkley Bell[/caption] [caption id="attachment_12871" align="alignleft" width="186"] Criminal Justice Fellow Mason Witte[/caption] Morehead City, N.C. (February 17, 2021) – The North Carolina Department of Justice recently awarded two Carteret Community College Criminal Justice students, Mason Witte and Berkley Bell, with the North Carolina Criminal Justice Fellowship. Bell and Witte are both in their first year at Carteret Community College. The North Carolina Department of Justice awards 100 fellowships statewide each year. The North Carolina Criminal Justice Fellows Program is a program designed to recruit talented high school senior graduates into the criminal justice profession. Each year the program funds fellowships for high school graduates who have exhibited high academic achievement, a history of service to the school and community, and a...

16 Feb

Posted at 08:33h in News

Sandi Malone Memorial Scholarship Endowment Established Morehead City, N.C. (February 16, 2021) –At the February Board of Trustees meeting, Mr. Lynn Eury presented the Board with a $10,000 check establishing the Sandi Malone Memorial Scholarship Endowment. Longtime friends, Mr. Eury wished to remember Sandi by establishing a scholarship to support students in the Horticulture Technology program at Carteret Community College because of her love for gardening. “I prefer to think of my charitable contributions as investments rather than simply as a gift,” said Mr. Lynn Eury. “When funds associated with a gift are spent much of the impact is gone. In the case of this endowment, established in memory of Sandi Malone, Sandi will be remembered in perpetuity for her positive impacts on Carteret County.” Sandi’s talents encompassed much more than just a bountiful summer garden. She was...

15 Feb

Posted at 10:44h in News

College Hosts Mayor Newton in Monthly Lecture Series Morehead City, N.C. (February 15, 2021) – Carteret Community College is hosting its monthly lecture series on Feb. 26, 2021, at 12 p.m. Beaufort Mayor and Duke University PhD candidate Rett Newton will present information about his research: Using Robotics to Keep Coastal Waters Clean.  The presentation is open to the public via Zoom. To access the Zoom link, visit www.Carteret.edu. Many eastern NC coastal ecosystems are increasingly stressed by toxins like marine debris, storm water, black water/grey water, failed septic systems, agricultural run-off, and over-development. This presentation will highlight how autonomous aircraft and autonomous vessels are being used to measure toxins in these ecosystems and how the products from these emerging technologies can be used to drive policy. “Carteret Community College is excited to host Mayor Newton as part...

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...

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...