Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Names Elbert Lassiter as New Vice President of Corporate and Continuing Education
SALISBURY, N.C. — Rowan-Cabarrus Community College has named Elbert Lassiter as its new Vice President of Corporate and Continuing Education. He succeeds Craig Lamb, who retired in December. Lassiter comes to Rowan-Cabarrus from Randolph Community College, where he...
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Offers Free Assistance Filling Out FASFA Application for Financial Aid
SALISBURY, N.C. – For most students planning to attend college, some financial aid is essential, but filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form can be frustrating. Although a new 2024-2025 version of the FAFSA aims to streamline the process,...
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College’s Zack Hubbard Named to National Workforce Organization Board of Directors
SALISBURY, N.C. – Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Dean of Technical Programs Zack Hubbard has been appointed to serve on the board of directors of the National Coalition of Advanced Technology Centers (NCATC) through 2027. The NCATC is a network of higher education...
Four Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Students Win Awards at National SkillsUSA Competition
SALISBURY, N.C. – Four students from Rowan-Cabarrus Community College captured honors at the 2023 SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference held at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. Brent Offenberger earned a silver medal in the plumbing...
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Selected to Compete for the Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence
SALISBURY, N.C. – The Aspen Institute has named Rowan-Cabarrus Community College as one of the 150 institutions eligible to compete for the $1 million Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, the nation's signature recognition of high achievement and performance...
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College to Host Annual Virtual Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Conference November 17
SALISBURY, N.C. – Rowan-Cabarrus Community College will host its fourth installment of “A New Way Forward with G.U.I.D.E. (Growth, Understanding, Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity),” a virtual higher education diversity and inclusion conference, on November 17, 2023....
Local Colleges Celebrate Free College Applications and Student Support During College Application Week October 16-20
SALISBURY, N.C. – It’s college application season, and Catawba College, Livingstone College and Rowan-Cabarrus Community College are joining the College Foundation of North Carolina (CNFC) for College Application Week October 16-20. During the week, participating...
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College S.O.A.R. Students Work in Campus Café to Prepare for Hospitality Careers
SALISBURY, N.C. – Students in the Rowan-Cabarrus Community College S.O.A.R. (Skills, Opportunity, Awareness, Readiness) program are now able to prepare for jobs in the hospitality industry by participating in a new food service training program at the College’s South...
Gary Blabon Appointed to Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Board of Trustees
SALISBURY, N.C. – Rowan-Cabarrus Community College has announced the appointment of Gary Blabon to the College’s Board of Trustees. Blabon, who is president of Novant Health Rowan Medical Center in Salisbury, will serve on the board through June 2027. “I am honored to...
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Welcomes Tara Trexler as New CFO
SALISBURY, N.C. – Rowan-Cabarrus Community College President Carol Spalding has announced the selection of Tara Trexler as the College’s new chief financial officer. Trexler replaces Kelly Kluttz, who was recently named as the new CFO for Charlotte-Mecklenburg...