NCC Ranks Sixth in United States for Digital Presence
Pictured, NCC President Dr. Bill Carver (center) and Chief Information Officer Jonathan Vester (right), with the NCC Institutional Technology team. The team recently earned 6th place in the U.S. for the college’s digital presence among colleges of the same size.
The Center for Digital Education (CDE) has announced the winners of its 2015-16 Digital Community Colleges Survey. Nash Community College ranks sixth in the United States for its digital presence among Mid-Sized Colleges with 5,000 to 10,000 students. Nash Community College ranked eighth in the same category for the 2014-15 academic year. Nash Community College will be honored at a reception April 10th in Chicago, concurrent with the American Association of Community College’s annual conference.
Now in its eleventh year, the survey analyzes how community colleges use a range of technologies to improve services to students, faculty, staff and community at large. All accredited U.S. community colleges are eligible to participate in the survey within three classifications based on size of enrollment.
“This year’s survey indicates that community colleges are making great strides in using data to improve decisions, providing professional development to assist faculty in the use of technology, and creating robust online and mobile environments for their students, said Dr. Kecia Ray, executive director for the Center for Digital Education. “Congratulations to this year’s survey winners.”
Award winners demonstrated innovative uses of technology, including online courses and mobile environments, mobile apps, secure platforms and wireless networks. “The ranking validates all of the hard work and effort Nash continues to make to bring the best technology, distance learning, digital media, and social media resources to stakeholders. On NCC’s campus, technology does not dictate instructional innovations. Instead, we approach technology as a service to support the various college initiatives through our excellent technical and media staff. It is great for our whole team to be recognized for their accomplishments,”Nash Community College Chief Information Officer Jonathan Vester said.
The Center for Digital Education is a national research and advisory institute specializing in K-12 and higher education technology trends, policy, and funding. CDE provides education and industry leaders with decision support and actionable insight to help effectively incorporate new technologies in the 21st century.
Only five other North Carolina community colleges received recognition. In the Large Colleges Category of 10,000 students or more, Fayetteville Technical Community College placed fourth; Rowan-Cabarrus Community College received sixth ranking and Central Piedmont Community College placed seventh. Cleveland Community College followed Nash as seventh in the Mid-Size college category. Halifax Community College ranked fourth in the Small Colleges Category for colleges with 5,000 or fewer students. The complete list of winning community colleges can be found here.
