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NCC Dedicates New Building

Nash Community College dedicated its new Continuing Education and Public Services Building on Tuesday, June 16 during a ceremony and ribbon cutting in the building’s multipurpose room. Approximately 300 community members, dignitaries and friends of the College attended the event. “This building has been a long time coming. A tremendous amount of planning, lots of conversations, strategy sessions and hours of preparation have made this day a reality,” NCC President Bill Carver said.

The largest construction project in Nash Community College’s history, the Continuing Education and Public Services Building adds 31 classrooms and nine labs to the campus. “This building belongs to the community and will serve the Nash County region as the instruction, technology and delivery methods used within these walls will help ensure our students are prepared to meet the complex demands of a modern workforce and the ever evolving needs of the local community,” Carver said.

Following a ribbon cutting ceremony, eight dignitaries participated in firing the first shots in the eight-lane, 3,000 square foot, indoor gun range which will be used for law enforcement training. Nash Community College has been training law enforcement officers through its Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) program for 16 years graduating over 400 cadets since 1999. Because of the regional reputation of the program, and due to its quality and growth along with the College’s superior in-service law enforcement training, Nash Community College is expanding BLET training options with the opening of the Center for Advanced Law Enforcement Training in the new building.

“Just this past weekend a drone class was conducted here in this very room,” Carver said. Students enrolled in Emergency Medical Services, Fire and Law Enforcement programs will use the multipurpose room for rope rescue, extrication, agricultural machinery rescue, practical skills evaluation and other training exercises. The room will also be the location for public safety graduation ceremonies and events, and will provide flexibility for training during adverse weather. As these programs along with industry training, adult literacy and entrepreneurial courses move into the new building, vacated space will be used to grow existing and new areas of study. A new degree program, Brewing, Distillation and Fermentation, will begin this fall.

President Carver thanked Nash County Commissioners for seeing value in the project, along with College administrators, faculty, staff and students who gave of their time and treasure. “A special thank you to the citizens who voted yes for education in the May 2012 bond; this investment will not be wasted,” he said. “This project had many partners. The County leadership, in conjunction with the College, allowed us to move forward. The U.S. Economic Development Administration provided funding after calculating the value of this facility and confirming that programs offered here would add to the economic vitality of the region. Industry partners and generous individuals have also provided support. Thank you for believing in Nash Community College.”