Nash Community College Partners with the Mexican Consulate

Earlier this year, Nash Community College hosted the mobile Mexican Consulate to assist individuals of the Hispanic population with services needed for Mexican citizens living in the U.S.

The consulate officials were on campus for three days and provided services for over 300 people.

“In the last census, we saw demonstrated growth in Nash County’s Hispanic population,” said Carla Dunston, dean of continuing education at NCC. “Bringing on Andrea Giddens as the inaugural Coordinator of Community Engagement and Latino Programs was a decision that didn’t take a lot of contemplation.”

This partnership was established through the help of Giddens. She recently joined the NCC team as someone with the passion and responsibility for being committed to serving the population of current and prospective students.

The agency is referred to as the Consulado Sobre Ruedas.

“This agency brings consular services closer to communities located far from the consulate office in its respective states. In North Carolina, the consular is in Raleigh,” said Giddens.

The mobile Mexican Consulate can produce a Mexican Passport, Mexican Consular I.D., Mexican Birth Certificate and Voter Registration (Instituto Nacional Electoral – INE) documents for Mexican citizens.

“The amazing thing is that I spoke to a gentleman one morning who traveled from Atlanta and made it here before the consulate arrived to ensure he made his appointment,” said Giddens. “The 300 attendees came from across four states: North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Virginia.”