{"id":1353,"date":"2013-07-12T13:01:00","date_gmt":"2013-07-12T13:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nashcc.edu\/news\/?p=1353"},"modified":"2013-07-12T15:08:38","modified_gmt":"2013-07-12T15:08:38","slug":"ncc-continues-commitment-to-student-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/2013\/07\/ncc-continues-commitment-to-student-success\/","title":{"rendered":"NCC Continues Commitment to Student Success"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At Nash Community College (NCC), the first days of the semester matter. And the days that follow matter, too. One way NCC is continuing its commitment to student success is by communicating to students the importance of class attendance.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nashcc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/newcover.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1355\" title=\"newcover\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nashcc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/newcover.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"851\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/newcover.jpg 851w, https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/newcover-300x111.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/newcover-500x185.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 851px) 100vw, 851px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As I prepare my lesson plans each semester, I try to anticipate the needs of my diverse student clientele.\u00a0I often ask myself: Is this a lesson my students can take beyond the classroom,\u201d NCC Humanities Instructor and 2013 J. Edgar and Peggie T. Moore Excellence in Teaching recipient Ashley Berry said. \u201cIt is because of this philosophy that I am so overjoyed when I get a phone call or a letter from a former student enthusiastically declaring the usefulness of a particular lesson.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1354\" style=\"width: 594px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nashcc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/ExcellenceTeaching_Berry_04.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1354\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-1354\" title=\"ExcellenceTeaching_Berry_04\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nashcc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/ExcellenceTeaching_Berry_04-1024x688.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/ExcellenceTeaching_Berry_04-1024x688.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/ExcellenceTeaching_Berry_04-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/ExcellenceTeaching_Berry_04-446x300.jpg 446w, https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/ExcellenceTeaching_Berry_04.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1354\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">NCC Humanities Instructor and 2013 J. Edgar and Peggie T. Moore Excellence in Teaching recipient Ashley Berry<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Students need to attend class in order to succeed. But it\u2019s not only about class attendance; it\u2019s about providing students with the tools for success as they plan to transfer to a university or enter the workforce because NCC is committed to graduating every student. The college\u2019s new fundamental course design in Math, Reading and English helps ensure students are prepared for a successful future.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>NCC has also implemented multiple measures for course placement. For example, a student\u2019s high school grade point average or results on the new Course Readiness Assessment serve as a better measure than traditional placement testing in helping match students with classes at their academic level. Earlier this week, the college offered a free summer bridge program for recent high school graduates who have a high school grade point average below 2.6 and plan to attend NCC this fall. Students received academic advising and completed the course readiness assessment before registering for fall classes.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1356\" style=\"width: 594px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nashcc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Leiza.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1356\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-1356\" title=\"Leiza\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nashcc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Leiza-1024x678.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Leiza-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Leiza-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Leiza-452x300.jpg 452w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1356\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">NCC Advertising and Graphic Design graduate Leiza Lewis at work at Longstreet Wide Format Printing and Cutting in Rocky Mount<\/p><\/div>\n<p>NCC graduate Leiza Lewis recently shared, &#8220;I chose Nash to help me achieve my goal in becoming a graphic designer. I love my job and I\u2019m so thankful this program is in our area.&#8221; Graduates like Leiza are achieving success because of their hard work and the instruction they received at Nash.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nashcc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/NCC-Reg-2013-SunsetHardees.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1357\" title=\"NCC Reg 2013 SunsetHardees\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nashcc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/NCC-Reg-2013-SunsetHardees.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/NCC-Reg-2013-SunsetHardees.jpg 840w, https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/NCC-Reg-2013-SunsetHardees-300x142.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/NCC-Reg-2013-SunsetHardees-500x238.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At Nash Community College (NCC), the first days of the semester matter. 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