Caldwell Community College & Technical Institute

Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute is a public community college serving residents of Caldwell and Watauga counties in North Carolina. CCC&TI (as it often abbreviated) is part of the North Carolina Community College System.

The main campus of CCC&TI is located in Hudson, North Carolina, but the college also operates a smaller Watauga campus in Boone, North Carolina.

CCC&TI is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award associate degrees.

History

In 1964, the college first opened its doors as Caldwell Technical Institute with the employment of Dr. H. Edwin Beam as its first president. Health occupations courses were offered in 1965 with the college's first facilities occupied in 1967. Three years later, the institution's name was changed to Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute as the college transfer program was implemented.

Appointed president in 1984, Dr. Eric B. McKeithan was instrumental in further growth of the college as the Watauga Campus opened in 1987. Dr. Kenneth A. Boham took the reins as president in 1995.

Today CCC&TI offers over 100 curriculum programs and a variety of continuing education options. It enrolls 4,000 curriculum and 8,000 continuing education students per year. [http://www.caldwell.cc.nc.us/HR/information.htm]

In recent years, the college started competitive athletics programs (men's and women's basketball, women's volleyball, and golf), using the mascot and nickname "Cobras." [http://www.cccti.edu/athletics/sports.htm]

CCC&TI now offers a full-time Elementary Education Program from Appalachian State University.

Also on campus is an Early College High School, where students can get their high school diploma and an associate’s degree at the same time.

External links

* [http://www.cccti.edu/ Official CCC&TI Site]