Do you need to start a career, and fast? What is the secret to getting the training employers want? The latest research shows there are lots of positions waiting for qualified applicants in North Carolina. What do many of these in-demand jobs have in common? They are innovative fields with interesting and challenging careers. And they require only a two-year associate degree or...

By Joe Looney, Dean of Applied Sciences and Engineering Technologies It’s a Thursday in Rutherford County.   A high school student finishes her lunch period and boards a school bus to Isothermal Community College. Her first college class of the day is a college success course. Today, the students are working with the instructor to map out an individual semester-by-semester academic plan....

Skill Gap 98% of CEOs surveyed by Business Roundtable say their companies suffer from a skills gap Help Wanted 30% of job openings created by 2020 will require some college, a CTE certificate or a two-year associate degree Information Technology 12% growth through 2024 $84,580 median annual wage in 2017 Healthcare 2.3 MILLION new jobs through 2024 $64,770 median annual wage in...