FTCC, North Carolina’s third largest community college, is located in Cumberland County, NC, population 314,000, home to the Airborne and Special Operations Museum, Cape Fear Botanical Garden, Museum of the Cape Fear, and wineries. The area is a mecca for hiking, fishing and golf enthusiasts. Downtown Fayetteville has undergone a trendy revitalization to include restaurants, boutiques, art galleries, community theaters, the Fayetteville Symphony, town homes and condo living. Proximity to the ocean is 2 hours and 3.5 hours to the mountains. Cumberland County Schools has many award winning schools and was named a 2008 first place winner by the American Board Association in the National Magna Awards Program.
Cumberland County is also located in “The All American Defense Corridor” and home to the US Army’s Fort Bragg. This area is experiencing huge expansions in population, available jobs, research and development due to the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) which will make Fort Bragg the largest Army post in the US. It is anticipated that by 2013, 54,000 new jobs will be created which will significantly affect economic development and the growth and expansion of FTCC. |
