Blog Category - Alumni

Fayetteville Technical Community College

May 31, 2023

Grad Stories 2023: Helen Trevino

By Jaclyn Shambaugh

Helen Trevino, a 29-year-old Human Resources Specialist in the U.S. Army, graduated from FTCC on May 12, 2023 with degrees in Business Administration and Human ...

Fayetteville Technical Community College

May 23, 2023

FTCC graduates transfer to 4-year universities

By Jaclyn Shambaugh

Fayetteville Technical Community College does a great job of preparing students to go directly into the workforce after graduation in fields as various as healthcare, ...

Fayetteville Technical Community College

January 12, 2023

FTCC welding grad lands job with SpaceX

By Jaclyn Shambaugh

Abigail McMillan had a four-year degree in one field and hours of study in another. But she lacked fulfillment, and more concerning, a well-paying career. ...

Fayetteville Technical Community College

September 7, 2022

Cumberland Polytechnic students on educational fast track

By Jaclyn Shambaugh

High school students in Cumberland County have been offered an ever-expanding array of choices in education in recent years. Families weigh options such as academic ...

Fayetteville Technical Community College

August 19, 2022

Staff spotlight: Amanda Colores goes from student to staff at FTCC

By Jaclyn Shambaugh

Amanda Colores’ journey at Fayetteville Technical Community College has taken her from student to graduate to staff member. Now Colores, who celebrated eight years as ...

Fayetteville Technical Community College

June 6, 2022

Grad Stories 2022 – Wanda Williams Johnson

By Jaclyn Shambaugh

Wanda Williams Johnson, a 64-year-old Fayetteville native, graduated with Highest Honors on May 13, 2022, with an Associate in General Education. She runs an in-home ...

Fayetteville Technical Community College

February 8, 2022

Britney Deveault creates ‘welcoming experience’ with Food Pantry mural

By Jaclyn Shambaugh

 Britney Deveault remembers when food pantries gave her family a helping hand. Now the FTCC alumna is giving back, having used her talents to ...

Fayetteville Technical Community College

October 29, 2021

With cybersecurity foundation, Jonathan Thomas finds career success at 21

By Jaclyn Shambaugh

October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and FTCC is spotlighting some recent graduates of its Computer Information Technology programs. Reader earlier spotlights in the series ...

Fayetteville Technical Community College

October 20, 2021

Done with 45-hour weeks in food service, Forrest Bennett finds a career in technology

By Jaclyn Shambaugh

October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and FTCC is spotlighting some recent graduates of its Computer Information Technology programs. Read the previous spotlights here and ...

Fayetteville Technical Community College

October 13, 2021

Gerald King traded monotony for challenges with career in networking

By Jaclyn Shambaugh

October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and FTCC is spotlighting some recent graduates of its Computer Information Technology programs. This is the second spotlight in the ...

Fayetteville Technical Community College

October 5, 2021

Evita Reyes turns technology interest into second career

By Jaclyn Shambaugh

October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and FTCC is spotlighting some recent graduates of its Computer Information Technology programs. This is the first spotlight in ...

Fayetteville Technical Community College

September 29, 2021

With hard work and strong support, Phillip Putman overcomes a reading disorder

By Catherine Pritchard

By Alicia Banks A reading comprehension disorder might have blocked Phillip Putman from moving forward in life. But hard work and support from family, colleagues ...