Blog Category - College Life

Fayetteville Technical Community College

April 27, 2023

FTCC students connect real world with classroom lessons on Selma trip

By Jaclyn Shambaugh

Fayetteville Technical Community College students had the chance to walk in the footsteps of history-makers last month when they traveled to Selma, Alabama, for a ...

Fayetteville Technical Community College

March 27, 2023

FTCC Art Exhibition opens in library

By Jaclyn Shambaugh

FTCC Fine Arts hosted the opening reception last week for its FTCC Art Exhibition 2023, which features the work of FTCC students enrolled in Fine ...

Fayetteville Technical Community College

March 13, 2023

FTCC partners with Richmond CC for specialized training programs

By Jaclyn Shambaugh

Fayetteville Technical Community College is pleased to announce a regional partnership with Richmond Community College to help surrounding counties meet local workforce needs. Dr. Dale ...

Fayetteville Technical Community College

February 20, 2023

Men’s basketball coach Brian Hurd records 100th win

By Jaclyn Shambaugh

FTCC men’s basketball coach Brian Hurd recorded his 100th career win on Saturday with a 73-70 win over Catawba Valley CC at home. Hurd attributed ...

Fayetteville Technical Community College

February 1, 2023

‘FTCC Celebrating HBCUs’ during Black History Month

By Jaclyn Shambaugh

In honor of Black History Month, Fayetteville Technical Community College is celebrating the rich history and invaluable contributions of Historically Black Colleges & Universities across ...

Fayetteville Technical Community College

January 4, 2023

FTCC installs new oak tree on HTC lawn

By Jaclyn Shambaugh

Fayetteville Technical Community College welcomed a new resident to campus this week. A newly planted white oak has been installed on the northwest lawn beside ...

Fayetteville Technical Community College

November 18, 2022

Fire Training Center named for Dr. Larry Keen

By Jaclyn Shambaugh

Fayetteville Technical Community College President Dr. J. Larry Keen worked long and hard to make the College’s new fire and emergency training complex a reality. ...

Fayetteville Technical Community College

November 4, 2022

FTCC’s HOPE Reconnect Community Outreach Bus hits the road

By Jaclyn Shambaugh

FTCC’s H.O.P.E. Reconnect Community Outreach Bus is officially on the road. The staff from the College’s Career and Education Success Center hit the road earlier ...

Fayetteville Technical Community College

September 19, 2022

Fayetteville Tech names Dr. Mark A. Sorrells as next President

By Jaclyn Shambaugh

Dr. Mark A. Sorrells has been selected as the next President of Fayetteville Technical Community College, the FTCC Board of Trustees announced today. Sorrells, currently ...

Fayetteville Technical Community College

June 29, 2022

FTCC receives $2 million from county for HOPE adult learner initiative

By Jaclyn Shambaugh

An innovative new adult-learner program at Fayetteville Technical Community College has been awarded $2 million in American Rescue Plan funding by Cumberland County.   The FTCC ...

Fayetteville Technical Community College

June 21, 2022

Dr. Marye J. Jeffries named FTCC Honorary Trustee

By Catherine Pritchard

Dr. Marye J. Jeffries has been named an Honorary Trustee of Fayetteville Technical Community College. Jeffries, who served on FTCC’s Board of Trustees for 26 ...

Fayetteville Technical Community College

June 3, 2022

Grad Stories 2022 – Kiley Carson

By Jaclyn Shambaugh

Kiley Carson, 18, graduated from Cumberland Polytechnic High School on May 13, 2022. Students at the cooperative, innovative high school, which is housed on FTCC’s ...