Blog Category - Students

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 ...

Fayetteville Technical Community College

August 18, 2021

Sen. Thom Tillis gets close-up of cybersecurity defense at FTCC

By Alicia Banks

North Carolina Senator Thom Tillis visited Fayetteville Technical Community College Wednesday to take a closer look at the programs, classes and partnerships under the campus’s ...

Fayetteville Technical Community College

August 13, 2021

FTCC’s High School Connections expands course offerings to younger students

By Alicia Banks

Davin Gardner, a 16-year-old student at Village Christian Academy, earned college credit before his junior year. He took two courses offered at Fayetteville Technical Community ...

Fayetteville Technical Community College

July 30, 2021

A daughter’s promise to her father fulfilled at FTCC

By Alicia Banks

  Elisa Betancourt-Ruvalcaba was 17 years old in 1996. In June that year, she visited a Kaiser Permanente hospital in San Diego where she lived. ...

Fayetteville Technical Community College

June 4, 2021

High school student’s graduation also marks a first for an FTCC program

By Alicia Banks

Izaihes “Izzy” Villegas, 18, walked two graduation stages in May. The first as a Fayetteville Technical Community College graduate on May 14 and a week ...

Fayetteville Technical Community College

May 21, 2021

Graduates celebrated with in-person and virtual ceremonies

By Catherine Pritchard

Fayetteville Technical Community College celebrated its Class of 2021 in an in-person commencement ceremony on the Fayetteville campus on May 14 and a virtual ceremony ...

Fayetteville Technical Community College

April 30, 2021

#CommunityCollegeMonth Spotlight #9: Helena Rogers

By Alicia Banks

During the month of April, FTCC  has shared a post on Mondays and Fridays highlighting #CommunityCollegeMonth through students, graduates and our work in the community ...

Fayetteville Technical Community College

April 21, 2021

#CommunityCollegeMonth Spotlight #6: DeSiyre Spurgeon

By Alicia Banks

During the month of April, FTCC will share a post on Monday and Friday mornings highlighting #CommunityCollegeMonth through students, graduates and our work in the ...

Fayetteville Technical Community College

April 16, 2021

#CommunityCollegeMonth Spotlight #5: Lisa O’Hern

By Alicia Banks

During the month of April, FTCC will share a post on Monday and Friday mornings highlighting #CommunityCollegeMonth through students, graduates and our work in the ...

Fayetteville Technical Community College

April 6, 2021

FTCC joins statewide push for higher education enrollment

By Alicia Banks

Fayetteville Technical Community College is joining a statewide effort to encourage current and future students to complete the free FAFSA forms that are required for ...

Fayetteville Technical Community College

April 2, 2021

Trojan athletes line up for COVID-19 vaccine 

By Alicia Banks

Thirteen players from FTCC Athletics have opted to get vaccinated against COVID-19.  The student-athletes, who play for FTCC’s baseball and softball teams, recently got the ...

Fayetteville Technical Community College

February 3, 2021

First graduate of FTCC program for hard-to-employ individuals lands a full-time job

By Alicia Banks

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – A 38-year-old Fayetteville man is the first person to successfully complete a new job-training and job-placement program at Fayetteville Technical Community College ...