Blog Category - Students

Fayetteville Technical Community College

September 7, 2023

FTCC Barbering student takes top trophies at Carolina competition

By Jaclyn Shambaugh

Danny Garcia, despite being just 22 years old, has been cutting hair for years, starting with his own. “I started cutting my own hair back ...

Fayetteville Technical Community College

August 2, 2023

FTCC signs strategic regional partnership agreement with Robeson Community College

By Catherine Pritchard

Fayetteville Technical Community College has signed a strategic regional partnership agreement with Robeson Community College, which will provide RCC students with the opportunity to train ...

Fayetteville Technical Community College

July 24, 2023

Photos: 2023 Practical Nursing Pinning Ceremony

By Jaclyn Shambaugh

FTCC held the pinning ceremony for graduates in the Practical Nursing (LPN) program on July 18, 2023, at Cape Fear Botanical Gardens. ...

Fayetteville Technical Community College

July 18, 2023

FTCC adds electric vehicle class to automotive program

By Jaclyn Shambaugh

  Fayetteville Technical Community College programs demand that students be trained in the latest technology to meet the ever-changing industry landscape. For students in FTCC’s ...

Fayetteville Technical Community College

May 2, 2023

PHOTOS: Graphic Design and Digital Media Technology Graduate Showcase

By Jaclyn Shambaugh

Students graduating this year from FTCC’s Advertising & Graphic Design and Digital Media Technology programs showed off their portfolios in a Graduate Showcase on Thursday, ...

Fayetteville Technical Community College

July 20, 2022

Photos: Practical Nursing pinning ceremony

By Jaclyn Shambaugh

Fayetteville Technical Community College held the pinning and lamp-lighting ceremony for graduates of the Practical Nursing program on July 19, 2022, at Cape Fear Botanical ...

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

May 16, 2022

Grad Stories 2022 – Deanndra Pascal

By Jaclyn Shambaugh

Deanndra Pascal, a 24-year-old from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, graduated May 13, 2022 with an Associate of Science in Respiratory Therapy. She is a military spouse ...

Fayetteville Technical Community College

March 15, 2022

FTCC students show off skills in NISOD graphic design contest

By Jaclyn Shambaugh

Jennifer Fisher, department chair of FTCC’s Advertising and Graphic Design, is always on the lookout for real-world learning opportunities for her students. The National Institute ...

Fayetteville Technical Community College

February 28, 2022

FTCC student Xamagga Whitfield turns Work-Based Learning into real-world opportunities

By Jaclyn Shambaugh

Xamagga Whitfield has a bit of advice for her fellow students at Fayetteville Technical Community College. “Take advantage and capitalize on all of the opportunities ...

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 Jaclyn Shambaugh

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 ...