Blog Category - Students

Fayetteville Technical Community College

May 18, 2020

Erica Klenk earns Student Veteran Leadership Award

By Jaclyn Shambaugh

When Erica Klenk decided to add a welding diploma to her educational tool bag, she needed help navigating the veteran-specific benefits and enrollment process. “It ...

Fayetteville Technical Community College

April 29, 2020

FTCC signs ‘Pirate Promise’ agreement with ECU

By Jaclyn Shambaugh

Fayetteville Technical Community College and East Carolina University approved a new student transfer agreement Tuesday, deepening the College’s partnership with the four-year institution involving future ...

Fayetteville Technical Community College

April 23, 2020

Radiographer on frontline in coronavirus fight

By Jaclyn Shambaugh

Rebekah Maples’ career as an allied health professional was right on track. A graduate of Fayetteville Tech, where she earned her associate degree in radiography ...

Fayetteville Technical Community College

April 23, 2020

Traveling African American museum connects past to present

By Jaclyn Shambaugh

Angela Jennings sat in a chair inside the Tony Rand Student Center on FTCC’s Fayetteville campus in early March. Her hands, folded. Her eyes scanned ...

Fayetteville Technical Community College

April 10, 2020

From small town to NASA

By Jaclyn Shambaugh

Brie Haynes is a future graduate of FTCC. She has always felt out of place and struggled to find where she belongs. That changed during her ...

Fayetteville Technical Community College

March 4, 2020

FTCC Students take Top Awards in Dogwood Festival Contest

By Jaclyn Shambaugh

Two students from Fayetteville Technical Community College’s Advertising & Graphic Design Program claimed the 1st place and runner-up positions in the Dogwood Festival’s annual poster ...

Fayetteville Technical Community College

December 6, 2019

New, advanced greenhouse celebrated at FTCC

By Jaclyn Shambaugh

Two natural disasters left Fayetteville Technical Community College’s Wesley A. Meredith Horticulture Educational Center without a greenhouse for more than a year. That changed Dec. ...

Fayetteville Technical Community College

November 21, 2019

Gift Creates Engineering Scholarship at FTCC

By Jaclyn Shambaugh

Parshotam “Paul” Juneja celebrated his 89th birthday by being the giver, not the recipient. A present that will give for years to come. Paul and ...

Fayetteville Technical Community College

November 14, 2019

Military veteran Chris Clark regains freedom with custom leg orthotics

By Jaclyn Shambaugh

Chris Clark was a pioneer. Long before he was a student at FTCC, where he’s completed the Welding program and has now started in Machining, ...

Fayetteville Technical Community College

October 22, 2019

FTCC, Cumberland County break ground on fire and rescue training center

By Jaclyn Shambaugh

Fayetteville Technical Community College’s Board of Trustees and the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners broke ground on the future site of its joint Regional Fire ...

Fayetteville Technical Community College

October 11, 2019

A look into car enthusiast, graduate Marc Barnes

By Jaclyn Shambaugh

*Note: This profile was written by Scott Panagrosso, an NC Works Career Pathways facilitator, Prosperity Zones 2 & 4, for the North Carolina Department of ...

Fayetteville Technical Community College

August 15, 2019

Student recipient of top scholarship from funeral service provider

By Jaclyn Shambaugh

“FTCC really understands the importance of having fellowship with their students, and I absolutely love that.” -Sarah Bammel Service Corporation International (SCI) named Sarah Bammel, ...