In the Spotlight

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

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 ...

Fayetteville Technical Community College

August 13, 2021

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

By Jaclyn Shambaugh

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 Jaclyn Shambaugh

  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 Jaclyn Shambaugh

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

April 21, 2021

#CommunityCollegeMonth Spotlight #6: DeSiyre Spurgeon

By Jaclyn Shambaugh

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 Jaclyn Shambaugh

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 Jaclyn Shambaugh

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 5, 2021

Stoney Point Fire Department gives FTCC a “special” fire truck

By Jaclyn Shambaugh

Fayetteville Technical Community College President Dr. J. Larry Keen has long had an affinity for fire trucks. Now he has one of his own – ...

Fayetteville Technical Community College

December 7, 2020

Men’s basketball: Trojans learn off-court lessons in ‘Life Skills’ class

By Jaclyn Shambaugh

FAYETTEVILLE — It’s Wednesday night in December, and the Fayetteville Tech men’s basketball team is hunting for opportunities. The Trojans aren’t seeking the typical clear ...

Fayetteville Technical Community College

November 4, 2020

Project for FTCC welding students creates connection to Battle of Mogadishu

By Jaclyn Shambaugh

Welding students at Fayetteville Technical Community College are using their trade skills to honor Special Operations troops who fought in the deadly Battle of Mogadishu ...

Fayetteville Technical Community College

October 16, 2020

FTCC recognized nationally for cybersecurity program, efforts

By Jaclyn Shambaugh

The National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies (NICCS) recently highlighted Fayetteville Technical Community College for its “great achievements” as one of the National Centers ...