Tag: NC Community College System

“Propel NC” funding

The N.C. Community College System will enter 2025 with some unfinished legislative business, namely the approval of the so-called “Propel NC” rework of its funding model. Though supported by the House and departing Gov. Roy Cooper, the proposal stalled amid 2024’s House-Senate short session budget impasse. Eventually, legislators agreed on a mini-budget (House Bill 10) […]

Written by on December 31, 2024

Community colleges will need more investment to compete says Cooper

North Carolina’s community colleges are going to need more money if they’re to keep up with the demands the state’s economy is putting on them, outgoing Gov. Roy Cooper says. “They already see how the new paying jobs that are coming in will require all kinds of training that they’re working to get ready for,” […]

Written by on December 30, 2024