by EdNC:

Five more North Carolina community colleges will join N.C. Reconnect – an initiative aimed at enrolling and credentialing adult learners at the state’s community colleges. Announced Nov. 3, Brunswick, Catawba Valley, College of The Albemarle, Davidson-Davie, and Edgecombe community colleges will be the next cohort of institutions to receive support from partners across the state as they work to reengage adult learners.

Spearheaded by the John M. Belk Endowment (JMBE), N.C. Reconnect launched in July 2021 with five community colleges of varying sizes across the state: Blue Ridge, Durham Technical, Fayetteville Technical, Pitt, and Vance-Granville. By Nov. 2021, N.C. Reconnect had been extended to include five more colleges: Caldwell, Central Carolina, Forsyth Technical, Lenoir, and Wilkes. Now, 15 North Carolina community colleges are making strategic decisions to better serve the students that make up the majority of their campuses.