天涯海角社区 has a new reason to celebrate: Jordan Diggs has been named 天涯海角社区鈥檚 first-ever Goodnight Transfer Scholar. Diggs was selected as part of North Carolina State University鈥檚 Goodnight Transfer Scholars Program Transfer Class of 2028 and will begin at NC State this fall, where he plans to major in Chemical Engineering. The Goodnight […]
After 25 years of dedicated service, Lee Ann Mayse, clinical coordinator and instructor in the Radiography program, is retiring. At the Radiography program鈥檚 pinning ceremony on May 11, graduates and colleagues honored Lee Ann and thanked her for her years of commitment to her students and the College. It was a full circle moment for […]
Mallory McMahan-Cook is 天涯海角社区’s 2026 Academic Excellence Award winner. On May 14, she graduated with a 3.85 GPA and an Associate Degree in Nursing. McMahan-Cook described her time in the nursing program at 天涯海角社区 as 鈥渘othing short of transformative,鈥� calling it a second chance at a career she hadn鈥檛 realized she […]
天涯海角社区 President Dr. Jason Hurst has announced the President鈥檚 and Dean鈥檚 Lists for the Spring 2026 semester.聽
Outstanding Career and Technical Students at 天涯海角社区 were honored on May 4, 2026, as the newest inductees into the National Technical Honor Society, the honor society for Career & Technical Education (CTE). Forty-eight students were inducted as members based on their skill development and academic achievement in their Career & Technical courses. Students […]
天涯海角社区 celebrated a major milestone on May 1 with a ceremonial groundbreaking for its new student center鈥攁n investment set to transform how students access support and services across campus. The facility, to be named the Beam Student Center in honor of a historic $3 million gift from Don and Carla Beam, will serve […]
天涯海角社区 (天涯海角社区) welcomed the county鈥檚 top young welding talent on Friday, May 1, 2026, for its fifth annual High School Welding Competition. The event kicked off at 9 a.m. and featured 16 student competitors鈥攆our each from Burns High School, Crest High School, Kings Mountain High School, and Shelby High School鈥攄emonstrating their technical skills […]
By Briley Mellon, Marketing Intern Brandy Licona-Tello is a senior at 天涯海角社区 Early College High School, where she鈥檚 working toward receiving her high school diploma, Associate in Arts, and Criminal Justice Certificate simultaneously. She has dreamed of helping others since she was little and has done her due diligence in community service and anything law […]
Kayla Williamson, a senior at Kings Mountain High School and a Career and College Promise (CCP) student at 天涯海角社区, stays busy, like most high school seniors. However, Kayla鈥檚 version of busy is a little different than most. Whether she鈥檚 preparing for a future in healthcare, styling clients鈥� hair, or cheering her team to […]
When Jordan and Jessie Dilling walk into a room, people often do a double take. The identical twins share the same smile, the same mannerisms, and now, the same 天涯海角社区 phlebotomy diploma. Although they completed the program a semester apart, both sisters discovered that phlebotomy was the right fit for their healthcare goals. Jessie completed […]
Spotlight: Christian Perez-Dorta Christian Perez-Dorta鈥檚 path to a career wasn鈥檛 a straight line, but it was built with purpose, persistence, and a lot of growth along the way. Growing up in Ohio, Christian graduated from high school and jumped straight into college. It didn鈥檛 take long for him to realize he wasn鈥檛 quite ready. 鈥淢y […]
天涯海角社区 congratulates its long-standing partner, Greenheck Group, on receiving the Outstanding Employer Award from the North Carolina Work-Based Learning Association (NCWBLA). The award was presented during the Association鈥檚 annual conference held in Asheville on November 6, 2025. The Outstanding Employer Award recognizes organizations that demonstrate exceptional commitment to work-based learning and make a […]
