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Yahoo
30-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Carteret Community College now has home base for Crystal Coast Fire Academy
MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. (WNCT) — Carteret Community College's new Crystal Coast Fire Academy has found its home for future trainees. County leaders, members of the Carteret Chamber and more all gathered at Beaufort Fire Station 2 Thursday, May 29, 2025, for the ribbon cutting on the new Crystal Coast Fire Academy. Carteret Community College has had a fire academy since 2008, but has had to utilize different fire departments to host classes for it consistently all over the county. Now, they have a centralized location to have those classes. 'We're delighted to have a space in this part of the county because not only will we be able to have a home for the fire academy, but we'll also be able to offer courses for people in this part of Carteret County who might not be able to get to Morehead City either because they don't have transportation or the time to go that far for classes,' Carteret Community College President Tracy Mancini said. 'So, it's going to be a win-win.' The official building at Beaufort Fire Station 2 gives all trainees a home base to consistently train at. 'It gives us a base to come to every night to start your academy while they're in the four months of academy,' Beaufort Fire Department Chief Tony Ray said. 'The emergency training facility is a mile-and-a-half right down the road. So, the classroom can begin here or practical work, they can go right down there.' The academy provides many people in the area with an opportunity to serve their local communities and become a member of one of Carteret County's many stations. 'It's an opportunity to partner with the college. It's an opportunity to provide for the community,' Ray said. 'As I said earlier, this is workforce development which leads to career development, which leads to community and neighborhood development. As people leave here and go back here, their career may not be in Carteret County. We have people come from all over the state to attend across the Crystal Coast Fire Academy.' For more information on the 18-week academy, click here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
23-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Congressman Murphy visits Carteret Community College
CARTERET COUNTY, N.C. (WNCT) — Congressman Greg Murphy visited Carteret Community College Tuesday to meet with faculty members and discuss technical education and jobs. Congressman Murphy recognized and congratulated students taking part in SkillsUSA competitions. 'It was a pleasure visiting Carteret Community College, meeting with dedicated faculty and students and hearing about the institutions' continued success,' Congressman Murphy said. 'Career and technical education is an invaluable asset to our economy and communities, cultivating highly-skilled professionals that society could not function without. Congratulations to those who participated and won in North Carolina's SkillsUSA competitions, your future is bright, and your hard work is recognized.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
18-02-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Carteret Community College has annual Black History Celebration
MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. (WNCT) — Earlier Monday night, Feb. 17. 2025, Carteret Community College hosted its 28th annual Black History Celebration at the Crystal Coast Civic Center. The celebration included many songs from the St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church Youth Choir. Guest speakers Jenmekia Gay and Shameka Frazier are both recent graduates of Carteret Community College. Gay works as a welder and Frazier as a nurse. Both gave a powerful testimony to the hard work at the school and industries. 'I often sense that some view my career choice as a joke, simply because of my gender and race,' Gay said. 'These experiences reinforce the need for ongoing dialogue about representation and equality. They remind me that the fight against prejudice is far from over.' Both former students are passionate about their push for equality and advocacy for all. 'Being a nurse is more than administering medication and performing procedures,' Frazier said. 'It is about advocacy and ensuring every patient, especially those from marginalized communities receive the care they deserve. I have committed myself to being a voice for those who feel unheard, to bring compassion where there is indifference and to breaking down barriers so that future minority nursing students can find their road a little bit smoother.' The stories of the two graduates related to this year's theme of African-Americans and labor by showing how these two women are excelling as minorities in their career fields through their hard work. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
