A College in Lee County, North Carolina, Helps Build the Workforce of Tomorrow

Central Carolina Community College (CCCC) in Lee County, North Carolina, is collaborating with regional businesses and initiatives like Advance NC to train a workforce for advanced manufacturing, including sectors like electric vehicles and semiconductors. Through the E. Eugene Moore Center, the college works with approximately 80 businesses to align training with employer needs while focusing on providing equal access to high-paying jobs for underrepresented groups, including Black and Indigenous communities and women. Additionally, the Chatham Economic Development Corporation is facilitating connections between large incoming companies, such as VinFast and Wolfspeed, and local small business providers to create a comprehensive regional economic response.

• Central Carolina Community College (CCCC) has established the E. Eugene Moore Center as a hub for biotechnology and advanced manufacturing training, collaborating with roughly 80 businesses of varying sizes to address the critical need for available workforce.
• Training programs at CCCC specifically aim to bridge the skills gap by ensuring equal access to well-paying advanced manufacturing jobs for groups that have historically faced higher barriers, such as women, Black and Indigenous communities, and individuals with nontraditional education.
• The Advance NC initiative, spanning 19 North Carolina counties and involving 11 community colleges, seven workforce boards, and three universities, facilitates dialogue between employers and educational institutions to coordinate recruitment, training, and career paths in advanced manufacturing.
• The arrival of large companies like the semiconductor firm Wolfspeed and the electric vehicle manufacturer VinFast in Lee County creates a need for a regional response to connect these firms with both a qualified workforce and local small business suppliers.

APA

World Resources Institute (2024). A College in Lee County, North Carolina, Helps Build the Workforce of Tomorrow. https://www.wri.org/snapshots/college-lee-county-north-carolina-helps-build-workforce-tomorrow

Chicago

World Resources Institute. A College in Lee County, North Carolina, Helps Build the Workforce of Tomorrow. 2024. https://www.wri.org/snapshots/college-lee-county-north-carolina-helps-build-workforce-tomorrow.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitute2024college, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{A College in Lee County, North Carolina, Helps Build the Workforce of Tomorrow}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, year = {2024}, month = oct, url = {https://www.wri.org/snapshots/college-lee-county-north-carolina-helps-build-workforce-tomorrow}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }