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Richmond County Schools take the ‘NC First in FAFSA’ challenge to send more students to college
HAMLET — Richmond County Schools have officially accepted North Carolina’s First in FAFSA Challenge to help send more local high school seniors to college. Ashley Chapel Educational Center, Richmond Early College High School and Richmond Senior High School are all competing against each other and hundreds of other high schools across the state to increase their FAFSA completion rates.
UNCP prepares Hunt for Physician’s Assistant program at Pfeiffer University
PEMBROKE — Shannon Hunt, a 2019 graduate of UNC Pembroke, is continuing her medical training in the Physician Assistant Studies Program at Pfeiffer University.
RichmondCC, UNCP sign 'Growing Our Own' agreement to ease transition for future teachers
HAMLET — Gretchen Martin is a homegrown teacher.
It’s for people like her why Richmond Community College and UNC Pembroke forged the schools’ latest agreement.
New UNC programs should focus on helping students find work, pay off debt
RALEIGH — The UNC System wants to ensure new degree programs prepare students for successful careers.
UNCP’s Guillian Prince earns N.C. Dept. of Transportation Scholarship
PEMBROKE — UNCP senior Guillian Prince has been named the 2020 recipient of the North Carolina HBCU/MSI Transportation Scholarship.
UNCP, Robeson CC receive grant funding to enhance academic needs of American Indians, transfers
PEMBROKE— UNC Pembroke has been awarded $3.4 million in two federal grants to support the establishment of an American Indian Heritage Center aimed at increasing the retention and graduation rates of American Indian students. Of the total funding received, $1.5 million will support the establishment of a new American Indian Heritage Center at UNC Pembroke.
RichmondCC partners with NC State to expand transfer opportunities
HAMLET — Transferring to NC State University just got easier for Richmond Community College students thanks to a new dual admission program. NC State has added RichmondCC as a partner in NC State’s Community College Collaboration.
UNCP receives national recognition for achievements in student success
PEMBROKE — Education company Education Advisory Board has named UNC Pembroke as the winner of its 2020 Student Success Collaborative’s Return on Education Award.
Maxine Locklear Amos honors family with UNCP endowments
PEMBROKE — Maxine Locklear Amos lives by the biblical principal: Freely give and you will freely receive.
Alumna Bianca Hernandez, grad student, finds new family at UNCP
PEMBROKE — Five years ago, while deciding which college to attend, Bianca Hernandez was determined to find an institute of higher education that best met her academic needs, and just as important, gave her a feeling of home.
