Roanoke–Chowan Community College

Roanoke–Chowan Community College is a public community college in Ahoskie, North Carolina. It is part of the North Carolina Community College System.

Roanoke–Chowan Community College

Motto	Wave Pride Amplified
Type	Public community college
Established	1967[1]
Parent institution	North Carolina Community College System
President	Murray J. Williams
Location	Ahoskie , North Carolina , United States 36.324777°N 77.024170°W / 36.324777; -77.024170
Nickname	Waves
Website	www.roanokechowan.edu

History

In 1967, an abandoned prison compound in Hertford County was purchased. The North Carolina General Assembly provided a fund to establish a 2-year vocational and technical training institution. The institution was initially founded as a technical institute. In 1981, Roanoke-Chowan Technical Institute was renamed Roanoke-Chowan Technical College. In 1987, the institution was again renamed to Roanoke-Chowan Community College.^[2]

Campus

The community college is situated on a 41-acre tract of land and has seven buildings which house instructional space and administrative functions. A seven-acre Arboretum/Environmental Science Outdoor Laboratory is also part of the campus. The college has expanded into the vacant Northampton High School-East building to offer General Educational Development and computer literacy programs. In addition, there are several new^[when?] programs such as a mechatronics engineering technology program.^[3]

Academics

The college currently^[when?] has about 20 curricular programs in which students may seek degrees, diplomas, and short-term skills-based certificates.