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Alamance Community College is a community college located in Graham, NC, serving the area of Alamance County, NC. It was established in 1958 as part of a statewide system known as industrial education centers.

The initiation of a statewide system of industrial education centers was begun in 1957 by the allocation of funds by the North Carolina General Assembly. In 1959, the NC General Assembly officially designated this type of vocational school as an industrial education center. Under new legislation enacted in 1963, the administration of this industrial education center was transferred to the North Carolina State Board of Education, Department of Community Colleges.

In 1964, the name of the institution was changed to Technical Institute of Alamance. Also in 1964, the college was given authority to award the Associate of Applied Science degree (A.A.S.). Governor Robert W. Scott announced the donation of 48 acres of land to the college during September 1971, allowing for the construction of a new campus building.

Alamance Community College purchased the former Glenhope School in 1977, renovated it, and rennamed it the Burlington Campus of the Technical Institute of Technology. It served mostly as a location of continuing education courses. In 1979, the board of trustees changed the name of the college to Technical College of Alamance.

The college became known as its present-day name of Alamance Community College in 1988. It opened a new shop building during 1985 on the Haw River campus. In June 1996, the college constructed a giant science and technology building on the main campus in Graham, NC. In August 2001, the college opened a massive Burlington Center at the Burlington Market Shopping Center, replacing the old Glenhope School.

In 2006, Alamance Community College officially became the home of an extensive historical collection of papers and records belonging to the family of Governor Robert W. Scott. The October 2003 decision in which the daughter of the former governor, Meg Scott Phipps, was tried and convicted of perjury, obstruction of justice, fraud, conspiracy, and witness tampering has caused considerable controversy regarding the inclusion of these documents.

Alamance Community College was originally accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools in 1969. The accreditation was reaffirmed in December 1973, December 1983, December 1993, December 2003.

The Alamance Community College offers independent study programs and internship connections to its students as alternatives for increasing the breadth and depth of the academic instruction and career training.

Degrees Awarded:

• Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S)

Faculty:

• Student/faculty ratio: 16:1
• Full-time faculty: 76

Student Body:

• Enrollment - 3991
• Female - 64%
• Out of State - 1%

• Accounting
• Air Conditioning
• Applied Horticulture/Horticultural Operations, General
• Automobile/Automotive Mechanics/Technology/Technician
• Automotive Engineering Technology/Technician
• Banking and Financial Support Services
• Business/Managerial Operations, Other
• Business/Office Automation/Technology/Data Entry
• Carpentry/Carpenter
• Child Development
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician
• Commercial and Advertising Art
• Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
• Computer Programming/Programmer, General
• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
• Culinary Arts/Chef Training
• Dental Assisting/Assistant
• Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other
• Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician
• Finance, General
• Fire Protection and Safety Technology/Technician
• General Office Occupations and Clerical Services
• General Studies
• Greenhouse Operations and Management
• Heating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technology/Technician (ACH/ACR/ACHR/HRAC/HVAC/AC Technology)
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
• Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology
• Information Science/Studies
• Instrumentation Technology/Technician
• Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD)
• Landscaping and Groundskeeping
• Licensed Practical Nurse Training (LPN, Cert, Dipl, AAS)
• Machine Tool Technology/Machinist
• Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians, Other
• Medical Transcription/Transcriptionist
• Medical/Clinical Assistant
• Nurse/Nursing Assistant/Aide
• Nursing, Other
• Operations Management and Supervision
• Plant Nursery Operations and Management
• Quality Control Technology/Technician
• Real Estate
• Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies, Other
• Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant
• Welding Technology/Welder

• Alamance Community College Website