Fayetteville Technical Community College
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| Motto | Education for Life |
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| Type | Community College |
| Established | 1961 |
| President | Dr. J. Larry Keen |
| Students | 41,000 |
| Location | Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA |
| Colors | Black and Gold |
| Nickname | Trojans |
| Website | www.faytechcc.edu |
Fayetteville Technical Community College (often shortened to FTCC or Fay Tech) is a two-year college located in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The institution is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) and is a member of the North Carolina Community College System. FTCC serves more than 41,000 students annually by providing over 190 occupational, technical, general education, college transfer, and continuing education programs. It is the 4th largest community college in the state, and boasts one of the largest Continuing Education departments. Located adjacent to Fort Bragg, the college has provided education to the military since 1961.
Led by John Standridge in 1961, the Fayetteville Area Industrial Education Center (IEC) was created to provide job training and educational opportunities to high school graduates and adult learners in Cumberland County and the surrounding areas including: Bladen, Harnett, Hoke, Robeson, Sampson and Scotland counties, as well as Fort Bragg and Pope Air Force Base.
After the North Carolina General Assembly passed a bill creating the statewide Community College System in 1963, Fayetteville Area IEC officially became Fayetteville Technical Institute (FTI) that July. Mr. Howard Boudreau was the first president of the institution. Accreditation was first received by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) in 1967. Through encouragement by the North Carolina Department of Community Colleges and the North Carolina General Assembly, FTI became Fayetteville Technical Community College in January 1988. The purpose of the name change was to broaden and enhance the public image of technical and vocational postsecondary education and job training opportunities to new and expanding industries.
Fayetteville Tech celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2011 under the leadership of its current President, Dr. Larry Keen.
Associate degrees, diplomas, and certificates are awarded in the following program areas:
. social work and adminstraion
The college will have men's and women's basketball and golf teams beginning in the 2016-2017 season. According to the Fayetteville Observer "Fayetteville Tech would probably compete in the National Junior College Athletic Association's Division II because there are more potential opponents in the Carolinas and Virginia...The teams would be known as Trojans, the school's mascot...FTCC would likely add other sports teams later, though [President Larry] Keen said football would not ever be an option because of its expense."
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