By: The Mountaineer Haywood Community College (HCC) joined the national celebration of Community College Month in April, with a look at the annual impact the college provides to Haywood County. Supporting more than 1,430 jobs, HCC has a $64.8 million annual impact on the regional economy, according to the Burning Glass Economic Impact Study. The impact of increased earnings of HCC alumni and businesses they work for totaled $46.9 million. “Although we’ve known for a long time the positive impact HCC makes in our community, this study gives a new perspective,” said HCC President Shelley White. “HCC is a driver

By: The Robesonian LUMBERTON, NC – Robeson Community College has an economic impact of more than $90 million in added income for the regional economy, according to a new study by Emsi Burning Glass. Emsi Burning Glass is a nationwide research provider of economic impact studies and labor market data to educational institutions, workforce planners and regional developers in the U.S. and internationally. Emsi Burning Glass has worked to continuously update and improve RCC methodologies to ensure that they conform to best practices. According to data collected by Emsi Burning Glass, Robeson Community College generates a total economic impact of

By: The Triangle Business Journal The community colleges in Wake and Durham counties contributed $1 billion and $305.9 million, respectively, to the local economy and supported thousands of jobs in fiscal year 2019, according to a recent economic impact study. These evaluations of the colleges were part of a larger study that measures the economic value of all North Carolina community colleges and the system’s return on investment for students and taxpayers. The State Board of Community Colleges discussed this study, and the overall system’s contribution of about $19.3 billion to the state economy, during a meeting in March. But the system

By: The Shelby Star A new, in-depth economic impact analysis found Cleveland Community College has a $210.3 million annual impact on the regional economy – supporting more than 2,922 jobs. Perhaps the greatest impact shown by the study is that of CCC’s alumni. The thousands of graduates trained at CCC, who are now working within the region generated $184.3 million. “Cleveland Community College plays an important role in the economic health of our county and region,” said Jason Hurst, CCC president. “There are some big numbers in this study, but it’s much more than that. These numbers represent people; people

By: Clayton Henkel – NC Policy Watch While North Carolina’s economy has fully returned to pre-pandemic employment levels, concerns remain over resignations and unfilled job openings. “Our significant success increasing jobs during the pandemic shows North Carolinians are resilient,” Gov. Roy Cooper said last month. “We need to focus on training workers and educating children to continue to grow our workforce.” Many state leaders believe one key to improving the labor force participation rate (currently ranked 38th nationally) may be found in North Carolina’s community colleges. A new, in-depth economic impact analysis finds that combined the college campuses have a $19 billion annual impact on the