By Zac Ezzone  –  Staff writer, Triangle Business Journal Mar 24, 2022, 7:45am EDT A new study looks at the economic value of North Carolina community colleges and the system’s return on investment for students and taxpayers. Read the full story at Triangle Business Journal

By: Hannah McClellan March 22, 2022 Read the full article on EdNC.org The community college system contributes about $19.3 billion to the state’s economy each year, according to an economic impact study presented at the Board meeting last week. The latest state budget included $750,000 for the study, which was conducted by labor analytics firm Emsi/Burning Glass to evaluate the labor dynamics in the state and the impact community colleges have on students and businesses. The system nearly doubles the revenue it receives from taxpayers, the study shows. On average, the report shows that N.C. community college students have a rate of return on

The State’s Great 58 Community Colleges Generate Nearly Double the Revenue Invested by Taxpayers By: N.C. Community College System RALEIGH –  The N.C. State Board of Community Colleges (NCSBCC) today received a new report, presented byJohn M. Belk Endowment Chair MC Belk-Pilon, N.C. Senator Deanna Ballard and Anna Brown from Emsi/Burning Glass, showing that the N.C. Community College System contributes about $19.3 billion to the state’s economy each year. Expressed in terms of jobs, the colleges’ impact supported 319,763 jobs. The study indicates that the state’s unified system of 58 community colleges generate nearly double the revenue from what they take in from taxpayers. For

By: South Charlotte Weekly CHARLOTTE – The results of an economic impact study conducted for Central Piedmont Community College found the institution contributes $827.7 million annually to the Mecklenburg County economy. Central Piedmont’s economic impact includes $139.9 million in operations spending, $35.6 million in construction spending, $30.8 million in student spending and a $621.4-million impact made by college alumni who live and work in Mecklenburg County. Expressed in terms of jobs, Central Piedmont’s $827.7 million impact supports 11,274 jobs, or about one out of 85 jobs in Mecklenburg County. “For almost 60 years, Central Piedmont Community College has established a