App State, Community Colleges From Partnership
Published May 27, 2009
Four higher-education institutions in the Catawba area have established a partnership that will expand degree programs offered in the region by Appalachian State University.
The Appalachian State University Greater Hickory Partnership participants are Appalachian State University, Catawba Valley Community College, Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute, and Western Piedmont Community College.
The new partnership is a successor to the Hickory Metro Higher Education Center, founded in 2003 to provide opportunities for students to earn four-year degrees through Appalachian State without having to leave the region.
HMHEC partner schools offered more than 70 different undergraduate degree and graduate degree programs from colleges and universities in Western North Carolina, and certificate programs to more than 500 students each semester. As part of the new agreement, the Hickory Metro Higher Education Center will be disbanded and become Appalachian State University Center at Hickory. The agreement will establish the Appalachian State University Center at Hickory, Appalachian State University Center at Burke and Appalachian State University Center at Caldwell. The North Carolina Center for Engineering Technologies in Hickory will also be part of the partnership.
Appalachian State will provide staffing to meet programming and service needs at each location. Centralized administration of App State’s programming at the four partnership facilities will be housed at the Hickory campus.
An panel of regional leaders with interest in higher education and workforce development will advise partnership leaders on matters relating to the educational needs of the region.
In addition, a programming committee will be established that will include representatives from Appalachian State, each partner community college, and business and industry leaders. The committee will help identify and develop educational programs at each of the facilities in the partnership.
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