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Cleveland Community College 
Motto "Building Futures" Established July 1, 1965 Type Community College President Dr. L. Steve Thornburg Location Coordinates: 35°16′51″N 81°29′35″W / 35.280952°N 81.493022°W Campus Suburban Accreditation Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Colors Blue and White Affiliations North Carolina Community College System Website www.clevelandcommunitycollege.edu - This article is about the community college in North Carolina. For the community college in Tennessee, see Cleveland State Community College. For the community college and public university in Cleveland, Ohio, see Cuyahoga Community College and Cleveland State University, respectively.
Cleveland Community College is a community college located in Cleveland County, North Carolina.
It was established in 1965[1] as the Cleveland County Industrial and Adult Education Center with its first classes consisting of a Licensed Practical Nurse program, two extension classes, and adult basic education classes for adults who had not completed high school.
The school's name was changed first to Cleveland County Industrial Center and later to Cleveland County Technical Institute. The Cleveland County Technical Institute moved into the old county home buildings in 1969. That site serves as the location of today's campus.
The college took on its current name in 1980. It now provides Associate degrees, diploma and certificate programs, as well as other vocational and general courses. The college holds accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and is a member of the North Carolina Community College System.
The current president, is Dr. L. Steve Thornburg.
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North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS) Colleges Alamance • Asheville–Buncombe • Beaufort County • Bladen • Blue Ridge • Brunswick • Caldwell • Cape Fear • Carteret • Catawba Valley • Central Carolina • Central Piedmont • Cleveland • College of The Albemarle • Coastal Carolina • Craven • Davidson County • Durham • Edgecombe • Fayetteville • Forsyth • Gaston College • Guilford • Halifax • Haywood • Isothermal • James Sprunt • Johnston • Lenoir • Martin • Mayland • McDowell • Mitchell • Montgomery • Nash • Pamlico • Piedmont • Pitt • Randolph • Richmond • Roanoke–Chowan • Robeson • Rockingham • Rowan–Cabarrus • Sandhills • Sampson • South Piedmont • Southeastern • Southwestern • Stanly • Surry • Tri-County • Vance–Granville • Wake • Wayne • Western Piedmont • Wilkes • WilsonAdministration Categories:- Two-year colleges in the United States
- North Carolina Community College System
- Universities and colleges in North Carolina
- Education in Cleveland County, North Carolina
- Educational institutions established in 1965
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