Charlotte Observer

CPCC’s fall enrollment is down 30 percent compared to this time last year. Here’s why

In the midst of a global pandemic and racial reckoning, the dream of a college education fell to the back-burner for many young people. “It’s not even a one-two punch, it’s more like a ...
WSOC-TV

Central Piedmont’s culinary arts program feeds demand for hospitality workers

CHARLOTTE — The culinary arts program at Central Piedmont Community College is bucking a national trend of declining enrollment in higher education, sparked by strong demand among restaurants, bars ...
WFAE

Central Piedmont enrollment rebounds as students return for fall semester

Students lined up for IDs at the new Parr Center on Central Piedmont's central campus on Monday, Aug. 15, 2022. The opening of fall semester at Central Piedmont Community College on Monday saw ...
Yahoo

CPCC aims to address worker shortages in North Carolina

Enrollment is starting to rebound at Central Piedmont Community College to the relief of President Kandi Deitemeyer. After an 11% enrollment drop in fall of 2020, the student population grew 4% last ...
Charlotte Observer

Some Charlotte-area community colleges make pandemic rebound. Others are reeling

Jeff Lowrance says Central Piedmont Community College found the pandemic rebound formula. The community college, which has campuses in the heart of Charlotte and outlying areas, spent around $2 ...
The Business Journals

Central Piedmont Community College's culinary arts program feeds growing demand for hospitality workers

Students Lashonda Joseph and Drew Dibenedictis in Central Piedmont Community College's culinary program make pickles during a Garde Manger class on how to prepare ...