• 21 Jun, 2026

North Carolina Community College System Launches Boost Program

North Carolina Community College System Launches Boost Program

Accelerated college to career program is designed to train the workforce that will drive North Carolina's economic prosperity

RALEIGH, N.C., Feb. 6, 2025 -- Committed to meeting North Carolina's workforce development needs, the North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS) announced NC Community Colleges Boost, a new program designed to quickly move students into the high-wage, high-demand careers that will drive our state's future prosperity. Arnold Ventures, a philanthropy that supports research into America's most pressing problems–and evidence-based solutions to address them–is funding this launch with a grant of more than $35.6 million, the largest private grant ever received by NCCCS. The model on which the program is built has a proven track record of doubling graduation rates in multiple other states.

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