SIGNING

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JOINING FORCES

University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW) Chancellor Jose V. Sartarelli and Lenoir Community College President Rusty Hunt entered into an agreement providing a Pathway to Excellence Guaranteed Admission. UNCW’s Pathway to Excellence Program provides any qualifying LCC student completing an Associate of Arts, Associate of Science or an Associate of Engineering

degree guaranteed admission to UNCW. “This is an exciting opportunity for our students who plan to transfer,” Dr. Hunt said. “We are appreciative of our partnership with UNCW.”

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SIGNING UNCW & ECSU

Lenoir Community College and two other North Carolina community colleges have joined forces with Elizabeth City State University to educate the next generation of aviators. The agreement with LCC, Guilford Technical Community College, and Sandhills Community College will bring community college transfer students to ECSU’s signature aviation science program in Elizabeth City. ECSU is the only four-year university in North Carolina offering a bachelor’s degree in aviation science. The university currently operates a 10-fleet airplane flight program and will launch a bachelor program in unmanned aerial systems, or drones this fall. The three community colleges currently offer aviation programs and, according to school officials, have not been able to transfer students to a public North Carolina university to advance their aviation degree work, until now.

“THIS IS AN IMPORTANT PARTNERSHIP FOR US. OUR PROGRAM HAS BEEN IN OPERATION FOR 49 YEARS, EDUCATING STUDENTS IN AVIATION MANAGEMENT AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTION. NOW WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO PARTNER WITH A NORTH CAROLINA FOUR-YEAR PROGRAM.” Dr. Rusty Hunt