Tiffany Perry’s son won’t even be in kindergarten by the time she graduates from South Piedmont Community College’s Associate in Arts in a Year program, but she will have already taught him a life-changing lesson about the importance of higher education. “A degree can change your life, and it’s something no one can ever take […]

  When he graduated from high school three decades ago, the last thing Richard Purser wanted to do was sit in a classroom. Instead of college, he went straight to work in the automotive maintenance industry. He started as an apprentice, mainly doing oil changes. Today, he is a maintenance shop manager for a large […]

  South Piedmont Community College will host NPR reporter Kayla Young for a special event in recognition of Hispanic Heritage Month. The event is free and open to the public. Young is a bilingual reporter covering immigration, race, and equity for WFAE, an NPR member station in Charlotte, and La Noticia, the state’s biggest Spanish-language […]

Two decades ago, Richard Baker put his goal of earning a college degree on hold to help raise his wife’s siblings, and soon after, his own children. In 2022, through South Piedmont’s Associate of Arts in a Year program, Baker is finally a college graduate. The Associate of Arts in a Year program allows students […]

A new partnership between South Piedmont Community College and ConMet, a global manufacturer of commercial vehicle parts, will lead to new and existing employees to  being trained in computer skills, leadership, continuous improvement, maintenance, safety, and robotics. The partnership is the largest yet for South Piedmont’s newly formed Business Solutions division, which was created to […]

South Piedmont Basic Law Enforcement Training grad Avigail Salazar was celebrated last week for her role in saving a woman’s life. Salazar completed South Piedmont’s Basic Law Enforcement Training program in December 2022. She is now an officer with the Mint Hill Police Department. Last week, the department presented Salazar and two of her colleagues […]

A partnership between Union County Public Schools, South Piedmont Community College and Wingate University aims to make sure every student graduating from high school has a clearly defined, affordable, and easily accessible plan that leads to a meaningful career.  UCPS students and their families will receive information regarding career and college pathways as early as […]

South Piedmont Community College will launch a Surgical Technology program in January to help fill critical needs at area hospitals and healthcare providers. Applications for the program will be accepted beginning Sept. 1. (The spring application will open Sept. 19 for transfer students.) “We’re very excited to begin offering this program and play an active […]

  It takes about four seconds of talking to Renee Hode to realize she truly loves her work. Her eyes light up as she talks about entrepreneurship, business plans, and accelerator training.  Her voice quickens as she shares local job creation data. Her smile widens as she tells start-up success stories. It’s this enthusiasm that’s […]