Sunday, January 31, 2010 — Stanly Community College (SCC) recently received funding that will help support students in the Allied Health Care and Adult Literacy programs.
“We are extremely grateful for the generous support of The Charles A. Cannon Charitable Trusts and the North Carolina Community College System. Together, this funding will take our Allied Health and Adult Literacy programs to a new level, giving students opportunities that didn’t exist before,” SCC President Dr. Michael Taylor said.
The Charles A. Cannon Charitable Trusts has awarded $300,000 for the Eddins Building Renovations Pro-ject/Allied Health Simula-tion Lab expansion. SCC was named a beneficiary to The Charles A. Cannon Charitable Trusts in the spring of 2009.
The College Board of Trustees and Administrative Staff designated the renovation of the Eddins Building a top priority for the college. The Eddins Building, on the Albemarle campus, was constructed in 1987 and has had no major renovations. The funding will be used to create the Allied Health Simulation Lab Suite that will be used by approximately 350 students daily in all health disciplines. The existing kitchen/boardroom will be renovated to provide a homecare suite that will simulate nursing care in a typical home or apartment setting. The renovations will expand “real time” student learning opportunities in medical procedures and emergency interventions that parallel the environments and situations in which graduates will be placed.
The North Carolina Com-munity College System (NCCCS) has awarded $20,000 for the Basic Skills Mini-Research project. The purpose of this grant is to provide mini-research projects that use experimental and comparison groups to determine whether research-based methods and materials for Basic Skills increase federal educational functioning levels for students more than traditional methods and materials. SCC has historically prioritized its literacy services throughout its 39 years in operation.
In the 2008-09 academic year, the college served an unduplicated literacy headcount of 1,709 students in Adult High School, Adult Basic Education, General Education Development (GED), English as a Second language classes and Compensatory Education. It is the intent to expand current services for both the Albemarle and Crutchfield campuses through the implementation of the “One Skill at a Time” mini-research grant targeting 12-15 students.
Funds will be used to purchase the Specific Skills Series, which includes extensive practice in nine essential reading comprehensive skills.
For more information, contact Ashley Smith, director, College Advancement Office at (704) 991-0275.
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