Johnston Community College (JCC) is a public, two-year post-secondary college located at 245 College Road, Smithfield, North Carolina

Smithfield, North Carolina

Smithfield is a town in Johnston County, North Carolina, United States. In 2008, the estimated population was 12,965. It is the county seat of Johnston County...

. JCC is located thirty miles east of Raleigh, near the junction of I-95 and US 70. The 175 acre (0.7082005 km²) main campus boasts 11 student buildings, an auditorium capable of seating 1,011 people, a 4,800-square-foot multi-use/banquet hall, four vocational shops/labs, an 16 acres (64,749.8 m²) arboretum, and three ponds. Johnston Community College has off-campus centers throughout Johnston County, including the Cleveland Center, the Workforce Development Center, and the Howell Woods Environmental Learning Center, a 2800 acres (11.3 km²) wildlife preserve, and a teaching facility.

JCC ranks 16th among the 58 community colleges in the North Carolina Community College System with nearly 6,000 students are enrolled in curriculum education and more than 11,000 continuing education students per year.

JCC is the home of the North Carolina Truck Driver Training school; the oldest and most successful truck driver training program in the United States.

Accreditation

Johnston Community College is a member of the North Carolina Community College System

North Carolina Community College System

The North Carolina Community College System is a statewide network of fifty-eight public community colleges. Each college has a distinct governance system and policies. In total, the system enrolls over 800,000 students, and is the third largest community college system in the nation...

 and is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools is one of the six regional accreditation organizations recognized by the United States Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation...

 to award the certificate, diploma, and associate degree.http://www.sacscoc.org/details.asp?instid=40000

Academics

At Johnston Community College, students apply and are admitted to programs of study. JCC offers curriculum programs in:

• college transfer
• general education
• occupational/technical/career
• middle/early college

Continuing education programs are offered where there is community need and interest. JCC offers continuing education programs in:

• basic skills
• business/industry/work related
• computer related
• health and emergency services
• personal enrichment/safety
• small business

Athletics

The athletic teams at Johnston Community College, known as the Jaguars compete in three intercollegiate sports:

• Men's Basketball, coached by Henry Dickerson
  Henry Dickerson
  Henry Dickerson is a retired American basketball player and current college basketball coach. He was the head coach of the men's basketball team at North Carolina Central University from 2004 to 2009. He led the Eagles through their first season of Division I competition in 2007–08...
  
  
• Women's Volleyball, coached by Shatia Gildrey
• Men's and Women's Golf, coached by Ed Ransopher

Johnston Community College is a part of the NJCAA.

External links

• JCC Web site (http://www.johnstoncc.edu)
• JCC is a member of the Eastern Regional Competency Based Educational Consortium (ERCBEC), web site at (http://www.ercbec.org/members.html)