Kittrell College
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Kittrell College was a two-year historically black college located in Kittrell, North Carolina
from about 1886 until 1975. It was associated with the African Methodist Episcopal Church
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After the college closed, many of its facilities became the Kittrell Job Corps
Center campus. About 400 students learn trades or better themselves by working toward going to college. Many trades are taught there including furniture making, culinary, and electronics. Each quarter many students graduate and take on a trade or go onto college.
Kittrell, North Carolina
Kittrell is a village in Vance County, North Carolina, United States.-History:Kittrell was chartered in 1885, with its first mayor David Outlaw, a merchant and bachelor. In 1860, one census district in Granville County the primary of the three parent counties of Vance County, was called...
from about 1886 until 1975. It was associated with the African Methodist Episcopal Church
African Methodist Episcopal Church
The African Methodist Episcopal Church, usually called the A.M.E. Church, is a predominantly African American Methodist denomination based in the United States. It was founded by the Rev. Richard Allen in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1816 from several black Methodist congregations in the...
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After the college closed, many of its facilities became the Kittrell Job Corps
Job Corps
Job Corps is a program administered by the United States Department of Labor that offers free-of-charge education and vocational training to youth ages 16 to 24.-Mission and purpose:...
Center campus. About 400 students learn trades or better themselves by working toward going to college. Many trades are taught there including furniture making, culinary, and electronics. Each quarter many students graduate and take on a trade or go onto college.
Notable alumni
- Pee Wee KirklandPee Wee KirklandRichard Pee Wee Kirkland is a former street basketball player from New York City, United States of America. His play at Rucker Park in the 1970 and 1971 season is regarded as legendary....
- is a former street basketball player and played on the school's basketball team and averaged 41 PPGPoints per gamePoints per game, often abbreviated PPG, is the average number of points scored by a player per game played in a sport, over the course of a series of games, a whole season, or a career. It is calculated by dividing the total number of points by number of games. The terminology is often used in...
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