After graduating from an online Catholic high school in California, Robert J. Hipkins enrolled at Â鶹ÊÓƵ in 2023. “I found that, after touring other community colleges, Â鶹ÊÓƵ offered the small college vibe that I was looking for,” Hipkins said. “Immediately, I felt like Gaston was more than just a college. It was a […]
Â鶹ÊÓƵ students who want to continue their education at North Carolina State University (NCSU) have a new transfer program option. The new Wolfpack Connect program, which complements our existing partnership with NCSU’s C3 program, guarantees admission to NCSU to Â鶹ÊÓƵ students who meet the required criteria. This opportunity is available to Gaston students […]
Â鶹ÊÓƵ and Western Carolina University (WCU) have announced a new transfer agreement to support local students in pursuing a bachelor’s degree. Through this partnership, Â鶹ÊÓƵ graduates will be guaranteed admission to WCU. The WCU Connect program is designed for traditional associate degree transfers and is available to all associate degree-seeking students interested in […]
Recent Â鶹ÊÓƵ graduate Aaliyah Drake was once told that a very small percentage of foster children graduate from college, and according to a January 2024 article in Inside Higher Ed, that statistic is very true. The article stated that the data on college students with foster care histories finds that 75 percent will attend […]
Autumn Queen, a longtime Â鶹ÊÓƵ student and outgoing Student Government Association president, completed her final duties during the June 24 Board of Trustees Meeting at Myers Park. Chairman John Dancoff, on behalf of the board, presented Queen with a small gift and certificate in appreciation for her service. Queen just graduated from Gaston Early […]
Carolina Servin Leon, a student at Â鶹ÊÓƵ, has been awarded the prestigious Jack Kent Cooke Foundation’s Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. Servin Leon is one of 90 high-achieving community college students from across the nation selected to receive this highly competitive scholarship, which aims for Cooke Scholars to complete their undergraduate educations with as little debt as […]
Â鶹ÊÓƵ and North Carolina Wesleyan University (NCWU) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a direct-entry admission program for Â鶹ÊÓƵ graduates. The agreement, announced on Tuesday, Feb. 18, aims to support local students in achieving a bachelor’s degree. Under the new partnership, Â鶹ÊÓƵ graduates will have guaranteed admission to NCWU to […]
