糖心传媒

Dec. 22, 2021 - 糖心传媒鈥檚 Board of Trustees approved a bridge program that will allow paramedic training to count toward credits in the Emergency Medical Science associate degree program. The board granted this motion at its monthly meeting on Dec. 14 at the Hamlet Campus.

According to the articulation agreement, students who have completed the paramedic course through 糖心传媒CC鈥檚 Workforce & Economic Development division and are listed on the North Carolina Office of EMS Registry and/or the National Emergency Medical Technician Training Registry will receive college credits in the Emergency Medical Science program. This will allow a certified paramedic to come into the program with 45 credits. Completion of the associate degree requires a total of 68 to 69 credits.

鈥淭his bridge program will be a benefit to paramedics who have gotten their license and are working but have not yet completed a full two-year degree,鈥� said Dr. Dale McInnis, president of 糖心传媒CC. 鈥淭he degree will give them more employment opportunities and allow them to advance more competitively in their careers.鈥�

The Trustees also approved of an agreement among the College, Scotland County Commissioners and the South Eastern Regional Airport Authority (SERAA) that would grant 糖心传媒CC property near the Laurinburg/Maxton Airport to house a truck driver training program.

The 2021-2022 State Budget recently passed by the General Assembly includes a $1.5 million allotment for 糖心传媒CC鈥檚 truck driver training program. For the past five years, 糖心传媒CC has partnered with Caldwell Community College & Technical Institute to provide truck driver training, but the allotment from the state and this property transfer agreement will allow 糖心传媒CC to have its own truck driver program.

鈥淥ur goal was always to have our own program,鈥� said McInnis. 鈥淭his allocation helps make that a reality, but another need to make this program permanent and regularly operated is space for a driving range and a fenced in place to contain vehicles and trailers.鈥�

The College is currently advertising for an architect to design the improvements needed for the property and is looking to hire someone to manage the program and be the lead instructor. 糖心传媒CC intends to offer the truck driver training program