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Central Piedmont Community College (CPCC) is a large community college in Charlotte, North Carolina. Named Central Piedmont Community College by statute and commonly known as CPCC or Central Piedmont, its more than 70,000 students make it one of the largest community colleges in the North Carolina Community College System. The school was founded in 1963; it is the result of a merger between Mecklenburg College and the Central Industrial Education Center. Now the College consists of six satellite campuses and an extensive "Virtual Campus", all in the Charlotte Metro area. In 2012, US President Barack Obama invoked CPCC in his State of the Union Address. ==History== From 1922 to 1959, Central High School was located on Elizabeth Avenue, where Central Piedmont Community College is now located.〔Jack Claiborne, "Central High Alumni Gather to Remember - And to Be Proud," ''The Charlotte Observer'', November 6, 2002.〕 When the county and city school systems merged in the early 1950s, the building went unused until 1959 with its students moving into the new Garinger High School. With the building vacant Charlotte College (later UNCC) used the space. Starting in 1959, the Central Industrial Education Center shared the space in the old high school.〔 The three-story building later became Garinger Hall and was once again named the Central High Building in 2002.〔Diane Suchetka, "Old Central High to Reclaim Proud Name at Fall Reunion," ''The Charlotte Observer'', July 17, 2002.〕 As a result of the 1963 N.C. Community College Act, the Central Industrial Education Center and the black Mecklenburg College combined to become Central Piedmont Community College.〔Tom Bradbury, "The CPCC Story," ''The Charlotte Observer'', February 25, 1995.〕 From its inception, the College has been innovative in its teaching methods. Starting in 1963, the College offered 23 degree and diploma programs, a number which has grown over the years; CPCC now offers over 100 degree, diploma and certificate programs. Early on, CPCC garnered national recognition for its individualized instruction and computer-assisted instruction. In 1970, the college was invited to join the prestigious League for Innovation in the Community College and is still an active member. Central Piedmont Community College has been a national pacesetter in education. Standouts on the CPCC roster include a Pulitzer Prize winner, a Metropolitan Opera star, an Olympic gold medalist, a Medal of Honor recipient, a television actress, and a pro football player. Tony Zeiss, CPCC’s third president, has led the college since December 1992. He is devoted to the mission of CPCC and to serving students and the community through customized training and workforce development. Under his direction, CPCC became a multi-campus community college in 1996 with the conversion of the North Area Learning Center in Huntersville to the North Campus. Four other campuses subsequently opened: the Levine Campus in 1998, the Harper Campus in 1999, the Harris Campus in 2001, and the Cato Campus in 2002. CPCC now has full-service campuses across Mecklenburg County. CPCC has grown from a small college with a dozen programs serving 1,600 students to one with over 258 degree, diploma, and certificate programs serving approximately 70,000 students in an array of credit and noncredit offerings. The college is the county’s premier workforce development resource, offering its educational services throughout the area. WTVI Charlotte’s PBS affiliate, now run by Central Piedmont Community College, will become a laboratory for the college’s new associate degree program launching in August 2015 in broadcasting and production technology.〔http://www.charlotteobserver.com/entertainment/tv/media-scene-blog/article13199666.html#storylink=cpy〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Central Piedmont Community College」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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