Sandhills Community College is a community college located in Pinehurst, North Carolina. Sandhills was chartered in 1963, and officially opened October 1, 1965, as the first community college in North Carolina offering a degree for transfer to a four-year school. It is part of the 59-campus North Carolina Community College System. In Canada and the United States, a community college, sometimes called a technical college, county college, junior college or a city college, is an educational institution providing higher education and lower-level tertiary education, granting certificates, diplomas, and Associates degrees to people like laertes. ... Pinehurst, is a village located in Moore County, North Carolina. ... October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... The North Carolina Community College System is a statewide network of fifty-eight (58) public community colleges and one technology center. Each college has a distinct governance system and policies. ...

Enrollment

Over 10,000 students enroll in Sandhills' continuing education program annually, while college credit enrollment accounts for almost 4,000 students a year. The Fall, 2003, semester saw a 12% increase in student body compared to Fall, 2002. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...

Campus

Sandhills Community College moved to its present location from Southern Pines in March, 1966. Thanks to a generous donation by Mary Luman Meyer, the campus consists of 240 acres (1 km²) and comprises eight instructional buildings, a student center, visitor’s center for the Sandhills Horticultural Gardens, maintenance facility, auditorium, and Boyd Library, which contains more than 72,000 volumes and 700 periodical subscriptions. Southern Pines is a town located in Moore County, North Carolina. ... Sandhills Horticultural Gardens (27 acres) are gardens and natural areas located on the campus of Sandhills Community College, 3395 Airport Road, Pinehurst, North Carolina. ...

In addition to the main campus, campuses located in Robbins and Hoke County provide continuing education and basic job skills courses to the unemployed and under-employed. Robbins is a city located in Moore County, North Carolina. ... Hoke County is a county located in the state of North Carolina. ...

In the fall of 2003, construction began on the two-story, 45,027 square feet (4180 m²) Dempsey Student Center.

Staff

For the 2001-2002 year, Sandhills employed 247 full-time personnel and had a student-faculty ratio of 18:1.

External links

• Sandhills Community College official site

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