Robeson Community College Offers Something for Everyone Front row left to right: Project Search graduates Caroline Lennon, Brittany Jones, Dauaja Dempsey, Everett Payton, Jr., and Derrick Eury. Back row left to right: RCC Vice President Bill Mauney, RCC Disabilities Specialist and keynote speaker Cynthia Quintero, Project Search graduates William McRae, Zachary Jones, and Stephen Campbell, and Project Search Lead Instructor Banessa Williams-McCormick Most folks know that students can earn an associate degree at Robeson Community College and transfer to a university as a junior. Likewise, most folks know that the college trains ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� emergency services personnel and many of the nurses in the area. Most people know that students can earn a high school diploma or high school equivalency degree at the college. But too many people don’t realize that the college offers a lot more. Often these other services and offerings are highly specialized and serve a niche in our community that doesn’t directly apply to the general public. Customized industry training is an example. In this program the direct customers of the college, industries, are few, but the impact those industries have on our county affect most of us. Another often-overlooked program that serves a small population is the Adult Basic Education Transitions program or ABET. Those who are familiar with this program often know it by its former name, Compensatory Education. The ABET program serves adult students with developmental disabilities once they have completed their studies in high school. Though this population is small, it is an important Page 22 Robeson ~ Summer 2017
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