Cannon Foundation Awards $188,500 to Beaufort CCC for Fire Academy Equipment Upgrade
Beaufort County Community College has received a $188,500 grant from The Charles A. Cannon Charitable Trust No. One to purchase a mobile breathing air compressor for its fire academy. The funding will allow the college to buy a 24 CFM trailer-mounted compressor unit used to refill Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) cylinders during live fire training […]
Beaufort County Early College High School Celebrates the Class of 2026
Beaufort County Early College High School (BCECHS) honored its Class of 2026 during a graduation ceremony held at the Washington High School auditorium. The dual enrollment program, based on the campus of Beaufort County Community College (BCCC), awarded high school diplomas to 53 students. Together, the Class of 2026 earned a combined total of at […]
20 Local Businesses Win Share of $50,000 in BCCC’s Third Annual Seed & Sow Pitch Contest
What Is the Seed & Sow Program? The Seed & Sow Program is a comprehensive learning and planning process culminating in a Pitch Contest where contestants compete to win seed funding to help start or grow their small business. This year, 27 local entrepreneurs pitched for their share of $50,000, and 20 walked away with […]
32nd Annual BCCC Foundation Golf Tournament Raises Scholarship Funds
The Beaufort County Community College Foundation hosted its 32nd Annual Invitational Golf Tournament for Scholarships, welcoming dozens of local golfers and community sponsors for a day of friendly competition and fundraising at Cypress Landing Golf Club. Proceeds from the tournament will help the Foundation provide scholarships to BCCC students in the 2026-2027 academic year. The […]
Lexie Alligood Finds Her Calling Through Early College and Faith
For Lexie Alligood, the path forward is coming into focus earlier than most. In her final year at Beaufort County Early College High School, Alligood is on track to graduate with a high school diploma and two associate degrees from Beaufort County Community College, an Associate in Arts and an Associate in Science. While many […]
Training Gives County Staff an In-Depth Look at Low Impact Development Methods
Beaufort County Government and Beaufort County Community College (Beaufort CCC) staff learned about stormwater management methods and regulations at Beaufort CCC, where they also toured several working examples on campus. The event highlighted Low Impact Development (LID), a design approach that uses natural and engineered techniques to manage stormwater on-site. By slowing, filtering, and absorbing […]