Programs and Courses Applying to Craven Paying for College Attending Craven Search and More About Us About Us Craven A-Z A-Z Forms Accreditation Board of Trustees Campus Locations Disclosures Faculty and Staff Directory FAQ Mission and Vision News Offices and Department Resources Policies Founded in 1965, Craven Community College is a dynamic teaching and learning institution that serves more than 4,000 curriculum students and more than 11,000 individuals in workforce development training programs each year. With campuses in both New Bern and Havelock, as well as a strong presence at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, Craven CC is committed to meeting Eastern North Carolina’s education and training needs. We offer a wide range of associate degree and certificate programs, college transfer courses, career readiness offerings, partnerships with numerous four-year universities, developmental studies, and Career & College Promise for high school students. All instruction is provided by highly qualified and fully credentialed faculty who are dedicated to teaching and student achievement. We provide an array of conveniently scheduled coursework at our campuses, both day and evening and via distance education, in fall, spring, summer, and late-start terms. The New Bern campus is home to the state-of-the-art Bosch Advanced Manufacturing Center, a 21st-century nursing simulation lab, and the innovative Craven Early College high school. Our Havelock campus is located next to MCAS Cherry Point and is home to the Institute of Aeronautical Technology, which provides pilot training, as well as instruction in aircraft maintenance to support the Fleet Readiness Center East at MCAS Cherry Point. Our Havelock campus also offers Early College EAST and the Havelock Public Library, as well as the 16,000-square-foot STEM Center that facilitates NC State’s Mechanical Engineering Systems program. In addition, our Volt Center workforce training facility near downtown New Bern houses various hands-on, skilled trades programs, Small Business Center, community makerspace, and a premier law enforcement training simulator. Beyond traditional programs and services, the college’s vibrant Lifetime Learning Center (LLC) offers numerous unique opportunities for adult learners to enjoy history, culture, arts, and more. The LLC hosts an international film series, performing arts series, and Broadway performance tours to Raleigh and Durham, as well as local, regional, national, and global trips. The college is also home to Public Radio East, making it one of only a few community colleges nationally with the distinction of housing a radio station. Craven CC is proud of an outstanding reputation and strong support from elected officials, local chambers, civic groups, and businesses and industries. With an active and engaged Foundation, along with a growing endowment, scholarship opportunities are provided to hundreds of students each year. History Craven Community College traces its beginning to the early 1960s, when the Lenoir Industrial Education Center (now Lenoir Community College) in Kinston began offering adult education classes in Craven County. The first two classes offered were blueprint reading and electronics. By 1963, Lenoir Community College (LCC) was offering continuing education classes at public schools throughout Craven County. That same year, the first nursing students began taking classes at the old St. Luke’s Hospital in downtown New Bern. On July 1, 1965, the North Carolina General Assembly officially created the Craven Industrial Education unit as an extension of LCC. The unit’s headquarters was moved to the Harvey Mansion in downtown New Bern and provided space for classrooms and a learning lab, while a machine shop was set up in the former Leona Tolson School in the Croatan community. In 1967, Craven County voters approved a $5.5 million bond referendum that included $500,000 for a new technical institute. On April 23, 1968, a date now commemorated as Craven Community College Founders’ Day, Craven County Technical Institute became an official independent institution of the North Carolina Community College System with the first meeting of the newly constituted Board of Trustees. Within a few months, the new college had purchased 100 acres off Racetrack Road for its campus. In April 1971, the college moved to its permanent campus off College Court in New Bern. Two campus buildings were in place, and the college had an enrollment of 350 curriculum students and 384 continuing education students. That December, the college received accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and is now known as Craven Community College (Craven CC). Dr. Thurman Brock, who saw the college through its initial development, served as Craven CC’s president until 1989, when he was succeeded by Dr. Steve Redd. Redd was succeeded by Dr. Scott Ralls in 2002. He served as Craven CC’s president until 2007 and was succeeded by Dr. Catherine Chew, who began at the college Oct. 1, 2008. Chew retired in 2015 and was succeeded by Dr. Ray Staats, who joined as the college’s fifth president on July 20, 2015. Today, Craven CC has three campuses: New Bern campus, Havelock campus, and Volt Center campus. We currently serve more than 4,000 curriculum students and over 11,000 continuing education students each year. Our mascot is the panther, and our colors are blue and green. 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