June 23, 2008
For Immediate Release

RCCC Receives Grant
From Margaret C. Woodson Foundation

                SALISBURY, N.C. — Rowan-Cabarrus Community College (RCCC) has received a $40,000 grant from the Margaret C. Woodson Foundation Inc.

                 RCCC will use $35,000 of the grant during the 2008-09 academic year to provide scholarships for full-time students with financial need. The college will use the remaining $5,000 to fund emergency student needs during the upcoming school year.

                 "The Woodson Foundation is pleased to support an institution critical to the growth and betterment of our community and it students," said Paul Woodson of the Woodson Foundation board. "It is the foundation's wish to assist in the education of deserving students, and RCCC plays a fundamental role in achieving that goal."

                 Based in Salisbury, N.C., the Margaret C. Woodson Foundation assists non-profit organizations in Rowan and Davie counties as they endeavor to enhance the local quality of life. The Woodson Foundation has supported RCCC with grant funding since 1992.

                 "Rowan-Cabarrus Community College thanks the Margaret C. Woodson Foundation for this generous grant," said Gaye McConnell, RCCC vice president of student services. "These funds will help some deserving RCCC students who need assistance. This grant will make a significant and positive impact in their lives."

           Rowan-Cabarrus Community College is a comprehensive, community-based institution of higher learning, serving the citizens of Rowan and Cabarrus Counties. RCCC offers approximately 40 programs of study in business, health and human services and engineering technologies at multiple campus locations. RCCC annually provides more than 2,000 course offerings, serving an enrollment of approximately 20,000 adult students. RCCC programs include an associate degree in arts and sciences, an associate degree in applied science, and diploma and certificate programs focusing on workforce training, continuing education and basic skills education.

           In addition, RCCC provides the education and job-training programs needed to meet many of the workforce demands of the North Carolina Research Campus, under construction in Kannapolis, N.C.

           For complete details, see the RCCC website at www.rowancabarrus.edu.