September 28, 2009
For Immediate Release

Elana Miles is RCCC
Student Government President

             SALISBURY, N.C. — Elana Miles of Landis, N.C., is the new Student Government Association (SGA) President at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College. Miles was introduced at today's RCCC Board of Trustees meeting. As SGA president, Miles is an ex officio member of the board.

              A graduate of Salisbury High School, Miles is an adult student at RCCC, coming to the college after working as a certified nursing assistant, a truck driver and in retail positions for several years. She is a military veteran, having served in the U.S. Air Force.

             Miles is a computer information technology student and on track to graduate in May 2010. She was greeted warmly by the trustees.

               RCCC is a comprehensive, community-based institution of higher learning, serving the citizens of Rowan and Cabarrus counties in North Carolina. RCCC is one of 58 colleges in the state-supported North Carolina Community College System.

                RCCC offers fully-accredited associate-degree programs in more than 40 areas of study, including arts and sciences, business, information technology, health and public services, and engineering technologies. RCCC also offers accredited diploma and certificate programs focused on career training, continuing education and basic skills education. RCCC provides a strong foundation and transferable credits for students moving on to four-year colleges and universities and helps adults get the additional training they need to start new careers.

               RCCC annually provides more than 2,000 course offerings, serving an overall enrollment of approximately 20,000 students. In addition, RCCC provides the education and job-training programs needed to meet many of the workforce demands of the North Carolina Research Campus being developed in Kannapolis. For complete details, see the RCCC website at www.rowancabarrus.edu.