---

Catawba Valley Community College began a new Internet-based program this week.

The education preparation program (or EPP) is called “Cultivating Carolina Classrooms.” This three-semester program, featuring seven classes available over the Internet, is part of CVCC’s existing early childhood and teacher preparation curriculum programs. It is offered through the college’s school of community development and public services education.

This EPP offers a pathway to elementary education licensing for teachers who are currently working in kindergarten through the sixth grade and who have completed a non-education-related bachelor’s degree and have obtained a position in a school system that requires a teaching license. The program starts in August.

For more information about CVCC’s “Cultivating Carolina Classrooms” educator preparation program or to learn more about the early childhood and teacher preparation programs that are available at the college, contact Andra Ingle by e-mail or telephone respectively at [email protected] or (828) 327-7000, extension 4515.

More about CVCC

Established in 1958, Catawba Valley Community College is part of the North Carolina Community College System. The main campus in Hickory covers 162 acres and includes 16 buildings.

The college also operates a cosmetology center in downtown Newton; the CVCC Alexander Center for Education in Taylorsville; and the CVCC East Campus, where continuing education and business and industry services are provided. Specialty programs include the CVCC Manufacturing Solutions Center, where American manufacturers are provided assistance to increase sales, improve quality and improve efficiency. The college also has two furniture academies: one in Newton and the other in Taylorsville.

---

---