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🌱 How Albemarle’s community college is quietly reshaping student success and careers

Albemarle, North Carolina Patch AM: a 3 min read

Hello Albemarle! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Albemarle’s community college is quietly reshaping student success and careers

Also on today's calendar: North Stanly at Albemarle and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 80 and low of 62 degrees.
  • Sunday: Rain and a thunderstorm, temps: high: 68, low: 61.
  • Monday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 79 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• With worker shortage looming, NC pins hopes on community college initiatives (carolinapublicpress.org) — Stanly Community College in Albemarle is piloting new “contextualized” English classes that tie reading and writing directly to students’ career fields, sharply boosting pass rates and cutting withdrawals. The story places Albemarle’s efforts within a broader statewide push to train more young workers through community colleges, especially in rural areas, to meet North Carolina’s 2030 workforce and education goals.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Albemarle

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • I do sewing all types this is an art being lost.
    Nobody teaches this anymore I will soon be able to have a place to have and would like to see if there are people wanting this to be taught. In my… (Nextdoor Millingport)
  • very friendly cat at the 24/27 speedway near walmart!!
    it's fairly clean and seems young so if anyone is missing a sweet orange kitty, he's there. (Nextdoor Mill Hill)
  • Ingles Markets, Inc. posted a job opening for Customer Service Manager in Albemarle. Apply here.
  • Martin Sprocket & Gear posted a job opening for Welder 3rd Shift in Albemarle. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Albemarle here.

🗞 Nearby News

Granite Quarry

Concord

  • Biscuit Belly Expands With 35 Maple Street Acquisitions, First N.C. Conversion Set for Concord (power98fm.com)
  • Repticon: A Walk Among The Wild Things! 10/10 & 10/11 (focusnewspaper.com)
  • Kids' Candy Crawl at Cabarrus Brewing Co. Oct. 31, including character meet 'n' greets (charlotteonthecheap.com)

Ok Albemarle! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Albemarle

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