Johnston Community College

{{Short description|Public college in Smithfield, North Carolina, US}} {{Use American English|date=July 2025}} {{Infobox university |name=Johnston Community College |image_name=Johnstoncc_logo.jpg |image_size=200px |motto= |established=1969 |type=[[Public college|Public]] [[community college]] |president=Vern Lindquist |chairman=Lyn Austin |undergrad=6,000 |administrative_staff=650 |city=[[Smithfield, North Carolina|Smithfield]] |state= [[North Carolina]] |country=United States |campus=[[Suburban]] {{convert|175|acre|km2|adj=on}} |nickname=[[Jaguar]]s |colors=Royal Blue and Silver {{color box|#0055b8}}{{color box|#a4a9ad}} |accreditation=[[Southern Association of Colleges and Schools|SACS]] |parent=[[North Carolina Community College System|NCCCS]] |website=[https://www.johnstoncc.edu/ www.johnstoncc.edu] }}

'''Johnston Community College''' ('''JCC''') is a [[Public college|public]] [[community college]] in [[Smithfield, North Carolina]]. It is located {{convert|30|mi}} east of Raleigh, near the junction of I-95 and US 70. The {{convert|175|acre|km2|adj=on}} main campus has 11 student buildings, an auditorium capable of seating 1,011 people, a 4,800-square-foot multi-use/banquet hall,<ref>{{cite web|title=JCC Performing Arts|url=http://www.johnstoncc.edu/performingarts/technical.aspx|access-date=14 September 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111103103511/http://www.johnstoncc.edu/performingarts/technical.aspx|archive-date=3 November 2011}}</ref> four vocational shops/labs, a {{convert|16|acre|m2|adj=on}} arboretum, and three ponds. Johnston Community College has off-campus centers throughout Johnston County, including the Cleveland Center, the Workforce Development Center, and the Howell Woods Environmental Learning Center, a {{convert|2800|acre|km2|adj=on}} wildlife preserve, and a teaching facility.<ref name="JCCInfo">{{cite web|title=Johnston Community College General Information|url=http://www.johnstoncc.edu/generalinformation.aspx|access-date=14 September 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110902234809/http://www.johnstoncc.edu/generalinformation.aspx|archive-date=2 September 2011}}</ref>

JCC is the home of the North Carolina Truck Driver Training school, the oldest truck driver training program in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|title=North Carolina Truck Driver Training School|url=http://www.johnstoncc.edu/transporttechbuilding.aspx|access-date=14 September 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110831083215/http://www.johnstoncc.edu/transporttechbuilding.aspx|archive-date=31 August 2011}}</ref> JCC also offers the programs of the [[Johnston County Career and Technical Leadership Academy]]'''.'''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Early and Middle Colleges High School Pathways|url=https://www.johnstoncc.edu/programs/career-and-college-promise/ctlaPathways.aspx|access-date=2020-11-05|website=www.johnstoncc.edu}}</ref>

==Accreditation== Johnston Community College is a member of the [[North Carolina Community College System]] and is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the [[Southern Association of Colleges and Schools]] to award the certificate, diploma, and associate degree.[http://www.sacscoc.org/details.asp?instid=40000]

==Athletics== The athletic teams at Johnston Community College, known as the Jaguars compete in two intercollegiate sports: *Men's and women's golf *Men's and women's basketball

The men's basketball team was revived in 2016 along with the founding of a women's basketball team. Home games are held in the heart of Johnston County at the SRAC.

Johnston Community College is a part of the NJCAA.<ref>{{cite web|title=Johnston Community College Athletics|url=http://www.johnstoncc.edu/athletics/default.aspx|access-date=14 September 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110925200704/http://www.johnstoncc.edu/athletics/Default.aspx|archive-date=25 September 2011}}</ref>

== History == In 2025, JCC received a [[Golden LEAF Foundation]] grant of over $3.6 million to provide new employee training at [[Vulcan Elements]] starting in 2026, to prepare for the company's new neodymium magnet production facility that they plan to open in [[Benson, North Carolina]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-11-24 |title=JCC Receives $3.6 million GoldenLEAF Foundation Grant to Prepare Workforce for Vulcan Elements |url=https://www.johnstoncc.edu/news/vulcangoldenleafgrant.php |access-date=2025-12-14 |website=Johnston Community College}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-11-18 |title=Project Polaris-Johnston County |url=https://goldenleaf.org/grants/project-polaris-johnston-county/ |access-date=2025-12-14 |website=Golden LEAF Foundation |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2025-11-24 |title=Johnston Community College gets $3.6M GoldenLEAF grant |url=https://www.mydailyrecord.com/news/johnston-community-college-gets-3-6m-goldenleaf-grant/article_0668cdde-90f9-4c6d-b4ef-10fe12e43e2b.html |access-date=2025-12-14 |website=The Daily Record |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-11-24 |title=JCC Receives $3.6 Million Grant To Prepare Workforce For Vulcan Elements |url=https://jocoreport.com/jcc-receives-3-6-million-grant-to-prepare-workforce-for-vulcan-elements/ |access-date=2025-12-14 |website=Johnston County Report |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-11-18 |title=Vulcan Elements Selects Benson, North Carolina, for $1 Billion Magnet Facility |url=https://vulcanelements.com/vulcan-elements-selects-benson-north-carolina-for-1-billion-magnet-facility/ |access-date=2025-12-14 |website=Vulcan Elements |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Notable alumni == * [[Tony Braswell]], politician and businessman

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * [http://johnstoncc.edu/ Official website]

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