< PreviousExplain to a prospective student what your program has to offer them. Why is it a good program and why should they consider it as their area of study?You will gain the knowledge and skills necessary to become employed as an entry-level cosmetologist. This is a state-board approved, three-part program that requires 1,500 hours of training. However, the class schedule is offered at a very convenient time. It takes just slightly longer than one year to complete. Explain some of the interesting learning experiences a student of your program can expect.We have a wonderful time learning! We learn all of the fundamentals of hair cutting and hair coloring. We learn how to formulate hair color and how to provide beautiful hairstyling such as blow-outs, flat-ironing, curling, and upstyles. We also learn how to provide manicures, pedicures, nail enhancements, and facial services.What are some of the most popular courses or projects and why are they well liked?In addition to our exciting well-organized curriculum, the COS-Spanish class also travels to various hair shows and industry events. Last year, the class attended the CosmoProf Fashion Focus Hair show in Charlotte that included hair salons and beauty supply stores. Also, many guest artists have visited the class to share industry techniques and tips.What kind of careers can graduates of your program expect to have?Our graduates are highly sought after in the community. Graduates can expect to enter careers as hair-stylists, nail technicians, and estheticians. We also offer a teacher training program for our graduates to learn to become a cosmetology instructor. As the student population continues to grow in cosmetology programs, there is a greater need for instructors.Are there student organizations specific to your program?Yes, we have a student club called the COS Club. Student members raise money to help with the cost of off-campus student events. Currently the COS Club financially helps to support COS students compete in SkillsUSA. The COS Club also participates in community activities. In the past, we have provided haircuts for the less fortunate and donated canned goods and hygiene supplies to the local Salvation Army.How available are faculty for one-on-one instruction with students?Our program maintains an excellent teacher-to-student ratio. FTCC Cosmetology never exceeds a one to 15 ratio so that each student can receive the attention and quality instruction at all times.What kind of support networks exist for students in your program? FTCC offers many resources for student success: the campus library, numerous computer labs, tutoring services, a student cafeteria, round-the-clock security services, and multiple COS faculty members within the cosmetology department at all times.Are there program-specific scholarships, grants or other types of financial aid available?There is a $50 scholarship opportunity available to each student enrolling in this course at the time of registration.What students have you been reaching?The program has reached a diverse group of students within the local Hispanic community. Our students are multi-cultural with various backgrounds. How has the program been helpful to our Spanish-speaking students?The course is taught 100% in Spanish. All coursework and lectures are in Spanish.Veronica Guions, Department Chair of Cosmetology, Explains New Spanish Cosmetology ProgramScissors and Spanish30FTCC ANNUAL REPORTThe staff of the Paul H. Thompson Library wanted to show FTCC students, faculty, and staff their excitement about how the Library can serve as an integral part of student success. The staff’s inspiration for the Library renovation centered on embracing change and honoring the past. The changes reflect a learning environment that features movable furniture to accommodate both individual and shared learning experiences, as well as other unique learning resources and tools. The Library staff felt that providing a combination of physical space (designed with flexibility in terms of active learning and collaboration with others) with availability of laptops for checkout and a print reference collection at students’ fingertips would capture their vision for change and improvement at the Library. The Paul H. Thompson Library has always been at the center of the Fayetteville campus, a place offering a welcoming environment where students can visit for fulfillment of many needs, including the obvious — access to needed information. Just as the cycle of learning moves from one step to another throughout each semester, students often find that the ways they obtain needed information also change.The Library not only provides access to needed information but also serves as a place where students feel comfortable to work individually or in groups, to work on research projects, to study for an exam, to meet new friends, and sometimes, just to relax and unwind while enjoying a good cup of coffee. With the recent renovations at the Paul H. Thompson Library, students are encouraged to move furniture around to facilitate group discussions, write on whiteboard tabletops, check out a laptop for use within the Library, and even enjoy a pre-packaged snack in the café within the Library. The Library staff recognized the changes would have a positive impact on student success while maintaining the core function of the space: to serve as a quiet place for studying and accessing information. This year, staff worked with local government officials to enhance the law collection, primarily used by FTCC Paralegal students. Staff also invited the legal community to the college’s library to browse the law collection after the Cumberland County Court Library closed. Every year brings new challenges and opportunities for the Library to provide programs and services to its stakeholders. Looking to the future, the Library is developing strategies to honor the past through technology with increased access to physical artifacts and digitized documents as well as images — all with the goal of assisting students with interpretation of history by providing context to research narratives. Students, with access to institutional and local documentary evidence of past events and primary resources, can discover the changes that have occurred at FTCC over time and how FTCC’s history intersects with major local events and trends. Students will develop skills to describe the past and identify/analyze specific elements of a different era as they relate to current world issues from a historical perspective. Generally, library resources are valuable to student success and ultimately the success of the community. Librarians are highly knowledgeable individuals who develop relationships with faculty and students, which includes continual assessment to ensure the library provides up-to-date, relevant, and reliable information. The staff of the Paul H. Thompson Library stand committed to supporting FTCC’s mission: “to serve our community as a learning-centered institution to build a globally competitive workforce supporting economic development.” Laurence Gavin is the director of Library Services at FTCC.Laurence Gavin shares how the Paul H. Thompson Library serves students, faculty A Quiet Place 31FTCC ANNUAL REPORTWWW.FAYTECHCC.EDU32FTCC ANNUAL REPORTIn the last year, the Horticulture Department has been growing steadily. One big emphasis is on various community projects. Students have been designing and planting the Hurley Pots and raised beds in downtown Fayetteville in the spring and fall. This program also has a partnership with the City of Fayetteville to renovate the landscaping at the E.E. Smith House in downtown Fayetteville. Other partnerships include planting raised beds, vegetable and herb plants for the Second Harvest Food Bank of Southeast North Carolina while working with the Master Gardeners in the Junior Master Gardeners Program, planting the Kids Garden.Growing the skills of Landscape Design students is another important part of the horticulture program. Students have been measuring, designing, and installing the new daylily bed for the Cape Fear Botanical Garden. Students have also been working on the “Hope Grows” project, to help transitioning veterans with their overall well-being, which is funded through a grant given to the Cape Fear Botanical Garden. The grant also allows CFBG to partner with the Wounded Warrior Project, Planting SeedsUSO of NC and the NC Cooperative Extension. The department also participates in the annual JoCoPlants’ trade show at the NC State Fairgrounds and partners with potential employers for students.The North Carolina Botanical Garden in Chapel Hill has been helping educate students in native plants. The Garden has donated periodicals and international materials for research, dating as far back as 1900. The Horticulture Department’s Spring Plant Sale continues to grow with an expansion of varieties and availability. The sale includes vegetables, flowering annuals, perennials, shrubs, and small trees. The department also hosts an annual Fall Plant Sale. With these partnerships, education still remains important to the department. In 2018, the horticulture department saw a 28% increase in its students’ pass rate on the State Pesticide tests. Dr. Robin Pusztay serves as the department chairperson of Horticulture Technology.The Horticulture Department continues to grow in 2018WWW.FAYTECHCC.EDUThe Viticulture Certificate being offered in the Horticulture Technology Department brings an exciting new field of study to FTCC. Viticulture, a branch of the science of horticulture, is cultivation or culture of grapes, specifically for wine making. The certificate program offered at FTCC also introduces students to the field of grape growing.Classes meet at the Cape Fear Botanical Garden. Students have the opportunity to design and install a vineyard. Courses required for this certificate include Introduction to Viticulture, Vineyard Operations, Plant Propagation, Soils and Fertilizers, and Vineyard Establishment and Development. Students in the horticulture program get the chance for hands-on practice with planting the Hurley Pots in downtown Fayetteville, where individuals visiting downtown Fayetteville can see their work.Guests like visiting the annual Spring and Fall Plant sales at the Horticulture Center. The sales provide locally grown plants, herbs, vegetables, and more to the community every year.WINE TASTINGNew Viticulture classes bring the study of grapes to FTCC34FTCC ANNUAL REPORTOur Advertising and Graphic Design program hosted its 33rd Annual Portfolio Review on May 3 inside the Harry F. Shaw Virtual College Center. Twenty graduating students showcased their work in a range of areas such as graphic design, illustration, photography and web design. More than 250 representatives from local businesses, industry professionals, organizations, family, and friends attended the event. The event was an excellent opportunity for our students to network with interested and potential employers with hopes of working in their respective fields prior to or after graduation. Department Chair of Advertising & Graphic Design Jennifer Fisher said the support from community members is greatly appreciated as FTCC continues to grow the program and ready more graduates to participate in the annual event. Portfolio Review night highlights advertising, graphics programALL ABOUT MARKETINGA graduating student from the Advertising & Graphic Design program showcases her work to attendees at the annual event.36FTCC ANNUAL REPORTFTCC excels and fills many purposes throughout the community and state, but its foundation relies on a single mission: Serve our community as a learning-centered institution to build a globally competitive workforce supporting economic development. A group of students studying criminal justice and paralegal seized the opportunity “across the pond.” Fourteen students from both programs earned college credit during a study abroad trip to London, England, in March. Criminal Justice instructors Dr. Pia Duncan and Attorney Larry Vick led the short-term, faculty-led study abroad program. Students visited historic and popular places in the history-rich country such as the Inns of Court, the Royal Courts of Justice, the Old Bailey, and the Houses of Parliament. Students also dined with City of London Police officers and partook in a Jack the Ripper-themed tour. The study abroad trip was a first in the college’s history for both law programs. Oftentimes there are misconceptions about the opportunities and contributions community colleges offer students. A community college education is a great pathway to a four-your institution or the work force. Community colleges make it a priority to prepare students. The students enrolled in one or both CJC 132 (Procedure and Evidence) or CJC 193 (Selected Topic – International Comparative Criminal Justice) classes. The courses and the trip afforded students the opportunity to understand international and cross-national comparisons. Traveling abroad allows students the opportunity to experience cultural, social differences AROUND CAMPUSEUROPE BOUNDFrom left to right: Tomecia Sobers, Sociology Instructor; FTCC Students Caroline Dew and Devin Mitchell; Dr. Pia Duncan, Criminal Justice Instructor; FTCC Students Kayla Marie, Stu Wilhoit, Siventha Jarrell, and Breona Durrah. The group captured a photo with the London Metropolitan Police outside the Buckingham Palace Court. 37FTCC ANNUAL REPORTWWW.FAYTECHCC.EDUStudents also had a firsthand experience with the evolution of policing, beginning with Sir Robert Peel, in London, and Common Law and the Court system. As part of the program, students participated in discussions and wrote papers about their study abroad experience. In addition, real-life experience can make distinctive social and cultural differences better appreciated. Many students in the United States have never traveled abroad. Sometimes, they’ve never left their own state. Both are true of some of the students who participated in this year’s study abroad trip.European students, on the other hand, have a geographic proximity from one country to the next - and open borders – allowing them easier access to learn beyond their home country. Providing students with international experiences greatly broadens their horizons while elevating their thinking and global perspectives. It’s one thing to read about a foreign country, but it is entirely different to experience a country, examine their culture firsthand, interact with the citizens, and learn their different customs and practices. As students are completing their education and preparing to embark on their career goals, it is essential to ensure institutions create a platform and space for students to be globally competitive. The objective of global education and awareness is to cultivate and raise a knowledgeable generation, able to communicate, understand, and be aware of other countries outside of the one they reside in. For many students, Fayetteville Tech represents much more than a place for academic study—it opens the door to unique opportunities. It’s a place of hope. A pathway to a better way of life through education. FTCC can represent the start to opening the door to explore the world, beyond the “world” they live in, creating a great impact on each student. Students stand outside before touring Tower Bridge (often mistaken for London Bridge).Students enjoy a traditional fish and chips meal at Homles Grill in London, England. Next >