Let employers know you are ready for work with the Career Readiness Certificate!

The North Carolina Career Readiness Certificate (NCCRC) is a local, state, and nationally recognized credential that lets employers know the certificate holder has the necessary workplace basic skills for hiring, job training, and job promotion. The Career Readiness Certificate (CRC) has three levels: Bronze, Silver and Gold. The WIN® Tutorial is now available to assist students in preparing for the Career Readiness Certificate (CRC). Information verifies to employers anywhere in the United States that an individual has essential core employability skills in Reading, Math and locating information. The certificate is an easily understood, conveniently attained, and universally valued workforce credential.

Students interested in a Career Readiness Certificate should register with the college for the Workkeys® assessments in Applied Mathematics, Reading for Information and Locating Information.

Client Services Training teaches students the essentials of customer service and communications skills needed to work in a call center environment.

This course is designed for instructional areas related to the training needs of call center operators: 1) customer service strategies, 2) telephone etiquette, 3) product knowledge, and 4) communication skills.

Please visit our CDL page for application information and downloadable packet. If you are not redirected automatically, please click here.

The Construction Trades curriculum provides the basic knowledge to develop skills necessary to work in construction.

Defensive Driving – 4 hour

This course will motivate drivers to change their behind-the-wheel behaviors and attitudes. It will give them key understanding, skills and techniques to avoid collisions and reduce future violations. The result is a more responsible driver who grasps best practices to prevent injury and death while operating a motor vehicle. This class is open to any individual or business wanting to increase their awareness of roadway safety.

Students taking these courses can become NCCER certified.

These courses are delivered entirely in Spanish.

Emergency medical training is designed to provide an individual with the opportunity to gain technical information and skills in modern emergency medicine.

Training in EMT, Advanced EMT, and Paramedic is offered as well as continuing education classes required to maintain state certification.

Fire service training is designed to provide firefighters the opportunity to gain technical information and skills in modern firefighting through a variety of courses and practical exercises.

Courses can be applied to certification as a firefighter, rescue technician, driver/operator, pump operations, aerial operations, and fire life safety educator I, II, and III.

Certifications are awarded by the North Carolina Department of Insurance, Office of the State Fire Marshal. Courses are offered on campus as well as area fire departments.

This course is designed to instruct the layperson or professional responder in the basics of First Aid and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR).

Instruction focuses on cardiac, breathing, and other life-threatening medical emergencies as well as awareness the hazards of blood borne pathogens.

Upon successful completion, the student may qualify to receive certification through a certifying agency.

These courses are designed to teach students relevant skills for homesteading.

Courses topics may include edible plants, fermentation, raising rabbits, and other relevant homesteading skills.

This course provides instruction and clinical practice in natural hair care.

The course content includes sanitation, bacteriology, disinfection, first aid, shampooing, draping, anatomy, disorders of the hair and scalp, and client consultation.

Advanced students apply the following natural hair care techniques: twisting, wrapping, extending, locking, blow dry and thermal iron.

Natural hair care students must complete required hours in an approved program before applying to the State Board of Cosmetic Arts for examination. Students are responsible for course textbooks and student kits. Check with BCC Bookstore for pricing (910-879-5669).

Required items first day of class: Solid white uniform Solid white uniform shoes Social Security Card N.C. issued photo ID (DMV issued Driver’s license or ID).

This course is designed to provide instruction to individuals who want to become commissioned as a Notary Public.

Topics include legal, ethical and procedural requirements of the Notary Act.

*Please note: the notary public course requires a textbook; you may purchase this text in the BCC bookstore.

This course is designed to provide instruction to individuals who want to become licensed real estate agents.

This Real Estate Pre-licensing course is intended to: (1) provide students with the basic knowledge and skills necessary to act as a licensed real estate broker in a manner that protects and serves the public interest; and (2) prepare students for the North Carolina real estate license examination.

Este curso introduce la soldadura y el corte basico. Se pone enfasis en las perlas aplicadas con gases, rellenos de acero dulce y electrodos y la accion capilar de la soldadura. Al finalizar, los estudiantes deben poder configurar equipos de soldadura y oxi-combustible y realizar procesos de soldadura, soldadura fuerte y soldadura blanda. Se requiere un libro de texto. El costo actual del libro de texto es de $79.98 en la libreria BCC.