Cape Fear Community College - Bridge (Wilmington, NC)

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PURPOSE Cape Fear Technical Institute is comprehensive in its purpose and in its plan to meet the needs of the adult population within the community it serves. The Institute provides flexible pro- grams designed to meet these adult educational needs through: (1) A continuing concern for the total welfare of each student including his physical and mental health, development of capacitites and talents, establishments of relationships with other per- sons, and motivation for progress in intellectual understanding. (2) Various vocational, technical and trade programs which will prepare a student for employ- ment in a specialized field. (3) Courses and programs for the adult student who wishes to further his education at the elementary and secondary level, or for an adult who wishes to improve his economic, social, or cultural needs. (4) Programs to serve new and existing industries by training new employees and upgrading others. (5) Programs to serve the community by training employees for public services. (6) Continuous curriculum study and revision of existing programs to meet the needs of the community. Finally, the Institute strives to live up to the “open door” admissions policy established by the North Carolina Deparmment of Community Colleges. The Institute is concerned with the student’s willingness to do, and with providing entry programs at all capability levels. The Institute encourages the student to develop abilities and attitudes which will make him feel that he is a participating, worthwhile, as well as dignified member of his community. 5

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HISTORY The Cape Fear Technical Institute was established as the Wilmington Industrial Education Center in 1959 under the direction of the late George H. West. It was raised to technical institute status on July 1, 1964. Cape Fear Tech is one of more than fifty such institutions operated by the State under the direction of the State Board of Education and the Department of Community Colleges in Raleigh. The school is administered by a local Board of Trustees. Authority for the establishment and operation of these institutions is found in Chapter 115A of the General Statutes of North Carolina and the amendments thereto. The Institute was one of the original industrial education centers and was operated from 1959 through the 1963 school year by the New Hanover Board of Education. Following a favorable vote of the citizens of the County on a $575,000 bond issue to provide a technical institute facility, the State Board of Education authorized $500,000 in matching funds from the 1963 Vocational Education Act Appropriation to be applied toward the facility construction. The new facilities included a four story main building, a separate automotive shop, and a peir and docking facility for the school’s ship, the Advance II. In general election of 1972 the citizens of New Hanover County approved a bond issue of $3,675,000.00 for the expansion of Cape Fear Technical Institute’s facilities. The new classroom and shop facilities have been completed, allowing for valuable classroom, shop and office spaces. The number of people served annually by the Institute has risen from approximately 750 during its early years of operation to more than 14,000 in recent years. The school has been and continues to be dedicated to total education for adults in the area it serves. 4

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AUTO MECHANICS I David Johnson David Johnson William Ludwig Fred Butler Allen Calhoun Michael Bowen George Cliette Glenn Bowling William Dinkins Owen Melvin