Roanoke–Chowan Community College

Roanoke–Chowan Community College is a public community college in Ahoskie, North Carolina. It is part of the North Carolina Community College System.

History
In 1967, an abandoned prison compound in Hertford County was purchased. The North Carolina General Assembly provided a fund to establish a 2-year vocational and technical training institution. The institution was initially founded as a technical institute. In 1981, Roanoke-Chowan Technical Institute was renamed Roanoke-Chowan Technical College. In 1987, the institution was again renamed to Roanoke-Chowan Community College.

Campus
The community college is situated on a 41-acre tract of land and has seven buildings which house instructional space and administrative functions. A seven-acre Arboretum/Environmental Science Outdoor Laboratory is also part of the campus. The college has expanded into the vacant Northampton High School-East building to offer General Educational Development and computer literacy programs. In addition, there are several new programs such as a mechatronics engineering technology program.

Academics
The college currently has about 20 curricular programs in which students may seek degrees, diplomas, and short-term skills-based certificates.