Funding Opportunities and Forms
CPCC encourages employees in personal and professional development. Please see Chapter 4 of the Policies and Procedures manual for information on some of these activities. The following funding sources and forms are sponsored by different departments across the College and the NC Community College System. Funding for Conferences and Outside Training must be related to current job at CPCC and be in alignment with the mission statement of the College.
The Baccalaureate Education Program is provided by the NC Community College System (NCCCS) to full-time instructors only. Applications and guidelines are announced by the NCCCS, usually in the fall. Final selection is by the NCCCS.
The Broadband Internet Access Grant will provide twenty-five (25) faculty members with ClearWire 4G high-speed wireless modems for use from home to connect to College systems and resources on the internet.
The College Fellows Program is aimed at finding new ways to enhance learning by providing carefully selected full-time faculty and professional staff with opportunities to pursue both pure and applied research with a clear benefit to the college.
Educational Advancement provides a salary increase, pending budget availability, to full-time employees upon completion of an approved, job-related program of study, culminating in the attainment of an advanced degree from an accredited institution.
Education Benefits allows every full-time employee to take a curriculum class or a Corporate and Continuing Education (CCE) course free of charge each semester.
CPCC Employee Request to Enroll for a Self-Supporting Course View form
Educational Assistance for Spouses and Dependent Children provides a scholarship, in the form of a tuition discount, for spouses and dependent children of full-time employees with at least one year of service when enrolled in curriculum or occupational extension courses at the College. View form
Educational Leave - is provided by the Human Resource Department. Educational leave may occur:
with pay and benefits View form
without pay and with benefits View form
without pay and benefits View form
Educational Resources is funding provided by the College Senate for those employees represented by the Senate (all faculty and professional staff) for professional development activities View form
Faculty/Staff Upgrade Allotment (formerly Tier-A) is funding provided to CPCC employees for travel, conference and workshop participation. View form
Innovation Grants assist programs/units with the creation of innovative programs or services and to facilitate improvement, change, or growth within instructional, administrative, and student service units. View form
Return to School Funding is available to all full-time employees pursuing a degree. View form (Unfortunately, not available this year. Check back in the future for any updates)
