Industrial Maintenance and Machining students in lab

BCC Awarded $500,000 Grant to Expand Industrial Maintenance Program

Outstanding news! BCC has received a $500,000 Golden LEAF Foundation grant to strengthen its Industrial Maintenance program—expanding training opportunities and providing students with access to state-of-the-art equipment to prepare for high-demand careers in manufacturing. In addition to Industrial Maintenance, BCC offers hands-on training in other essential trades, including Machining, HVAC, Plumbing, Residential and Commercial Electrical, Read More
Lisa Fields, Dean of Public Safety

Lisa Fields Named Inaugural Dean of Public Safety at Brunswick Community College

Brunswick Community College (BCC) is proud to announce the appointment of Lisa Fields as the College’s first Dean of Public Safety. In this newly created leadership role, Fields will oversee all public safety-related programs housed in and operated in conjunction with the Alan Holden Public Safety Center, currently under construction on BCC’s main campus in Read More
Five PN Graduates (and instructors) from the July 2025 class posing for a photo on Building A steps

Practical Nursing Grads Celebrated at Pinning Ceremony

Brunswick Community College (BCC) proudly honored five graduates of its Practical Nursing (PN) Program today during a Pinning Ceremony held at the Douglas Terhune Center for Culinary Arts. Graduates Ashley Barkley, Emilee Grant, Vanessa Lawson, Olivia Murphy, and Brei’Anna Wilson were joined by friends, family, instructors, and BCC leadership in a packed house to mark Read More
July 2025 Electrical Lineworker graduates

BCC Celebrates Electrical Lineworker Graduates Prepared to Power Up Their Future

Brunswick Community College proudly celebrated the graduation of its most recent Electrical Lineworker class during a ceremony held last week at the Virginia Williamson Event Center. Surrounded by family, friends, and industry supporters, we recognized graduates for completing an intensive 10-week, 400-hour training program designed to prepare them for entry into the high-demand electrical utility Read More
Photos and names of the Team SONC Basketball Team

BIP Students Selected to Represent North Carolina at 2026 Special Olympics USA Games

Brunswick Community College is thrilled to announce that nine students from the Brunswick Interagency Program (BIP) have been selected to represent Special Olympics North Carolina (SONC) at the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Games will take place June 20–26, 2026, and will bring together thousands of athletes from across the country. Read More
BLET Class 73

BCC’s BLET Class Achieves 100% Pass Rate Under New Expanded Curriculum

Brunswick Community College’s Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) Class 73 — the Spring 2025 Day Class — has made history. As BCC’s first to train under North Carolina’s newly expanded 874-hour curriculum, the class not only met the challenge but exceeded expectations by achieving a 100% pass rate on the rigorous North Carolina Training & Standards Read More
Chad Cumber, BIP Director

BCC Names New Director of Brunswick Interagency Program

BCC is pleased to announce the appointment of Chad Cumber as the new Director of the Brunswick Interagency Program (BIP), a program nationally recognized for empowering adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. A familiar and friendly face to many across campus, Chad has spent the last 12 years working with BIP, most recently serving as Read More
A collage of images from graduation day

BCC Graduates Class of 2025

On Friday, May 9, Brunswick Community College (BCC) proudly celebrated its 46th Commencement Ceremony at the Odell Williamson Auditorium. The event celebrated the achievements of 518 graduates who earned a combined total of 602 degrees, diplomas, and certificates across a wide array of academic and vocational disciplines. The commencement recognized the accomplishments of students completing Read More
Graduating Class 72 from the BLET Program

BCC Celebrates Basic Law Enforcement Training Class 72 Graduation

Fourteen individuals representing law enforcement agencies across the region were recognized on May 6, 2025, as they graduated from Brunswick Community College’s Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) Class 72. Held at the Odell Williamson Auditorium, the ceremony honored their completion of 640 hours of intensive training designed to prepare them for the demands of public Read More
Humpback whale and student photographing it from boat

Humpback Whale Spotted During BCC/UNCW Student Dolphin Survey

Rare sightings underscore importance of local undergraduate research What began as a routine bottlenose dolphin survey became a once-in-a-lifetime experience for Brunswick Community College (BCC) students participating in a collaborative research course with UNC Wilmington. During a recent Saturday field trip, students Bethany Berry and Vannessa Herold, under the guidance of BCC Dean of Arts Read More