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From Part-Time Event Coordinator to WFD Firefighter
March 6, 2018
“I knew I wanted a career change,” said Laura Leigh Bransford, recent Cape Fear Community College First Responder Academy graduate and newly-hired firefighter at the Wilmington Fire Department. “And I knew I always wanted to help people.” Bransford, a military wife, and mother of a seven-year-old boy was focused on her husband’s military career. After … Read More Former CFCC Metals student opens jewelry shop at Wrightsville Beach
October 25, 2017
“When I know I want something, I work hard,” said the owner of The Nicoblue Boutique and former Cape Fear Community College Metals student Heather Talton. In 2014, as a senior in high school, Talton started creating ceramic pendants and wrapping sea glass and shells found on the beach with wire to create jewelry. By requests … Read More Former CFCC landscaping student fashions his own business from the ground up
October 5, 2017
Wilson Stratas is not a typical 20-year-old. He is a business owner, with plans for his future which seem both practical and well-thought-out. He’s a realist, a hard-worker, and a Cape Fear Community College graduate. Stratas graduated CFCC with a Landscaping and Gardening Certificate in 2017, though he had already started his own business during … Read More 