N.C. Gov. Pat McCrory Signs First Bill at Randolph Community College

New North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory officially signed his first piece of legislation into law Monday at Randolph Community College’s Continuing Education and Industrial Center. Senate Bill 14, sponsored by Senator Jerry Tillman and others, increases access to career and technical education.
           
Gov. McCrory signed the bill, then addressed the crowd of nearly 300 community leaders, RCC students, and RCC administrators, faculty and staff members, saying, “This is an extremely satisfying place to be today…in Randolph County.” McCrory said when he graduated from Ragsdale High School in 1974, students had two pathways to success—to enter the nearby community college or to go to a four-year college or university. “This bill is reinstating that philosophy in North Carolina,” he said. “Vocational education is equally important to our economy,” he continued. He said that educational institutions have to form connections with the state’s commerce and be constantly adapting and changing to the extremely competitive environment. So if there is shortage of workers in one area, McCrory continued giving several examples, more money and educational efforts are focused on that area to fill the available jobs.

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