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Career Pathways – What Will You Study?

Health Sciences and Wellness

Human Services and Social Sciences

Liberal Arts and Humanities

Manufacturing, Transportation, and Construction

Business

Arts, Entertainment, and Design

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Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics

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Health Sciences and Wellness

Careers in dental, nursing, physical therapy, radiography, and wellness fields await students who complete degrees in this career pathway. Students gain the knowledge and skills necessary to become successful healthcare professionals in occupations that serve their community.

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Human Services and Social Sciences

Do you want to make a difference in the lives and well-being of your community? Are you interested in helping others and making a positive change? Then the Human Services and Social Sciences Career Pathway is for you. You can apply your skills to job areas such as social services, historical research, early childhood education, substance abuse, or politics.

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Liberal Arts and Humanities

If you're interested in creative expression, philosophical endeavors, and communicating ideas, consider a degree in the Liberal Arts and Humanities.

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Manufacturing, Transportation, and Construction

Architectural design, construction technology, aviation studies and design, welding, air conditioning repairs, and automotive repair are some of the areas of interest that you can find in this category. Advanced manufacturing and construction industry jobs await graduates of the MTC Career Pathway.

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Business

Accounting and Business Administration degrees prepare students for various roles in management, marketing, economics, and the free enterprise system. Supply Chain Management and Logistics positions await students who possess skills in the international and domestic movement of goods. Our cluster also trains students in the fields of Culinary Arts, Paralegal, and Cosmetology.

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Arts, Entertainment, and Design

The AED Career Pathway attracts future musicians, production assistants, vocalists, actors, visual artists, game developers, and designers. The Entertainment Technologies department prepares skilled technicians and music industry professionals for success in the entertainment field.

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Public Safety

This Career Pathway allows students to experience a broad field of study that leads to careers in the public eye as well as behind the scenes. Training in this area can prepare you for an emergency medicine job, working with crime scene technology, fire fighting, or a career as a wellness trainer/coordinator.

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Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics

Apply rational and logical thought processes of STEM clusters to the needs of the world and creatively design, test, redesign, and implement solutions. Graduates of our programs can be contributors to innovation and technology-based solutions that are useful in a variety of technical, engineering, and economic arenas.

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YOUR JOURNEY TO A BETTER LIFE STARTS HERE

You know education is the key to success. Now you’re trying to decide where to get that education, and that’s why you’re here. There are a lot of reasons to choose GTCC, and we invite you to explore our website to discover them all. But here are three of the best – Quality, Affordability, and Support. GTCC offers you a great education, one that will prepare you to take the next step, whatever that may be, to a better life. GTCC makes that education possible for anyone with low costs and financial aid for those who need it. And GTCC has the support systems in place to keep you on track and focused on your goals.

So whatever your educational goals, choose GTCC. We’ll do more than help you achieve them – we'll help you surpass them!

Why Should You Choose GTCC?

I will do some presentations that involve GTCC. They really don’t have community colleges in Poland. They cover that in high school. But that is something I can bring to the community while I’m there. I think it is a wonderful program North Carolina has that I can share.

A tutor in the Writing Center at GTCC who was recently named a Fulbright Scholar to Poland

In addition to most everything else you learn, we want to make sure you walk away with leadership qualities you don’t find in a book.

GTCC alumnus who is now the coordinator of the college’s basic law enforcement training (BLET) program

GTCC was always on my radar, and then I came to a point where I had to balance pros and cons to see which one (college) benefitted me the most. That was GTCC.

GTCC student government president and member of the Board of Trustees

Having the opportunity to get the experience in a job ... I think it's really meaningful and super important. We get to work with this program and all this technology that never really crossed my mind before.

Shackti is a GTCC FAME student, class of 2025

I try to give her the ins and outs and let her know it’s not that scary, that it is a lot of fun and there’s great money and benefits. She dives right into everything I show her, whether it’s welding or priming or taking bumpers off, she jumps right in. I see a younger version of myself.

Cristal (left) graduated from GTCC in 2015 and is serving as a mentor for Chloe Logan, who graduated from GTCC earlier this year. They both work at Terry Labonte Chevrolet as body shop repair technicians.

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AVERAGE CLASS SIZE

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DEGREES OFFERED BY GTCC

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62%

PART-TIME STUDENTS

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30,000

STUDENTS SERVED ANNUALLY

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GTCC music and entertainment grad Sakia Lindsay lighting up the road with Luke Combs’ tour

Published on September 30, 2024

From the time she first climbed up to the catwalk above the stage as a Southeast Guilford High School student, Sakia Lindsay knew she wanted to work on the technical side of music and entertainment. She just didn’t have any idea how quickly she would get there.