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Johnston Community College Library in Smithfield, NC

Johnston County, NC Has Multiple Education Options

There are multiple choices for getting a good education in Johnston County, starting from preschool and extending through the college experience. Johnston County Schools The district has 43 schools with nearly 33,000 students in grades K-12, making it the sixth-largest school system in North Carolina. With the overall population of Johnston County growing each year, JCS is currently the second-fastest growing school system in the state. Student achievement ranks in the top 20 percent of all... Read More »
Corinth Holders High School in Wendell, NC

Johnston County, NC Schools Accredited by AdvancED

The Johnston County Schools system has been making a lot of news lately. A lot of good news. The district recently added two new high schools – Cleveland High and Corinth Holders High – bringing the total of schools in the system to 46. There are 32,000 students in grades K-12 throughout JCS, and the district's 4,000 employees make it the county's largest employer. Meanwhile, two other high schools in the district – Johnston County Early College Academy and Johnston County... Read More »

Johnston Community College Offers Courses to Update Worker Skills

From industrial training programs to applied science programs‚ Johnston Community College leaves its mark on the county … and its workforce. Many of the college’s workforce programs started in the 1970s‚ but interest has surged in the last decade. “The state and people have started seeing the value of the community colleges and what we bring in on the industrial training side as an economic development tool‚” says Michael Starling‚ director of industry services. “Most of the time when new... Read More »