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Carroll Welcomes New Chief Communications Officer

Carroll Welcomes New Chief Communications Officer

Carroll Community College recently announced the appointment of Lisa Slappy to the position of Chief Communications Officer (CCO). Slappy is an award-winning senior communications officer and a veteran of the U.S. Army. She replaces Trish Carroll who was named to the position in 2019. “Trish has been an outstanding member… Read More

Carroll Alumna Reaches for the Stars

Throughout her life, Amanda Greene has had starry-eyed dreams—so much so that she now works for NASA Goddard in Greenbelt, Maryland, lending her expertise to such amazing projects as the James Webb Space Telescope, a major scientific endeavor designed to look beyond the horizons of distant worlds and answer tantalizing mysteries about… Read More

MILLER Case Study: Rudolph Girls Books

Ali King and Nikki Rhodes had switched careers from teaching high school English and early elementary school respectively to launching Rudolph Girls, a bookstore in Westminster, MD, on August 13, 2021. “We both LOVE to read, and we are both passionate about downtown Westminster and seeing it thrive,”… Read More

MILLER Case Study: Goose Ridge Soaps, LLC

Kim Beatty and Janice Campbell, co-owners of Goose Ridge Soaps, both came from backgrounds far away from that of soap makers. Kim earned a Bachelor’s degree in Animal Science Pre-Vet from Virginia Tech before becoming a K-9 handler/police officer in Washington DC. Janice went to school to… Read More

New Cannabis Program Takes Your Career Higher

With the tremendous growth in Maryland and across the nation in those states that have legalized marijuana, Carroll Community College has launched a Cannabis Workforce Training Program. The new cannabis program features a comprehensive curriculum focused on the knowledge, skills and abilities to succeed in starting a career or a start-up… Read More

CDL Training Program a Fast Track to Good Income

With approximately two months of training, graduates of Carroll’s commercial driver’s license (CDL) training program, offered in partnership with North American Trade Schools, are ready to hit the road and earn a considerable paycheck. Students begin CDL training in the classroom, learning truck operations, basic controls, pre-trip inspection, yard… Read More

Carroll Ranked #1 College in Maryland… Again!

Carroll Community College was once again ranked the #1 college in Maryland, this time by EDsmart, a service that provides college rankings, reviews and ratings according to the latest U.S. Department of Education data and other reputable data sources for higher education institutions. This recognition for the College joins… Read More

Building Skills for Industry 4.0

Industry 4.0 is here. Unfortunately, today’s workforce is not prepared for the Fourth Industrial Revolution. For a decade, skilled manufacturing companies have struggled to fill openings requiring Industry 4.0 skills. Kelly Koermer, Vice President of Continuing Education and Training at Carroll, has observed this trend. “We are seeing a lot… Read More

Peer Group Helps Leaders Take the Lead

It can feel lonely at the top. Since few people in an organization are at the same level as the CEO, there may be no one else in that organization who can discuss the challenges faced in that role. It can seem isolating—until now. In 2021, Advantage C at Carroll… Read More