
NC State University’s Community College Collaboration (C3) program and the North Carolina GlaxoSmithKline Foundation have partnered to make a four-year degree more accessible and affordable for transfer students. With a $600,000 grant, the NC GlaxoSmithKline Foundation will provide scholarship support to more than two dozen C3 students at NC State. These renewable scholarships are awarded to students with financial need and valued at $5000 per year.
According to C3 Director Martha Harmening, NC State developed C3 to increase access to an NC State education for North Carolina residents. The program is for students from low-to-moderate income backgrounds or rural communities who may have thought an NC State degree is beyond their reach. “What sets C3 apart is the level of direct support that we provide to students while still enrolled in the community college. Our goals are to ease a student’s transition from their community college to NC State, support their success at NC State, and ultimately ensure timely completion of their NC State degree.”
A total grant of $1,064,000 from the NC GlaxoSmithKline Foundation funds a variety of resources for C3 students beyond the financial support the scholarship offers: paid research opportunities to gain real-world experience, individualized academic advising, career exploration tools, and more.
About the C3 Program at NC State University
The Community College Collaboration (C3) is a dual-admission program between NC State and ten community college partners. Students receive advising and support throughout the transfer admission process, ensuring courses they are enrolled in will transfer seamlessly to their degree program. C3 continues to lend a hand after students transfer, easing the transition to the state’s largest University. Through C3, NC State is committed to providing affordable pathways to a four-year degree by supporting students both before and after transfer from the community colleges. Visit us at c3.ncsu.edu.
About the North Carolina GlaxoSmithKline Foundation
The North Carolina GlaxoSmithKline Foundation is an independent self-funding 501(c)3 nonprofit organization supporting activities that help meet the educational and health needs of today’s society and future generations. Since its creation in 1986, the foundation has granted $78 million to support North Carolina projects and programs that emphasize the understanding and application of science, health and education at all academic and professional levels. Visit us at NCGSKFoundation.org.
Scholarship recipients
Name | Community College | Hometown | Major |
Marilexia Faith Acelajado | Wake Technical Community College | Raleigh | Computer Science |
Andres Aguilar-Alvarez | Wake Technical Community College | Raleigh | Civil Engineering |
Malack Awawda | Wake Technical Community College | Dunn | Microbiology |
Lauren Bennett | Nash Community College | Wilson | Crop and Soil Science |
Allan Berduo Morales | Alamance Community College | Burlington | Sustainable Materials & Technology |
Ethan Cole | Vance-Granville Community College | Kittrell | Mechanical Engineering |
Haley Evans | Johnston Community College | Selma | Mechanical Engineering |
Benjamin Falero | Central Carolina Community College | Fuquay Varina | Computer Engineering |
Abner Galeano | Central Carolina Community College | Broadway | Civil Engineering |
Pratham Ghelani | Wake Technical Community College | Apex | Mechanical Engineering |
Nathan Glenn | Durham Technical Community College | Durham | Mechanical Engineering |
Cesar Hernandez Parra | Alamance Community College | Burlington | Civil Engineering |
J’ya Hunter | Wake Technical Community College | Fuquay Varina | Polymer and Color Chemistry |
Nicole Kida | Central Carolina Community College | Lillington | Biological Sciences |
Samuel Korvie | Durham Technical Community College | Durham | Electrical Engineering |
Sabrina Kulp | Alamance Community College | Mebane | Fisheries, Wildlife, & Conservation Biology |
Younes Labsh Abazid | Wake Technical Community College | Raleigh | Biological Sciences |
Ethan Loeffelholz | Johnston Community College | Clayton | Biomedical & Health Sciences Engineering |
Brenda Lozano | Durham Technical Community College | Hillsborough | Horticultural Science |
Nidia McBride | Vance-Granville Community College | Garner | Animal Science |
Jason Michaels | Nash Community College | Nashville | Civil Engineering |
Daniel Olson | Alamance Community College | Mebane | Biochemistry |
Alexis Otway | Durham Technical Community College | Mebane | Animal Science |
Noah Page | Central Carolina Community College | Sanford | Computer Science |
David Rios Herrera | Alamance Community College | Burlington | Paper Science & Engineering |
Thomas Selem | Central Carolina Community College | Sanford | Computer Science |
Rafael Stanziola Clark | Wake Technical Community College | Apex | Industrial Engineering |
Wyatt Tormey | Durham Technical Community College | Cary | Aerospace Engineering |
Heather Warnick | Wake Technical Community College | Raleigh | Elementary Education |
For further information:
Martha Harmening, Director, C3 Program
maharmen@ncsu.edu
919-515-5395
c3.ncsu.edu