BCCC Archives

• 1967 - Chartered as Beaufort County Technical Institute.
• 1968 - First graduating class.
• 1969 - Purchased permanent site and began construction on the first building, named for Graham Elliott.
• 1971 - Completed Elliott Building.
• 1973 - Received full accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
• 1974 - Completed Vocational/laboratory building named for Delmar Keech (#2).
• 1977 - Completed Nursing/Allied Health building named for Katie G. Paul (#3).
• 1978 - Completed Vocational building (#4).
• 1978 - Earned reaffirmation of accreditation from Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
• 1979 - Added College Transfer program.
• 1979 - Changed name to Beaufort County Community College.
• 1982 - Completed Learning Resources building (#5).
• 1983 - Adult Basic Education funded.
• 1984 - Created BCCC Foundation to unite community resources with BCCC needs.
• 1988 - Earned reaffirmation of accreditation from Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
• 1990 - Dr. U. Rob Champion becomes BCCC's third president.
• 1990 - Passed local bond referendum to fund construction of Continuing Education/Community Services building.
• 1992 - Completed Continuing Education/Community Services building (#8).
• 1993 - Passed State bond referendum to fund construction of Student Services/Sciences building.
• 1996 - Completed Student Services/Science building.
• 1997 - NCCCS Reengineering completed with conversion to the semester system and Comprehensive Articulation Agreement with UNC System.
• 1997 - Purchased 13 additional acres of land for future expansion.
• 1998 - Earned reaffirmation of accreditation from Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
• 1998 - Opened a new maintenance building.
• 1999 - Expanded distance Learning with implementation of BCCC Internet classes funded by USDA Distance Learning grant.
• 1999 - Completed BCCC Foundation 3-year campaign with assets topping $350,000.
• 1999 - Went online with BCCC classes.
• 1999 - Awarded $220,945 by Kate B. Reynolds Foundation for expansion of BCCC's ADN and PN programs in the Allied Health Division.
• 2000 - Statewide community college bond referendum is passed; BCCC received $7.2 million for construction and renovation.
• 2003 - Completed Public Safety building (#10) through 2000 bond referendum.
• 2003 - Building #7 replaced and upgraded to house HEATT program.
• 2006 - Public Services Technologies building (#11) completed with state bond money to house Cosmetology, Early Childhood, and Human Services program.
• 2007 - BCCC celebrated 40th anniversary on December 7, 2007.
• 2007 - BCCC became hub for Wachovia Partnership East Northeast Consortium for public school teacher training.
• 2008 - Beaufort County Early College High School established.
• 2009 - Earned reaffirmation of accreditation from Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
• 2010 - Building 10 Annex completed.
• 2010 - Beaufort County Board of Commissioners receive federal grant and load to construct Allied Health and Nursing Building (#12).
• 2011 - BCCC received $2.2 million for North Carolina Advanced Manufacturing Alliance (NCAMA) Grant.
• 2012 - Building 12 completed to become new Katie G. Paul Allied Health and Nursing Building.
• 2012 - Dr. Barbara Tinsey installed as new BCCC President.
• 2016 - Fire training facility constructed.
• 2016 - Open house held for new culinary classroom as part of the continuing education program.
• 2017 - Dr. David Loope installed as new BCCC President.

• 2017 - BCCC celebrates its 50th anniversary.

• 2019 - Emergency Vehicle Driving Pad completed ($2,641,365). 

• 2020 - Beaufort County Community College transitions (3/16/2020) from all face-to-face instruction to online instruction through the Blackboard learning management system in response to the COVID-19 pandemic (lasting until Fall 2021).

• 2020 - Boat Manufacturing & Repair and Boat Building Programs initiated with the support of a $200,000 grant from the Golden LEAF Foundation.

• 2020 - United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Office announced a $329,983 grant to Beaufort County Community College to create more options for distance learning.

• 2021 - BCCC constructs a wetland on campus to help clean and slow storm water. Collaboration with Sound Rivers.

• 2021 - Beaufort County Community College completes work on its accessibility projects (sidewalks, crosswalks, elevators, automatic doors).

• 2021 - The Beaufort Promise program initiated in response to the pandemic; all tuition and fees for students covered through the 2025/6 (Beaufort, Hyde, Tyrrell, & Washington County Residents).

• 2021 - Completion of the Public Safety Training Center - Building 15 ($1.8 million) - is the final component of BCCC’s Emergency Training and Workforce Complex.

• 2022 - Cannon Foundation donates $99,000 for equipment for BCCC’s Boat Building program.
• 2022 - Aurora Learning/Training Center construction announced; enabled by a State Capital and Infrastructure Fund (SCIF) Directed Grant ($2.5 million).
• 2022 - BCCC’s Barber Academy Opens (Chocowinity, NC).
• 2022 - Centralized Advising Center at Beaufort County Community College constructed (in Building 3); funded by a United States Department of Education Rural Postsecondary and Economic Development (RPED) program grant ($1,237,500).
• 2022 - Auditorium remodeled in the Continuing Education Building 8 ($110,000).
• 2022 - Construction commences for Boat Manufacturing Building  ($2.08 million).
• 2023 - NC Department of Information Technology awards BCCC $1.4 million to expand digital equity and literacy initiatives at correctional institutes (Hyde & Tyrrell Counties).
• 2023 - Barber Academy opens at new location in downtown Washington, NC 
• 2023 - Boat Manufacturing Building completed and opening (building 16 on campus)
• 2024 - BCCC received an $800,000 Digital Equity Grant from the N.C. Department of Information Technology through the American Rescue Plan. The funding supports the Beaufort Digital Bridge and BCCC Mobile programs, designed to improve digital literacy, expand technology access, and reduce the digital divide in Beaufort CCC’s service area of Beaufort, Hyde, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
• 2025 - The Golden LEAF Foundation awarded Beaufort County Community College (Beaufort CCC) $405,000 to expand its nursing programs, strengthening the healthcare workforce in eastern North Carolina.

One known yearbook for the school is housed in the archive and can be found in box 1, folder 3.

• Beau-Tech, 1969 Volume 

This scrapbook chronicles the origins of Beaufort County Community College from 1967 to 1968 through news clippings, letters, and news releases. The condition of the item is very fragile, but it's been digitized and can be viewed in as PDF document. Below is an index containing titles of the materials it contains.

Assorted audiovisual material are also available in the archive:

• Video cassette of Dr. Champion's retirement
• BCCC 50th Anniversary slide deck with audio recordings
• Assorted photograph slides
• "Beaufort Tech Girls" WDLX, January 17, 1989 cassette recording
• 25th Anniversary VHS
• Raw footage of campus VHS
• Time capsule 1992 VHS

These materials can be found in archive boxes 11 and 12.