Central Piedmont Community College

CPCC Central Campus From 1923 to 1959, Central High School was located on Elizabeth Avenue at Kings Drive, where Central Piedmont Community College is now located. In 1959, its students moved into the new Garinger High School . [ 6 ] With the building vacant, Charlotte College (later University of North Carolina at Charlotte , UNCC) used the space. Starting in 1959, the Central Industrial Education Center shared the old high school. As a result of the 1963 N.C. Community College Act, the Central Industrial Education Center and the black Mecklenburg College combined to become Central Piedmont Community College. [ 7 ] The three-story Central High building is now the oldest building on the CPCC campus. CPCC trustees in July 2002 approved changing the building's name from Garinger Hall to the Central High School building, and a fund-raising campaign for the building's renovation was planned. [ 8 ] The Central High School Legacy Fund funded renovation of the Central High building, used for administrative offices and admissions, and provided scholarship money. [ 9 ] A rededication took place September 30, 2007, after restoration of the original facade. [ 6 ] WTVI Charlotte's PBS affiliate, now run by Central Piedmont Community College, was to become a laboratory for the college's new associate degree program launching in August 2015 in broadcasting and production technology. [ 10 ]

Central Campus The Van Every Building at CPCC's Central Campus Central Campus is in the Elizabeth neighborhood (adjacent to Independence Park and the Little Sugar Creek Greenway ). The campus is set up more like a traditional university campus, housing many buildings on many different blocks. Currently, certain buildings on campus are being expanded and renovated, while others are being replaced all together. [ 11 ] The campus is serviced by the CityLynx Gold Line streetcar, with a designated station ( CPCC Central Campus station ).

Cato campus, building III Originally named "Northeast Campus", it is located near Reedy Creek Nature Reserve and was opened in the summer of 2002 with two buildings totaling 50,000 sq ft (4,600 m 2 ) . Built to relieve overcrowding at Central Campus, this location's focus area is horticulture due to its hilly and shady terrain, close proximity to local parks, and ease of access to the rest of the county. [ 12 ] It is also located in the University City section of Charlotte, the campus is only 3 miles from UNCC, providing close proximity for students of both institutions to take classes at either campus. In the summer of 2005, the campus was renamed after Wayland H. Cato, a retailer who donates to the college. [ 13 ] The campus also expanded and has since added another building, but the main focus of the Cato Campus is still horticulture and turf management. [ 14 ]

Opened in winter of 1998 as the Southwest Campus, this satellite campus is located on Hebron St. off of Nations Ford Rd. in southwest Charlotte. The campus focuses on construction technologies, welding, HVAC systems, graphic design and arts, and general studies.