1980
Craven CC joins New Bern Chamber of Commerce in January 1980.
Dr. Lewis Redd becomes Dean of the College and Clifford Swain becomes Dean of Students.
Board of Trustees agrees to Dr. Redd’s plan to offer daytime curriculum programs for the Havelock-Cherry Point area.
1983
The College begins operating classroom facilities at the East Plaza Professional Center in Havelock.
1984
WTEB 89.5 begins broadcasting from the Craven Community College New Bern campus on June 4, 1984.
1985
Senator Joe Thomas secures $1.5 million from the N.C. General Assembly for the construction of facilities on campus.
The concurrent enrollment of high school students in vocational curricula begins as the Step Ahead Program, an early version of today’s dual enrollment program.
1986
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools reaffirms the College’s accreditation status.
1988
Kathleen S. Orringer, along with N.C. Senator Joe Thomas and Dr. Thurman Brock, receives the NCCCS I.E. Ready Award.
Bids are awarded for two new buildings, an auditorium and machining lab, later to be named Orringer Hall and Kelso Hall.
1989
Dr. Brock, Craven CC’s first president, announces his retirement, effective Dec. 31, 1989.
