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.
![Female students typing on typewriters in 1980](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_lg/public/2024-08/1980%20typing.jpg?itok=7JRfI99V)
![Craven CC sign in 1980s](/sites/default/files/styles/1_1_lg/public/2024-08/1980s%20Craven%20sign.png?itok=M0H5wtgB)
![Nursing graduates in 1980s](/sites/default/files/styles/1_1_lg/public/2024-08/1980s%20nurses.png?itok=olvVBx7K)
![Craven choir in 1980s](/sites/default/files/styles/1_1_lg/public/2024-08/1980s%20choir.png?itok=h8x8IW-Q)
1983
The College begins operating classroom facilities at the East Plaza Professional Center in Havelock.
![Exterior of Havelock Learning Center in 1980s](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_lg/public/2024-08/1980s%20Havelock%20learning%20center.jpg?itok=s1A-vQUQ)
![Baseball player in 1982](/sites/default/files/styles/1_1_lg/public/2024-08/1982%20baseball.jpg?itok=cYAImd7n)
![Firefighters in 1982](/sites/default/files/styles/1_1_lg/public/2024-08/1982%20firefighters.jpg?itok=hhq-OOsT)
![Two male basketball players during a game in 1983](/sites/default/files/styles/1_1_lg/public/2024-08/1983%20basketball.jpg?itok=QO7QNieQ)
1984
WTEB 89.5 begins broadcasting from the Craven Community College New Bern campus on June 4, 1984.
![Male standing with Dr. Brock by Craven CC sign in 1988](/sites/default/files/styles/1_1_lg/public/2024-08/1988%20Brock%20sign.jpg?itok=5jhbOo4I)
![Male employee and Dr. Brock looking at street signs in 1988](/sites/default/files/styles/1_1_lg/public/2024-08/1988%20Brock%20street%20signs.jpg?itok=s38KfvVp)
![Students in cafeteria in 1980s](/sites/default/files/styles/1_1_lg/public/2024-08/1980s%20cafeteria.jpg?itok=xZNRp6-M)
![Machining students in 1980s](/sites/default/files/styles/1_1_lg/public/2024-08/1980s%20machining.png?itok=_psZnqmB)
![Male student with ice cream cone in 1980s](/sites/default/files/styles/1_1_lg/public/2024-08/1980s%20ice%20cream.png?itok=_hQ6HnuT)
![Two male students at a chalkboard in 1980s](/sites/default/files/styles/1_1_lg/public/2024-08/1980s%20students%20at%20chalkboard.png?itok=G4WS4717)
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.
![Teacher and students in classroom in 1980s](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_lg/public/2024-08/1980s%20classroom.jpg?itok=9jYGhdV5)
1986
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools reaffirms the College’s accreditation status.
![ADN graduates in 1987](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_lg/public/2024-08/1987%20ADN%20grads.jpg?itok=-Y4Nvoqv)
![1987 Spring Jam concert](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_lg/public/2024-08/1987%20Spring%20Jam%20concert.jpg?itok=EJ9syOsa)
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.
![College female worker, male basketball player, black panther mascot, and female cheerleader](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_lg/public/2024-08/1988%20mascot%20.jpg?itok=PzxHbB1N)
![Male student working on lawnmower in 1986](/sites/default/files/styles/1_1_lg/public/2024-08/1986%20student%20lawnmower.jpg?itok=4DqdP0J7)
![Male machining student in 1988](/sites/default/files/styles/1_1_lg/public/2024-08/1988%20machining.jpg?itok=wItNVZW1)
![Male welding student in 1988](/sites/default/files/styles/1_1_lg/public/2024-08/1988%20welding.jpg?itok=FS-RvHii)
1989
Dr. Brock, Craven CC’s first president, announces his retirement, effective Dec. 31, 1989.
![College employees dressed up and performing in a musical](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_lg/public/2024-08/1989%20musical.jpg?itok=wGaWSy22)
![Male teacher in headscarf sitting by computer](/sites/default/files/styles/1_1_lg/public/2024-08/1989%20person%20at%20computer.jpg?itok=C6N5oWt8)
![Cheerleaders cheering at basketball game in 1989](/sites/default/files/styles/1_1_lg/public/2024-08/1989%20cheerleading.jpg?itok=eee4Gn4T)
![Female nurse taking a newborn's temperature in 1989](/sites/default/files/styles/1_1_lg/public/2024-08/1989%20nurse%20with%20baby.jpg?itok=Ld6nw6dd)
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