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Davidson‑Davie Community College reports steady enrollment, graduates and a near‑ready health sciences building
Summary
President Jenny Varner told commissioners the Davie campus is operational after a leak, the college served more than 13,000 students annually, graduated about 1,200 students and reported progress on a health sciences building pending trustee and state document review.
Davidson‑Davie Community College officials told Davie County commissioners on Thursday that the Davie campus is fully operational following a water‑leak incident at the Davidson campus and that the college is close to finalizing plans for a new health sciences building.
President Jenny Varner said the Davie campus was fully operational and that graduation season produced about 1,200 graduates and approximately 1,750 credentials awarded across the period. Varner said the college serves more than 13,000 students annually when counting curriculum, continuing education and basic skills programs.
Why it matters: steady or increasing community‑college enrollment affects workforce development, dual‑enrollment pipelines with Davie County high schools and local training for public safety and health professions.
Varner highlighted dual‑enrollment and college‑career promise numbers from Davie students (for example, about 302 career and college promise students from Davie) and reported that 49 Ignite Davie participants graduated this year, earning 79 credentials. She said the health sciences building on the Davie Medical Center campus is nearly ready pending a trustees’ review in June and final state construction documents.
Varner also noted ongoing continuing‑education partnerships with local employers — sheriff’s office, fire and rescue and EMS — and emphasized online learning growth and support structures for remote students.
What’s next: college officials will continue to coordinate with county leaders on operating and capital requests; Varner said trustees will review construction documentation in June and she expects clearer timelines after that review.
