Wayne Community College is a

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. It offers more than 70 credit programs on campus with nine buildings and over 287,000 square feet (27,000 m²). Over 14,000

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and extension students are enrolled at the college per year. The college is part of the

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History

Wayne Community College began as the Goldsboro Industrial Education Center (I.E.C.), established on April 3, 1958. The original on-campus building was completed in November 1960, and until Fall 1962 all courses were taught in the evening, and all students were part-time. In the 1962–63 school year, the first full-time courses were offered leading to diplomas in automotive mechanics, electronics, drafting, and practical nursing. At that time, Goldsboro I.E.C. had 47 students enrolled with eight faculty members. From 1963 through 1965, three extension units of Goldsboro I.E.C. were established in

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, Kenansville, and Clinton, which later became Carteret Community College,

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, and Sampson Community College. In January 1964, Goldsboro I.E.C. became Wayne Technical Institute. By Fall 1966, the enrollment had increased to approximately 550 curriculum students and more than 1500 extension students. During the late 1960s, several additional classroom buildings were added to the campus. In November 1967, a community vote approved the necessary financial support, and Wayne Technical Institute became Wayne Community College. By the

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of 1968, enrollment had risen to nearly 700

students. Since 1968, the enrollment of Wayne Community College has steadily grown each year. In January 1974, the campus relocated from the U.S. 70 bypass to Wayne Memorial Drive due to the rapid student population growth. The 1997-1998 college year marked the 40th Anniversary of Wayne Community College, celebrated with the theme "Forty and Proud!" The college's rapid growth has paralleled that of the

, which is one of the largest in the

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. Notable Wayne Community College graduates include psychologist

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(June 1972). Wayne Early Middle College High School is located on the campus of Wayne Community College. It accepted 60 students into the first freshman class in August, 2007.

2015 shooting

On April 13, 2015, 20-year old Kenneth Stancil, a recently ousted student walked onto campus with a shotgun, entered the print shop near the library, and fatally shot the print shop operator, with whom he had been performing work-study duties until dismissed in March. On April 14, 2015, the shooter was arrested in

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. He was extradited to

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, where he faces one count of murder. According to the suspect, the print shop operator had allegedly molested one of the suspect's relatives, though no claim of such a crime had been filed with police. Stancil was sentenced to life without parole and is incarcerated in the Eastern Correctional Institution in North Carolina.

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