Rep. Foxx recognizes value in business, education at Catawba Valley Community College

By John Bailey, Hickory Daily Record

U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx | John Bailey Photo

Building partnerships between education and business is the future for both, Catawba Valley Community College President Garrett Hinshaw said.

A good example of this is the initiative recently announced between the college and Affinity Living Group. The two institutions are working together to develop a job training program specific to the needs of Affinity, helping to grow its employees’ skill sets and to grow them as potential leaders in the company.

Hinshaw said this new partnership is another example of how education needs to turn itself inside out throughout the country.

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