By Richy Huneycutt Becoming a teacher just got a little easier through Lenoir Community College’s newest programs – Teacher Prep – Associate in Arts and Teacher Prep – Associate in Science. Students interested in earning a degree in elementary, middle, special education, or secondary education will now be able to begin their first two years at LCC before transferring to a four-year...

By Richy Huneycutt Lenoir Community College student Mackenzie Rouse of Kinston knew as a child that she wanted to be a teacher. “I used to ‘teach’ my friends and stuffed animals. However, when I was in high school, I thought that I either wanted to be a high school teacher or pediatric nurse,” she said. “I took all the health science courses, where I realized that was not what I...