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Columbus, North Carolina
Columbus County is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Mar 31, 2024
Goals updated only for participating counties
Status History:
Certified: Sep 2020
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Columbus is actively engaged in maintaining their status as a Work Ready Community. To do so, they must earn 5 points that prove their ongoing commitment to developing a thriving economy for employers and employees.
Traditional goals 3 Points
Maximum of 4 points possible
Current Goal - 1 points
Emerging Goal - 1 points
Employer Support This Period - 1 points
Optional goals 0 Points
Maximum of 3 points possible
ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]
Workforce | Total NCRC |
Bronze NCRC |
Silver NCRC |
Gold NCRC |
Platinum NCRC |
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Emerging | High School | 1622 | 521 | 770 | 255 | 76 |
College | 264 | 46 | 121 | 67 | 30 | |
Current | Private | 137 | 30 | 74 | 27 | 6 |
Public | 124 | 42 | 59 | 20 | + | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 99 | 49 | 36 | 12 | + |
Unemployed | 336 | 123 | 171 | 38 | + | |
Recent Veteran | + | + | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 1218 | 231 | 164 | 116 | 34 | |
Totals | 3192 | 1043 | 1395 | 535 | 155 |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
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Emerging | High School | 1622 | 521 | 770 | 255 | 76 |
College | 264 | 46 | 121 | 67 | 30 | |
Current | Private | 137 | 30 | 74 | 27 | 6 |
Public | 124 | 42 | 59 | 20 | + | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 99 | 49 | 36 | 12 | + |
Unemployed | 336 | 123 | 171 | 38 | + | |
Recent Veteran | + | + | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 1218 | 231 | 164 | 116 | 34 | |
Totals | 3192 | 1043 | 1395 | 535 | 155 |
The table above is a detailed breakdown of the same ACT WorkKeys NCRC data presented in the upper right box on this page and represents ACT WorkKeys NCRCs earned or improved throughout the community. All ACT WorkKeys NCRC data is updated monthly.
+ Value less than 4
ACT WorkKeys NCRCs Earned
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Mar 31, 2024
Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
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✓ Emerging | 353 | 1886 |
✓
Current |
52 | 261 |
Transitioning | 586 | 436 |
Workforce category not identified | 609 | 609 |
Workforce | Goals | Actual |
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Employers Supporting | 57 | 152 |
Improved ACT NCRC
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
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Not Earned | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Bronze | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
Silver | 6 | 1 | ||
Gold | 1 |
Service Delivery Locations
These are the locations in Columbus County where a job seeker can take the WorkKeys test.
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Cape Fear Council of Government-Workforce Development Board
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Southeastern Community College-NCWorks Career Center
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Columbus County Economic Development Commission
Participating High Schools
These Columbus County high schools help students prepare for and take the WorkKeys test.
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East Columbus High School
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West Columbus High School
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South Columbus High School
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Columbus Career & College Academy Fair Bluff Campus
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Whiteville High School
Contact Us
For more information on Columbus County's efforts in the Work Ready program, contact:
Cape Fear Council of Governments-Workforce Development Board
910-465-0629
Employers in Columbus County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- Onslow County Schools
- Convergys
- First South Bank
- Holden Temporaries
- Cape Fear Workforce Development Board
- Tabitha A. Etheridge PLLC
- Town of Chadbourn
- J. Mac's Creative Planning By Design
LLC. - Badcock Home Furniture &more
- krs Plastics
- Carolinas Vintage
- Prince Law Firm PLLC
- Pace Health Network LLC
- Pawn South Whiteville
- Southern Tire Pros
- Inspire Creative Studios
- ACT Construction Equipment
- All Ways Caring
- Molly Maid of Wilmington
- McDonald's - Shallotte Supply Sunset
Beach Southport - The Roger Beacon Academy
- Chick-fil-A
- Legal Aid of North Carolina
- Gotcha Covered Upholstery LLC
- Coastal Preparatory Academy
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