BUILDING CAREERS, BUILDING NEIGHBORHOODS: PITT COMMUNITY COLLEGE SETS A STATEWIDE MODEL FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING

RALEIGH, N.C., Oct. 23 -- The North Carolina Community College System issued the following news release:

Pitt Community College student-built housing initiative sets statewide model for workforce, affordable housing

RALEIGH, N.C. - On the morning of Aug. 6, a house built by Pitt Community College students rolled off campus and onto a vacant lot in West Greenville, where a qualifying family will buy it.

The home is part of a partnership between the college and the City of Greenville that pairs two of North Carolina's most pressing needs: housing and the skilled workers to build it. The state faces a shortage of more than 750,000 housing units through 2029, according to the Office of Gov. Josh Stein.

Earlier this year, Dr. Maria Pharr, pr...