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2025-2026 Edition

  • Programs of Study
    • College Transfer Programs
      • Associate in Arts Degree
      • Associate in Engineering Degree
      • Associate in General Education Degree
      • Associate in Science Degree
      • Universal General Education Transfer Component
    • Adult Education
      • Basic Skills Programs
        • Adult Basic Education
        • Adult High School
        • English as a Second Language
        • High School Equivalency
    • Business Education and Technology
      • Accounting and Finance
        • Accounting and Finance Degree
        • Accounting and Finance Diploma
        • Finance Certificate
        • Governmental Accounting Certificate
        • Income Tax Preparer Certificate
        • Payroll Accounting Clerk Certificate
      • Business Administration
        • Business Administration Certificate
        • Business Administration Degree
        • Business Administration Diploma
        • Entrepreneurship Certificate
        • Introduction to Business Administration Certificate
        • Intermediate Business Administration Certificate
      • Culinary Arts
        • Culinary Arts Certificate
        • Culinary Arts Degree
        • Service Management Certificate
      • Digital Media Technology
        • Digital Media Technology Degree
        • Graphic Design Certificate
        • Social Media Manager Certificate
      • Information Technology
        • CISCO Networking Admin Certificate
        • Cybersecurity Certificate
        • Cybersecurity II Certificate
        • General PC Support Tech Certificate
        • Information Technology -​ Cybersecurity Concentration Degree
        • Information Technology -​ Information Systems Degree
        • Information Technology -​ Network Management Concentration Degree
        • Information Technology Diploma
        • Information Technology Operating SYS Foundation Certificate
        • Network Foundation Certificate
        • Networking Specialist I Certificate
        • Networking Specialist II Certificate
      • Paralegal Technology
        • General Law Office Certificate
        • Paralegal Technology Degree
        • Paralegal Technology Diploma
      • Supply Chain Management
        • Supply Chain Management Certificate
    • Biological and Chemical Technologies
      • Biotechnology
    • Construction Technologies
      • Air Conditioning, Heating &​ Refrigeration Technology
        • Air Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Technology Degree
        • Air Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Technology Diploma
        • Basic Heating/​Cooling Certificate
        • Building Code &​ Design Certificate
        • Commercial Building Automation Certificate
        • Essentials of HVAC/​R Certificate
        • Fundamentals of HVAC Certificate
    • Continuing Education
      • Community/​Self-​Supporting Programs
      • Computer Training
      • Ed2Go -​ Distance Learning
      • Imaging
      • Public Health &​ Safety
      • Small Business Center
    • Education
      • Continuing Education -​ Education Programs
        • Basic School Age Care (BSAC)
        • Early Educator Renewal
        • Effective Teacher Training for Substitutes
        • Teacher Assistant Certificate
      • Early Childhood Education
        • Autism Certificate
        • Early Child Care Workforce Certificate
        • Early Childhood Education Administration Certificate
        • Early Childhood Education Degree -​ Professional
        • Early Childhood Education Degree Transfer Pathway -​ Licensure
        • Early Childhood Education Degree Transfer Pathways -​ Non-​Licensure
        • Early Childhood Education Diploma
        • Early Childhood Education Preschool Certificate
        • Infant Toddler Certificate
        • Social-​Emotional Development Certificate
      • Teacher Preparation
        • Associate in Arts in Teacher Preparation Degree
        • Associate in Science in Teacher Preparation Degree
      • Elementary Education Residency Licensure Certificate
    • Engineering Technologies
      • Applied Engineering Technology
        • Advanced Maintenance Certificate
        • Applied Engineering Technology Degree
        • Applied Engineering Technology Diploma
        • Basic Maintenance Certificate
        • Bio Blend Certificate
        • Fluid Power Certificate
      • Mechanical Engineering Technology
        • Mechanical Design &​ 3D Printing Certificate
        • Mechanical Design Certificate
        • Mechanical Engineering Technology Degree
    • Health Sciences
      • Cardiovascular Sonography
        • Cardiovascular Sonography Degree
      • Computed Tomography Imaging
        • Computed Tomography Imaging Certificate
      • Emergency Medical Science
        • Emergency Medical Science Degree
        • Emergency Medical Science Diploma
        • Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Training and Education
        • Emergency Medical Science BLS Certificate
        • Emergency Medical Science ALS Certificate
      • Health and Fitness Science
        • Health and Fitness Science Degree
        • Health and Fitness Science General Certificate
      • Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
        • Magnetic Resonance Imaging Diploma
      • Mammography
        • Mammography Certificate
      • Medical Assisting
        • Medical Assisting Degree
        • Medical Assisting Diploma
        • Medical Scribe Certificate
      • Medical Office Administration
        • Medical Coding Specialist Certificate
        • Medical Office Administration Degree
        • Medical Office Administration Diploma
        • Patient Services Representative Certificate
      • Medical Sonography
        • Medical Sonography Degree
      • Nurse Aide and Health Education
        • Cardiovascular Technician (EKG)
        • Medical Scribe Technician
        • Nurse Aide I
        • Nurse Aide II
        • Nurse Home Care Aide
        • Phlebotomy Technician
        • Surgical Technology
      • Nursing
        • Associate Degree Nursing
        • Associate in General Education -​ Nursing
        • Practical Nursing Diploma
      • Radiography
        • Radiography Degree
      • Therapeutic and Diagnostic Services
        • Nurse Aide Certificate
        • Nurse Aide Diploma
      • Therapeutic Massage
        • Therapeutic Massage Certificate I
        • Therapeutic Massage Certificate II
        • Therapeutic Massage Degree
        • Therapeutic Massage Diploma
    • Industrial Technologies
      • Computer-​Integrated Machining
        • Computer-​Integrated Machining Degree
        • Computer-​Integrated Machining Diploma
        • CNC Operator Certificate
        • Computer-​Integrated Machining Certificate
        • Manual Machining Certificate
        • Pre-​Engineering CNC Certificate
      • Welding Technology
        • Basic Welding Certificate
        • Stick Certificate
        • TIG Certificate
        • Welding Technology Degree
        • Welding Technology Diploma
        • Welding Technology Fabrication Certificate
      • Workforce Development and Biotechnology
    • Public Services Technologies
      • 911 Communications and Operations
      • Cosmetology
        • Cosmetology Certificate
        • Cosmetology Degree
        • Cosmetology Diploma
      • Criminal Justice Technology
        • Criminal Justice Technology Certificate
        • Criminal Justice Technology Degree
        • In-​Service Law Enforcement Training
      • Fire Protection Technology
        • Fire Investigation Certificate
        • Fire Management Certificate
        • Fire Protection Technology Degree
        • Fire Service Training
      • Forensic Science
        • Forensic Science Certificate
        • Forensic Science Degree
    • Transportation Systems Technologies
      • Diesel and Heavy Equipment Technology
        • Advanced Vehicle Systems Certificate
        • Chassis and Body Certificate
        • Diesel and Heavy Equipment Technology Degree
        • Diesel and Heavy Equipment Technology Diploma
        • Diesel Fuel Electric Systems Certificate
        • Introduction to PM &​ Engines Certificate
        • Powertrain, Brakes &​ Electricity Certificate
      • Truck Driver Training
        • Truck Driver Training Certificate
  • About the College
    • College Organization
    • Contact Information
    • Message from the President
    • Purpose of the Catalog
  • Academic Calendar
  • Academic Services and Procedures
    • Grading System
  • Admissions
    • Admission Procedures
    • Description of Fees
  • Catalog A-​Z Index
  • Catalog Contents
  • Course Descriptions
    • Academic Related (ACA)
    • Accounting (ACC)
    • Air Cond, Heating, Ref (AHR)
    • Art (ART)
    • Automation &​ Robotics (ATR)
    • Basic Skills (BSP)
    • Biology (BIO)
    • Bioprocessing Mfg Tech (BPM)
    • Biotechnology (BTC)
    • Bldg. Automation Tech. (BAT)
    • Blueprint Reading (BPR)
    • Business (BUS)
    • Business Analytics (BAS)
    • Cardiovascular Son (CVS)
    • Chemistry (CHM)
    • Communication (COM)
    • Computer Information Tec (CTS)
    • Computer Science (CSC)
    • Computer Tech Integr. (CTI)
    • Cosmetology (COS)
    • Criminal Justice (CJC)
    • Culinary (CUL)
    • Cyber Crime Technology (CCT)
    • Digital Media Tech. (DME)
    • Drafting (DFT)
    • Drama/​Theatre (DRA)
    • Economics (ECO)
    • Education (EDU)
    • Electrical (ELC)
    • Emergency Medical Sci (EMS)
    • Emergency Preparedness (EPT)
    • Engineering (EGR)
    • English (ENG)
    • Fire Protection (FIP)
    • Geology (GEL)
    • Graphic Arts (GRA)
    • Graphic Design (GRD)
    • Health &​ Fitness Science (HFS)
    • Health (HEA)
    • Health Sciences (HSC)
    • Heavy Equipment Maint. (HET)
    • History (HIS)
    • Hotel &​ Restaurant Mgmt (HRM)
    • Humanities (HUM)
    • Hydraulics (HYD)
    • Industrial Science (ISC)
    • Information Systems (CIS)
    • Legal Education (LEX)
    • Logistics Management (LOG)
    • Machining (MAC)
    • Maintenance (MNT)
    • Mammography (MAM)
    • Marketing and Retailing (MKT)
    • Mathematics (MAT)
    • Mechanical (MEC)
    • Medical Assisting (MED)
    • Medical Sonography (SON)
    • Music (MUS)
    • Networking Technology (NET)
    • Networking Technology (NOS)
    • Nursing (NUR)
    • Nursing Assistant (NAS)
    • Office Administration (OST)
    • Pharmaceutical Tech. (PTC)
    • Philosophy (PHI)
    • Physical Education (PED)
    • Physics (PHY)
    • Political Science (POL)
    • Psychology (PSY)
    • Public Administration (PAD)
    • Public Safety Training (PST)
    • Radiography (RAD)
    • Religion (REL)
    • Security Concepts (SEC)
    • Selected Topics (SEL)
    • Sociology (SOC)
    • Spanish (SPA)
    • Therapeutic Massage (MTH)
    • Three Dimensional Print (TDP)
    • Transportation Tech. (TRN)
    • Truck Driver Training (TRP)
    • Trucking Op Mgmt (TOM)
    • Web Technologies (WEB)
    • Welding (WLD)
    • Work-​Based Learning (WBL)
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  • Student Life and Activities
    • Learning Technologies
    • Student Development Services

Nursing

Programs

  • Associate Degree Nursing
  • Associate in General Education - Nursing
  • Practical Nursing Diploma
Johnston Community College

245 College Road
PO Box 2350
Smithfield, NC 27577

Hours of Operation:
Monday - Thursday: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Fridays: 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Summer Hours (May 12 - August 8):
Monday - Thursday: 7:30 am - 5:30 pm
Fridays: Closed

General Information

(919) 934-3051

Speak to a Specialist

(919) 464-2267

JCC Police

(919) 209-2111

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