Fayetteville Technical Community College (FTCC) announced that according to the Center for Digital Education (CDE), FTCC ranks 4th in the nation in the Large College Category (+10,000 students) in their 12th annual Digital Community Colleges Survey recognizing how community colleges use digital technologies to improve services to students, faculty, staff, and the community at large.
The 2016-17 Digital Community Colleges survey also revealed insights about community colleges’ technology priorities. Colleges surveyed indicated that mobility devices/app support is their top priority in the coming year, followed by website redesign/updates, cybersecurity tools and testing, and digital content and curriculum. The survey revealed that 54% of colleges offer professional development courses on how to use mobile apps for instruction; 28% of colleges offer professional development for teachers or provide specific policies regarding how to protect student privacy when using apps; and 91% offer professional development courses on how to integrate technology into curriculum and instructional practices.