Rhiannon Holley, cybersecurity department chair at Fayetteville Technical Community College, understands the needs of the students she teaches. After all, she was in their shoes just a few short years ago.
She came to East Carolina University as a transfer student and earned her bachelor of science in industrial technology (BSIT) in 2022. She returned Nov. 7 with some of her students for Technology Systems Transfer Day, an event that highlighted ECU’s technology programs that cater to community college students.
“I brought my students from the cybersecurity program, hoping that they see the same kind of opportunity I had,” she said. “It’s just too perfect. The classes were excellent. They fit what I was looking for, working full time and having two kids. I didn’t have anything to really worry about. I knew that I would get the education I needed and now I get the opportunity to pass that on — pay it forward, if you will.”…