Sandhills Community College
3395 Airport Road,
Pinehurst, NC 28374
Chartered in 1963, Sandhills Community College is a member of the North Carolina Community College System. Mary Luman Meyer donated 240 acres on Airport Road for the college. The property sits on the dividing line between Southern Pines and Pinehurst. SCC was the first comprehensive community college in North Carolina and the first to offer a college transfer program. The College began classes in 1966. Sandhills Community College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
Dr. Raymond Stone was named the first president of the college. He served for 25 years. Dr. John Dempsey was appointed president of the college in 1989 and served until 2022. In 2023 Dr. Alexander “Sandy” Stewart was appointed as the third president of the college.
The College began an intensive SCC Archives Project in 2020 to capture elements of the past and preserve them for the future. The first such attempt occurred under Rick Smith, Dean of the Foundation with a two-part Historical Video of Sandhills Community College.
