SALISBURY — The Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Foundation received a $40,000 donation from Novant Health and has announced that the nursing skills lab at the college’s North Carolina Research Campus facility will be named in recognition of Novant’s contribution to the Building A More Prosperous Community major gifts campaign.

The donation to the RCCC Foundation is comprised of five separate $8,000 donations from Novant Health Rowan Medical Center, Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center, Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center, Novant Health Matthews Medical Center and Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center.

“Novant Health has always been a strong proponent of the college,” said Dr. Carol S. Spalding, president of Rowan-Cabarrus Community College. “Novant Health understands how much education means to the health-care system.”

Health care is a dynamic and ever-evolving field, meaning health-care education has to constantly adapt to new methods, trends and techniques.

“At Novant Health, we believe that the future of health care is based on well-educated students,” said Dr. Dari Caldwell, president of Novant Health Rowan Medical Center. “Rowan-Cabarrus Community College health-care programs have a well-documented track record of success in both student performance and program recognition. We are proud to support the college in developing our local health-care workforce, and share in their desire to train the most qualified candidates.”

Caldwell serves on the college’s Board of Trustees and was the keynote speaker at the college’s 2015 commencement ceremony.

“We are so appreciative of this significant donation and naming opportunity from Novant Health,” said Carla Howell, chief officer of governance, the foundation and college relations for Rowan-Cabarrus Community College. “This gift shows that we have not only fostered great relationships with our amazing local Novant health-care providers, but that we have strong partners who are committed to promoting top-notch health-care education in our region.”