The first class enrolled in the new Advanced Manufacturing Academy at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» recently completed the program. The class prepares students for careers in manufacturing and is a collaboration between Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³», Ramp East, and Turning Point Workforce Development Board. During the final class on August 8, students interviewed with local companies including LS Cable, […]
Michael Jordan (standing), vice president of student services at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³», discusses the syllabus with students in his General Psychology class. Fall classes at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» began Thursday, August 22. New programs at the College include advanced I-CAR certifications in Collision Repair and Refinishing Technology and a drone certificate in the Geospatial Technology program. Classes […]
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» nursing students have a new opportunity to be recognized for academic achievement. The College recently received a charter for a chapter of the Associate Degree Nursing Alpha Delta Nu Honor Society. Alpha Delta Nu is the only national nursing honor society for Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) students. The new chapter will be […]
About 40 EDGE Scholarship recipients who will begin classes at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» on August 22 attended orientation today on the Tarboro campus. Through the EDGE Scholarship, students with a 2.8 GPA in high school and who meet other criteria receive full funding at the level of in-state tuition – after all other sources of […]
As the local colleges are ramping up for a new academic year, they are also working to foster a culture of collaboration among themselves. On August 1, the presidents of Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³», North Carolina Wesleyan College, and Nash Community College met to sign a Statement of Collaboration. “It’s important that local higher education institutions […]
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» leaders were among the education and business professionals who attended the Twin Counties Education & Business Leaders’ Summit held August 1 on the campus of Nash Community College. Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» participants included (from left) Lynwood Roberson, Dr. Greg McLeod, Sheila Hoskins, Sheryll Wood, Debbie Batten, Dr. Harry Starnes, and Bruce Panneton. NC Secretary […]
A quick internet search shows that auto body repair and collision jobs are readily available both locally and nationwide. With advanced certification offered at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³», job seekers can write their own ticket. According to Bud Speight, program chair of Collision Repair and Refinishing Technology at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³», “Our graduates are guaranteed employment if they […]
Trucking Operations students at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» recently visited Eagle Transport in Selma. From left are Curt Odem, senior field maintenance manager at Eagle Transport; Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» students Brad Armstrong and Andre Kearney; and Lance Collette, president of Eagle Transport. Students shadowed the Eagle Transport executives and said it was an enriching learning experience. Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» offers […]
For the fourth year in a row, Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» students brought home gold from the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference held last week in Louisville, Kentucky. The conference is the world’s largest showcase of skilled trades. The highlight of the conference was the SkillsUSA Championships on June 26-27, during which 6,500 student contestants […]
Students are heating up the kitchen in a new program in Baking and Pastry Arts at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³». The new Continuing Education certificate program began this summer with courses in Food Service Sanitation and Safety and Food Service Management. Both classes are meeting in the evening for the convenience of students who work. A […]
