The class of 2024 broke all records for the number of people graduating, and we could not be more proud of each and every one of them!
Click on either image below to find out more about the two graduation ceremonies.
| May 20 | Classes Begin |
| May 22 | End of Drop/Add |
| May 24 | Tuition Refund Deadline/10% |
| May 27 | Memorial Day (Holiday) |
| Jun 10 | Last Day to Receive Non-Punitive Grade of 'W' |
| Jul 1-3 | Summer Break |
| Jul 4 | Independence Day (Holiday) |
| Jul 22 | End of 8-week Classes |
| Aug 1 | All FT Faculty Return |
| Aug 5 | End of Summer Term |
| Aug 6 | Grades Due |
| Aug 6 | Convocation & Faculty/Staff Development |
| Aug 15 | New Student Orientation |
| Aug 19 | Classes Begin |
| Aug 21 | End of Drop/Add: 16-week/1st 8-week Classes |
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College News
MTCC’s Stacy Buff Joins National Workforce Board
Stacy Buff, Vice President of Workforce Development at McDowell Technical Community College, has been elected as the North Carolina representative on the National Association of Workforce Development Professionals (NAWDP). The NAWDP is the largest workforce development association in the United States.
Instructor, Students Receive Honors at McDowell Tech
Selection for the 2024 Excellence in Teaching, Teacher of the Year Award at McDowell Technical Community College was a particularly competitive process this year, with 11 instructors nominated for the prestigious honor. At graduation exercises last Friday, Richard Christopher (“Chris”) Saxton was announced as the winner after a series of interviews around the topic of teaching and learning by a peer selection committee during the weeks leading up to graduation.
McKesson and Ramsey Honored with Distinguished Alumni Awards
Two special McDowell Technical Community College graduates were honored with Distinguished Alumni Awards during the college’s commencement exercises on Friday night at Nebo Crossing Church in Marion. Both men are also former staff members and current members of the MTCC Board of Trustees and have served the college and community in countless ways over the last couple of decades.
McDowell Tech Holds Signing Event for McDowell High Students
McDowell Technical Community College held its first-ever college signing event at McDowell High School (MHS) on Wednesday, May 8th for high school students who have declared their intent to attend McDowell Tech this fall.
New State Funding To Increase Vocational Services to McDowell Tech’s IDD Population
Due to having the largest graduating class in the college’s history, McDowell Technical Community College will hold two graduation ceremonies this year, with students divided between the ceremonies by program area. The keynote speaker and musicians will be the same for both ceremonies. Combined, approximately 430 graduates will receive degrees, diplomas or certificates during the day. Almost 325 of those students will receive curriculum degrees, with another 54 receiving continuing education certificates and 53 receiving an adult high school or high school equivalency credential.