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| Oct 24 | Fall Festival (SGA Event) |
| Nov 1 | Spring Registration Begins |
| Nov 27 | Work/Annual Leave |
| Nov 28-29 | Thanksgiving (Holidays) |
| December 1 | Winter 24 Last Day to Register |
| December 2 | Winter 24 Classes Begin |
| December 3 | Winter 24 End of Drop/Add |
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| Dec 16 | End of Fall Term |
| Dec 17 | Grades Due |
| Dec 18-20 | Work/Annual Leave |
| Dec 23-26 | Campus Closed (Holidays) |
| December 26 | Last Day to Receive Non-Punitive Grade of “W” |
| Dec 27, 30-31 | Campus Closed (Mandatory Annual Leave) |
| January 2 | All FT Faculty Return |
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College News
MTCC Nursing Students Lend a Hand in Hurricane Helene Relief Effort
McDowell Technical Community College students continue to show remarkable resilience and a spirit of generosity and togetherness following local and regional devastation from Hurricane Helene in the mountains of Western North Carolina.
MTCC Students to Return to Class for First Time Since Hurricane Helene
MTCC President Dr. J.W. Kelley announced today that McDowell Technical Community College will resume classes on Wednesday, October 9th, following a nearly two-week closure due to the devastating impact of Hurricane Helene on MTCC students, faculty, staff and their families.
MTCC Closed Through October 4th, Staff to Help With Supply Distribution
Due to the continued state of emergency and the difficult situation with the loss of power and water in many communities throughout McDowell County, McDowell Technical Community College President Dr. J.W. Kelley announced today that McDowell Technical Community College will be closed through October 4th. Essential staff at the college will return to work in a phased process and are being notified of specific work schedules and responsibilities during this critical time.
Eleanor Woods Is 2024 Staff Member of the Year at MTCC
Marion- In her recent introduction of McDowell Technical Community College’s Staff Member of the Year, Vice-President for Academics and Student Services Valerie Dobson teased the name of the winner to an audience of faculty and staff members who had packed out the college auditorium. “When this individual changed positions in the Spring of 2023,” she said, “we knew she would do great things, but we had no idea that she would breath such life and joy into her new work. From time-to-time, she will share a cup of joe with you, with students or anyone else who enters our bookstore space.”
MTCC Consistently One of the Top 20 Community Colleges in the Nation
McDowell Technical Community College has once again been named one of the nation’s top 20 community colleges by SmartAssetTM, an online financial technology company which describes itself as having “…the best personal finance advice on the web.” It is the fifth time that McDowell Tech has achieved top 20 status in the ranking, moving up two spots this year, from number 18 to number 16.