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MTCC in the top 2% in the Nation
FAFSA Simplification
Beyond a Better Job
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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.

Dates to Remember
Oct 15 Spring Advising Begins
Oct 18 End of Drop/Add: 2nd 8-week Classes
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
December 4  Winter 24 Tuition Refund Deadline/10%
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”

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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.

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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.

Access to Achievement Coordinator Sarah Jaynes Hits the Ground Running

McDowell Technical Community College’s first Access to Achievement Coordinator, Sarah Jaynes, is taking big strides as she works to implement individualized strategies to help students with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) to be successful in academic programs or vocational training at McDowell Tech.