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!
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| Sep 20 | Last Day to Receive Non-Punitive Grade of 'W' |
| Oct 7-8 | Fall Break (Work/Annual Leave) |
| Oct 15 | Spring Advising Begins |
| Oct 18 | End of Drop/Add: 2nd 8-week Classes |
| Oct 24 | Fall Festival (SGA Event) |
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| Nov 27 | Work/Annual Leave |
| Nov 28-29 | Thanksgiving (Holidays) |
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| Dec 16 | End of Fall Term |
| Dec 17 | Grades Due |
| Dec 18-20 | Work/Annual Leave |
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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.
Funding From Mexican Consulate and Centro Unido Provide Twenty Workforce Education Scholarships
For the second year in a row, the Consulate General of Mexico in North Carolina has awarded McDowell Technical Community College an IME-BECAS Grant (Institute for Mexicans Abroad) in the amount of $2,000 to fund scholarships for Mexican students or students of Mexican origin to complete short-term workforce development programs at the college. The funds have been matched by Centro Unido Latino Americano (CULA), a local Hispanic advocacy non-profit, allowing the college to provide $200 scholarships to 20 individuals during the current academic year.
Crane Charitable Funds Invests In McDowell Tech Students
The McDowell Technical Community College Foundation recently received a check in the amount of $6,000 from Crane Charitable Funds, presented by local partners at Crane ChemPharma Resistoflex in Marion, to support scholarships and the college’s student emergency fund. Johnnie Davis, a Crane ChemPharma & Energy associate, recommended that the college receive these funds just prior to her recent retirement. Davis is a strong McDowell Tech supporter and has served on the MTCC Foundation Board of Directors for many years.
Berlick and Pyatt Join MTCC Foundation Board of Directors
Wes Shelley, Chair of the MTCC Foundation Board of Directors, welcomed two new members to the board at the organization’s quarterly meeting at Universal Advanced Manufacturing Center on Wednesday, August 21st. Scott Pyatt and Richard Berlick were nominated and voted on during the board’s May meeting.