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McDowell Tech Law Enforcement And Emergency Medical Graduates 2024
Students from McDowell Technical Community College’s Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) Program and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Program graduated from their respective programs on Friday, December 13th, with instructors and administrators praising the graduates as some of the best students they have ever had the pleasure of teaching. But the thing that made them stand head-and-shoulders above many of their peers from recent graduating classes was their extraordinary volunteer service during the days following Hurricane Helene.
McDowell Tech Transfer Students to Benefit From Partnership With App State’s Aspire Appalachian Program
McDowell Technical Community College entered into a formal partnership this week with Appalachian State University’s Aspire Appalachian program
Scholarship Donors and Recipients Share Stories at McDowell Tech Luncheon
For a large segment of the population in the United States, the month of November is most often associated with bountiful Thanksgiving spreads shared with family and friends and food comas, followed rapidly by the anxiety and hubbub of Black Friday Christmas Sales. But at McDowell Technical Community College, November is quickly becoming known for a new tradition, a time for scholarship recipients to meet the donors who funded their scholarships, to share stories and give thanks for the blessings and opportunities afforded by higher education.
New Nativity Scene Offers Sign of Hope to Hurricane-Ravaged Old Fort
Amid the devastation caused across by Hurricane Helene across Western North Carolina, a gift to the hurricane-ravaged town of Old Fort, NC from friends of McDowell Technical Community College is giving hope to a community that is truly clamoring for it. And the gift, a handcrafted nativity scene made by Dave Brubaker of Raleigh, NC with help from his daughter, grandchildren and members of his Life Group at Providence Church, points the way to the source of hope and joy for those who believe.
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.