Due to the emergency conditions the school will be
closed to students until Monday October 07.
Hurricane Relief Information:
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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!
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| 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) |
| 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) |
Fall Break Begins
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College News
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.
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.