2023-24 Year at MTCC Promises Success

If the upcoming fall semester at McDowell Technical Community College could be summed up in three words, those words would undoubtedly be, “Learn, Grow, Dream.” The college has new programs and opportunities for students looking to learn a new skill, get a promotion, and secure that dream job.

New MTCC Photography Instructor at Forefront of Art and Technology

When McDowell Technical Community College recently searched for a new lead instructor in photography following the retirement of long-time instructor Blake Madden, the perfect candidate emerged in Rose Jerome— someone capable of marrying two somewhat disparate constructs in photography: art and technology.

MTCC President Named Senior Vice-President & Chief Academic Officer of NC Community College System

Dr. Brian S. Merritt, President at McDowell Technical Community College, has been named Senior Vice-President and Chief Academic Officer of Programs and Student Services for the North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS) following a vote of the State Board of Community Colleges last Friday and approval by the Executive Committee of the McDowell Technical Community College Board of Trustees Tuesday afternoon.

Workforce Solutions in Early Childcare: New MTCC Scholarships & Faculty A Game Changer

A new scholarship program in early childhood education at McDowell Technical Community College will significantly increase the number of credentialed employees working in childcare centers, schools and non-profit organizations, as well as those providing licensed homecare throughout Western North Carolina.

MTCC Initiates Culinary Training via Foothills Food Hub Partnership

To meet local workforce development needs, McDowell Technical Community College announced this week the addition of new continuing education classes to begin later this month in the culinary and restaurant services field. Maggie Prass, who was hired earlier this year to teach part-time culinary classes, will also teach the newly scheduled classes.

MTCC Announces Short-Term Summer and Fall Classes

McDowell Technical Community College is gearing up for a series of short-term Continuing Education and Workforce Development Classes to complement a wide range of curriculum classes which are scheduled to begin in mid-to-late August.

Cortney Snyder, MTCC’s 2023 Excellence in Teaching Award Winner

McDowell Technical Community College announced Cortney Snyder, Coordinator and Instructor in Cosmetology, as the 2023 Excellence in Teaching Award recipient. The award was presented at commencement exercises at Nebo Crossing Church in May.

MTCC Training Room Dedicated to NAACP McDowell County

The Board of Trustees of McDowell Technical Community College, on recommendation from The MTCC Foundation’s Board of Directors, have named the main training room in the college’s Smith Building in honor of the NAACP McDowell County Chapter. At a recent installation ceremony, Ray McKesson, Chapter President, and members of the chapter’s executive board unveiled a wall plaque dedicating the large conference room in the chapter’s honor.

McDowell Tech Joins Achieving the Dream Network

McDowell Technical Community College in Marion, North Carolina is pleased to announce that it is joining a group of more than 300 community colleges that compose the network of Achieving the Dream (ATD), the most comprehensive non-governmental reform movement for college student success in the nation.

MTCC’s McKesson Receives Order of the Long Leaf Pine

Ray McKesson, retired Vice-President of Finance and Administration at McDowell Technical Community College and member of the college’s board of trustees and the MTCC Foundation, was recently awarded North Carolina’s Order of the Long Leaf Pine by Governor Roy Cooper.