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MCC Announces New Online Career Coach Portal
Wednesday, April 14, 2021
Montgomery Community College is pleased to unveil its new Career Coach portal, an online resource for residents in Montgomery County to explore areas of study and discover in-demand careers based on their areas of interest and personal traits. Students can visit https://montgomery.emsicc.com to get started. The portal facilitates a career assessment where students can learn […]
Read MoreMCC Turns Up Heat on Pottery Program with New Kiln
Thursday, March 25, 2021
Hundreds of students and thousands of pieces of pottery later, one of MCC’s nine kilns is due for retirement. The College’s 20 year-old salt kiln is undergoing a complete replacement, with a new structure being built from the ground up. For the state’s oldest pottery program, having an effective salt kiln is very important. “This […]
Read MoreMCC Reflects Upon COVID-19 Response
Tuesday, March 16, 2021
A year ago this week, Montgomery Community College moved to a virtual learning model in response to the arrival of COVID-19. While some content delivery gradually returned to face-to-face instruction with precautionary measures, many of MCC’s initial prevention measures remain in place to this day. Classes continue, students and faculty meet in person and virtually, […]
Read MoreMCC Invests in Wi-Fi Upgrade to Campus
Monday, February 8, 2021
After using CARES Act funding to bolster Wi-Fi connectivity in the towns of Biscoe, Candor, Mount Gilead, Star and Troy last fall, MCC is investing additional funds to augment Internet availability surrounding its own campus in Troy. After an onsite assessment, the College was one of 20 community colleges selected to receive financial resources from […]
Read MoreMCC Announces Free Small Business Center Webinars for Spring
Monday, February 8, 2021
MCC’s Small Business Center stands ready to assist you! While operating a small business can be a challenging process, our free webinars can help guide entrepreneurs through the steps of considering, planning, developing, opening and growing their small business. All classes are online this spring, and FREE! Sign up soon to reserve your spot: https://www.ncsbc.net/events.aspx?mode=4¢er=75340 […]
Read MoreMCC Unveils 2021 NRA Short-Term Gunsmithing Classes
Wednesday, February 3, 2021
Montgomery Community College is pleased to announce its slate of NRA-endorsed Gunsmithing classes for the 2021 year. Over 40 classes are available, the earliest of which begin in mid-February. Classes are offered at every level, from introductory to advanced experienced, and classes cover a wide range of topics from shooting instruction, gunsmithing and finishing, reloading […]
Read MoreThey Just Walked Me through It
Wednesday, February 3, 2021
Taylor Sarks does a lot of things at Montgomery Community College, but he’s best known as its webmaster. After excelling at computer classes in high school, he felt drawn to the field of Information Technology, but his present-day role of coding and developing almost didn’t happen. Thankfully, fate (and some really helpful folks in the […]
Read MoreMCC Co-Recipient of $5 Million U.S Department of Labor Grant
Wednesday, January 27, 2021
The U.S. Department of Labor has awarded a $5 million grant to a consortium of North Carolina community colleges called “Aligning the Workforce and Education System for Manufacturing” also known as AWESM. Spearheaded by Forsyth Technical Community College, Montgomery Community College joins Alamance, Davidson County, Guilford Technical, Randolph, Rockingham and Surry community colleges to build […]
Read MoreMCC’s Beth Smith Retires with Emeritus Status
Monday, January 25, 2021
In recognition of outstanding commitment and service to Montgomery Community College, the College Board of Trustees voted to grant emeritus status to Beth Smith, its Vice President of Student Services. Beth will retire from MCC on January 29, 2021 having served the College for 34 years. “I fell into this career,” admits Beth. “I had […]
Read MoreMCC Unveils New Ambulance for EMT Students
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
Students enrolled in the Emergency Medical Technician Basic and related public safety courses will experience the state’s added driver training component in a new ambulance! Montgomery Community College invested around $30,000 for the vehicle with additional items inside the ambulance made possible through a generous donation by First Health of the Carolinas. When people consider […]
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