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MCC Announces New Online Career Coach Portal

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 about their strengths and receive career suggestions based on their interests. Students can also browse and search for careers including relevant data on wages, employment and required training and education. Students can then view all of the available MCC programs leading to the career path of interest. “Whether a person is just starting to think

MCC Turns Up Heat on Pottery Program with New Kiln

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 is one of our hottest kilns” explains Pottery Program Director Sydney Williams. “Given the clays we use and the abundance of salt-fired work locally, having a new salt kiln for our students makes perfect sense.” Salt kilns function at what is called Cone 10, a pyrometric measure estimated at 2,345 degrees. At peak temperature, salt

MCC Unveils 2021 NRA Short-Term Gunsmithing Classes

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 and even knife making. “All classes can be viewed in detail with the option to register at www.Montgomery.edu/nra,” explains Alex Williams, manager of MCC’s annual NRA course offerings. “Classes will be in person at MCC, classrooms will be set-up in socially-distanced fashion, with students required to wear face coverings during their entire time on our

MCC Co-Recipient of $5 Million U.S Department of Labor Grant

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 the capacity to meet labor market demand for a skilled workforce. “This grant gives us increased capacity to involve area employers and develop the workforce they are trying to attract,” said Andrew Gardner, MCC’s Dean of Continuing Education, the division which oversees the College’s workforce development initiatives. “We intend to use these funds to increase

MCC Unveils New Ambulance for EMT Students

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 EMT training, they probably think of the clinical skills needed in emergency medical response scenarios, but driving the ambulance and getting safely to and from a scene is no easy task. Emergency vehicles such as ambulances are heavier and have higher centers of gravity than regular vehicles, making them very difficult to handle at high

MCC Hosts Technical Rescuer Class, Locates Lost Hunter

November 25, 2020

During the month of October, 36 emergency service men and women, representing 12 agencies, met at Montgomery Community College to complete the 60-hour North Carolina Technical Rescue Wilderness Rescue Certification Program. These students learned mapping, compass reading, tracking, survival, wilderness rescue, along with many other valuable wilderness survival lessons. During the class, a hunter was reported lost in the woods in Montgomery County. In support of their practical application exercise, the class used methods they learned during instruction to attempt to locate the hunter and were successful! This active example involved deploying a team to the hunter’s location while managing the operation from Class Basecamp. The learning environment was a prime

MCC Launches GEER Scholarship Funding

October 7, 2020

The North Carolina State Board of Community Colleges recently approved a $72,750 allocation from the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief (GEER) Scholarship Fund to Montgomery Community College. These funds were made available through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and awarded to the North Carolina Office of the Governor by the U.S. Department of Education. The College will use these funds for scholarships to eligible community college students pursuing high-demand workforce training programs within nine of MCC’s workforce pathways leading to a state or industry- recognized credential: Automotive, Construction, Criminal Justice, Emergency Medical Services, Healthcare, Industrial/Manufacturing, Information Technology, Transportation and Fire and Rescue Services. The scholarships will help

MCC Renews Contracts with State and Federal Partners to Help Connect Montgomery County Job Seekers With Area Employers

October 1, 2020

If you are a Montgomery County resident at least 16 years old and find yourself without a job or the means to find one, a team of people at Montgomery Community College are ready to bring all of their resources to bear on your situation. This summer the College renewed agreements to implement the state’s NCWorks program and to administer the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act renewed for additional three-year terms, which will benefit Montgomery County residents who find their employment situation adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic or other circumstances. The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) was signed into law on July 22, 2014. The legislation, which passed

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MCC Announces New Online Career Coach Portal

MCC Turns Up Heat on Pottery Program with New Kiln

MCC Unveils 2021 NRA Short-Term Gunsmithing Classes

MCC Co-Recipient of $5 Million U.S Department of Labor Grant

MCC Unveils New Ambulance for EMT Students

MCC Hosts Technical Rescuer Class, Locates Lost Hunter

MCC Launches GEER Scholarship Funding

MCC Renews Contracts with State and Federal Partners to Help Connect Montgomery County Job Seekers With Area Employers

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