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MCC Inducts Students into Honor Society

April 27, 2022

Thirty-one Montgomery Community College students were inducted into its Phi Theta Kappa honor society on April 26th, including several students from prior years who weren’t able to enjoy an in-person ceremony due to pandemic constraints. The purpose of the honor society is to promote scholarship, the development of leadership and service and the cultivation of fellowship among qualified students. Inductees have worked hard to meet the eligibility for Phi Theta Kappa, completing at least 12 semester hours of associate degree general education course work with a grade point average of 3.5. They also adhere to the school code of conduct and possess recognized qualities of citizenship. In addition to pledging

David Steed Examining Many Facets of Agriculture

March 30, 2022

David Steed is a Career & College Promise student attending Montgomery Central High School and Montgomery Community College and will soon graduate with his Associate in Arts degree. He has been accepted into the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Program at North Carolina State University, where he intends to major in agricultural and human sciences or agricultural and resource economics. David was exposed to the NC State campus at a young age, and never really considered attending another college. He comes from an agriculture-focused family with both peaches and chickens in his lineage. His father, Joe Steed, is Director of Hatcheries at Pilgrim’s and an alumnus of NC State.

MCC Psychology Class Gets Upgrade

November 19, 2021

If you’re one of the 70 students who will take MCC’s online General Psychology class in 2022, you’ll be getting an upgraded learning experience. The course was recently awarded the Quality Matters certification mark following a rigorous review process. The designation recognizes online course design quality and represents MCC’s ongoing commitment to creating a positive learning environment for students. “This certification is the result of MCC’s dedication to continuous improvement,” explains psychology instructor and Dean of Arts and Sciences Dr. Natalie Winfree. “The review process provided the opportunity to reflect on this course and examine it from the student’s perspective. We streamlined the content and focused on creating a more

MCC Celebrates Manufacturing Day

November 16, 2021

After a year off due to COVID, MCC was thrilled to welcome area companies back to campus to celebrate Manufacturing Day 2021. Six businesses and two providers were on hand to meet with hundreds of MCHS and MCC students to promote the exciting careers awaiting them right here in Montgomery County. Autumn Care of Biscoe, Carolina Aseptic, Jordan Lumber Company, McRae Industries, Mohawk Industries and Troy Lumber Company joined Apprenticeship Montgomery and NCWorks set up booths beneath a large white tent, meeting students MCHS juniors and seniors throughout the day on October 28th. Discussions focused on open positions, employee benefits, company culture, generous pay, flexible schedules and career growth. Freshmen

MCC Foundation Hosts Fourth Annual Shooting Clay Tournament

November 16, 2021

Ten teams comprised of 40 shooters headed down to Ellerbe on a gorgeous fall day for the MCC Foundation’s fourth annual Shooting Clay Tournament. DeWitt’s Outdoor Sports hosted the competition which featured 14 shooting stations with two shooting boxes at each station. The course, over a mile long, winds through wooded areas, fields and duck pond habitats. The annual contest also offers a flurry shoot, where all team members aim at clays released simultaneously from DeWitt’s state-of-the-art automated traps. “This event is one of our favorites,” explains Korrie Ervin, MCC’s director of Resource Development. “The weather is always spectacular, and after missing last year’s event due to COVID restrictions, it

MCC Forestry Program Finds Success at Cradle Competition

November 3, 2021

If someone said you lived near the Cradle of Forestry, would you know what they were talking about? Nestled in Western North Carolina, below the Blue Ridge Parkway, is the birthplace of forestry in America. A national historic site, the land was purchased by George and Edith Vanderbilt during a major logging boom. Dr. Carl Schenck, a forestry educator from Germany, helped the Vanderbilts with land management and re-forestation efforts that define sustainable forestry to this day. When George died in 1914, Edith sold 87,000 acres to the U.S. Forest Service, creating the Pisgah National Forest we know and love. Each fall, forestry programs across the Eastern U.S. meet in Western North

Curious Problem Solvers Meet THE CAR

October 6, 2021

Quint Dunlap is still teaching, however he is now heading up Automotive Systems Technology at Montgomery Community College. After lengthy stints at both the middle school and high school levels in Montgomery County, Mr. Dunlap is reconnecting with many of his former students at the new Joseph Reese Blair Career and Technical Education Center. “I’m seeing a lot of familiar faces, and when I get that class list with names at the beginning of the semester, I know I am teaching some of these students a second time, now at the college level,” says Dunlap. “It’s been more fun for everybody this time around, because I am a better teacher

Now I Can Focus

September 29, 2021

Scotty Moore will graduate in May 2022 with an Associate in Science degree, but he’s just getting started. The Baltimore native and father of four is working, parenting and keeping his education in forward motion as he gets closer to committing to a bachelor’s degree in the field of Environmental Health & Safety. “I hit a rough patch as a teenager,” admits Moore. “A lot of it was my own doing. I was stubborn, I made a lot of bad decisions, got in with some bad people, and my folks really reached the end of their rope with me.” Moore survived his teenage decisions long enough to make it into

MCC Conveys Annual Scholarships to Deserving Students

August 27, 2021

On the evening of August 25th, the Montgomery Community College Foundation awarded over $58,000 to students to attend the fall 2021 semester. These scholarships will be funded in the spring 2022 semester as well, putting education within reach of so many deserving students. Of the 62 scholarships awarded, 14 were to Montgomery Scholars, new students attending MCC right out of high school. This year, students and their donors were able to meet each other in person during a brief ceremony. MCC Foundation donors contribute to 99 endowed scholarships and 27 named scholarships as well as support various funds in the Foundation designed to benefit students. Last year, the Foundation raised

Bear Creek Arsenal Outfits MCC Armorer’s Class

July 7, 2021

In another act of generosity following its donation to renovate MCC’s bluing room, Bear Creek Arsenal supplied MCC’s gunsmithing program with AR-15 rifles to enhance student learning in its armorer’s class. More than two-thirds of an MCC gunsmithing student’s class time is spent in its shops, bringing theory to a practical application in a hands-on setting. In the case of these AR-15s, students will gain valuable experience diagnosing, disassembling and reassembling the automatic weapons. Bear Creek Arsenal (Sanford) specializes in the manufacture of AR-15 and AR-10 rifles, complete uppers, lowers, barrels, bolt carrier groups and automatic rifle parts. In fall 2020, the company donated $15,000 for renovations to the department’s

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MCC Inducts Students into Honor Society

David Steed Examining Many Facets of Agriculture

MCC Psychology Class Gets Upgrade

MCC Celebrates Manufacturing Day

MCC Foundation Hosts Fourth Annual Shooting Clay Tournament

MCC Forestry Program Finds Success at Cradle Competition

Curious Problem Solvers Meet THE CAR

Now I Can Focus

MCC Conveys Annual Scholarships to Deserving Students

Bear Creek Arsenal Outfits MCC Armorer’s Class

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