Fall 2010 Schedule Inside - McDowell Technical Community College

Fall 2010 Schedule Inside
JOY is W.O.Y.!
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Earning a Farmer Tan
Story on Page 6
Graduation
Speaker Named:
Dr. Scott Ralls,
President, NCCCS
The McDowell Sun
A Campus Newspaper of
McDowell Technical Community College
Shining a Little Light on Our
Corner of the World
July 28, 2010
Dr. Bryan Wilson,
President of McDowell Technical Community College has
announced that Dr.
Scott Ralls, President
of the North Carolina
Community College
System, will be the
keynote speaker for
this year’s graduation
ceremony to be held
at 7 p.m. on August
6th at East McDowell
Junior High School on
State Street in Marion.
Rewired for Success !
Story and Photos by Michael Lavender
Director of External Relations
When Greg Sullivan was arrested other drug since then,” he said. “It
on
methamphetamine-related took hitting rock bottom to see the
drug charges four years ago, he hit light.”
what seemed like rock bottom.
But things got worse for him beAlthough he had faced a lot of dif- fore they got better. When he faced
ficult and trying circumstances sentencing on the drug charges one
in his life, that was the most dev- year later, he earned active time and
astating experience of his life. It spent one year in prison, an experiwas at that moment that he knew ence that gave him lots of time to
he had no choice but to turn his think about what he would do with
life in a new direction.
the rest of his life.
An admitted long-time drug ad- And he came out with a new plan.
dict, Sullivan has been sober now With help and encouragement from
for 4 years. “I’ve not touched an- family and friends, he decided to go
to college to earn a degree.
R. Scott Ralls, Ph. D., became the seventh president
of the North Carolina Community College System
on May 1, 2008. The State Board of Community
Colleges elected him to succeed retiring President
H. Martin Lancaster (retired).
With 58 colleges serving more than 800,000
students each year, the North Carolina Community
College System is the third largest in the United
States and is internationally recognized for its
programs to foster economic and workforce
development.
Scott Ralls is only the second system president to
have served as a local North Carolina community
college president and the first in thirty years.
Between 2002 and 2008, Dr. Ralls served as the
President of Craven Community College with
campuses located in New Bern and Havelock, North
Carolina. During his tenure, the college achieved
record enrollment growth and annual fundraising
support, and gained recognition for innovations in
technology-based workforce development During
these years, Craven Community College opened the
Institute for Aeronautical Technology, developed
the Bosch and Siemens Advanced Manufacturing
Center, initiated the first college-based Red Hat
Linux Academy in the nation, and led the statewide
redesign of community college information
technology curricula to correspond with national
industry skill standards. The college also significantly
expanded its health care education programs and
gained statewide recognition for fostering unique
educational partnerships, including its University
Connections program with East Carolina University
and NC State College of Engineering, and Craven
Early College, a model technology-based early
college initiative with Craven County Public Schools
fostering strategic career pathways.
Craven
Community College also became known for its
broad-based community engagement, and in 2007
Dr. Ralls received the Freedom Fund Award from the
Craven County NAACP for his “efforts to actively
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Greg Sullivan rewires a networking
panel during a hands-on classroom
exercise.
Continued on page 5
MTCC’s Got Talent!
Variety Show Planned
By Michael Lavender
Director of External Relations
If you’re an “American Idol”
wannabe or a dancer with
feet itching for the chance to
go “Dancing with the Stars!,”
we’ve got the perfect place
for you to warm up your vocal cords and practice your
dance moves before stepping
up to the big leagues on national television.
McDowell Technical Community College is planning a
celebration of local talent in
the form of a campus variety show to be held in early
October, on a date to be announced later. The show will
feature talented, or maybe
semi-talented, members of
the McDowell Tech familyfaculty, staff and studentsperforming in front of a live
studio audience.
If you have that itch to perform and will be an MTCC
student this fall, or are a
faculty or staff member, you
are eligible to be in the show.
Please contact Michael Lavender, Director of External
Relations, at 828-652-0681
or via email at michaell@
mcdowelltech.edu, for more
information or to submit your
name. A brief, very informal,
audition may be required, or
if you have a CD/DVD of your
performance, that may suffice for an audition.
We will consider most types
of acts: vocal, instrumental,
dance, magic, juggling, light
acrobatics, comedy, and others. Due to stage limitations,
time constraints, and for other reasons, we regret that we
may not be able to offer all interested performers a chance
to be in the show. Acts that
are not considered “family
friendly” will be rejected. Performers will likely be limited
to one performance (song,
dance, etc.), depending on the
number of artists who enter.
All interested performers
must be available on show
dates. We hope to offer Friday and Saturday night perormances, as well as a Sunday
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McDowell Tech Student
Auditions For
By Michael Lavender
Director of External Relations
When MTCC student Anna
Fretwell tried out for Season
10 of American Idol on July
17th, she had just one goal—
getting through the brutal
first cut with producers to see
the judges. But in the back of
her mind was a slightly bigger dream: becoming the first
Christian singer to become an
American Idol.
Although it was unpleasant
news, they had planned for this
possibility. Tens of thousands
try out for a handful of slots
that appear before the “real”
judges who appear on the
show. She planned to come
home, put a smile on her face
and try out again next year if
she didn’t make it. And she will
do that.
For now, it seems, that dream
will be put on hold until auditions for next season. “Anna
and her dad (David) waited 14
hours for her to have the opportunity to sing for a total of
about 30 seconds,” wrote Margaret Fretwell, Anna’s mother,
shortly after the family’s trip to
Nashville, TN for the season’s
first auditions. “Although they
told her she had an awesome
voice, they said she wasn't
what they were looking for this
season. They encouraged her
to audition again next year,”
wrote Margaret, referring to
the two judges on the American Idol production team for
whom Anna tried out.
Only one person could accompany contestants to their first
audition, and Margaret had to
wait elsewhere for fourteen
hours to hear the news. Her
dad is one of Anna’s biggest
fans, and they agreed he would
get the “honor” of waiting with
her. Before the trip, Anna said
her dad was “really tickled”
that she was going. “He calls
me daily asking me if I’ve got
my songs ready, if I’m prepped,
do I know all the words and
stuff.” He told her he wanted
her to have fun, but this was,
“…serious business, too.”
Music has been a mainstay
in Anna’s life since she be-
gan singing as an elementary student, not long
after the family moved from Florida to Old Fort,
NC when she was in second grade. She sang in
school choruses in junior high and high school
and has been singing at Grace Community Church
since it was formed almost 11 years ago. She is
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Fretwell, right, with two other members of the
Praise Team at Grace Community Church. Photo courtesy of Dave Snider, Worship Pastor,
Grace Community Church
McDowell Technical
Community College
54 College Drive
Marion, North Carolina 28752
828-652-6021
www.mcdowelltech.edu
A Homecoming (of sorts!)
At the Governor’s Mansion
Story by Michael Lavender
Director of External Relations
Photo courtesy of NCCCS
When Debbie Thomas walked
into the Governor’s Mansion in
Raleigh a few weeks ago, it was
like a homecoming of sorts. Back
in the early 1970’s, Debbie was
adopted by a family who lived in
Raleigh, NC. When she reached
middle school age, she enrolled at
Leroy Martin Junior High School
in Raleigh, where Ginny (Virginia) Holshouser, daughter of then
Governor Jim Holshouser, was
also enrolled.
Ginny and Debbie became quick
friends, and Debbie got an invitation to a slumber party at the Executive Mansion. She accepted
the invitation, of course—what
girl wouldn’t?—and had loads of
fun.
When she returned to the Governor’s Mansion in April of this
year, it was under very different
circumstances. When her invitation arrived in late March, it was
from the first female governor of
North Carolina, Beverly Perdue,
who was inviting her to a reception honoring Thomas and 57 other community college students
from across North Carolina, one
from each of the 58 institutions
in the North Carolina Community
College System.
It was a strange twist of fate
for Thomas, now 46. When she
moved to St. Petersburg, Florida, in the late 1970’s, she never
dreamed she’d see the inside of
North Carolina’s Governor’s Mansion again, and certainly not as
an honored guest. She bought a
new suit and joined Dr. Bryan W.
Wilson, President of McDowell
Technical Community College, for
the ceremony.
It was quite an honor and a contrast. The last time she was there,
she was a young teenager having
a sleep over. This time, she was
singled out for recognition as McDowell Technical Community College’s 2010 Academic Excellence
Award winner, and spent her time
at the Mansion shaking hands with
Governor Perdue and sharing conversation with 57 other of the best
and brightest students in North
Carolina’s community colleges.
It was a day she’ll never forget.
Debbie is the mother of two sons,
Jesse, 20, and Derek, 17. She returned to college in the fall of 2007
when her employer closed the business for which she was working,
and she was desperately in need
of an educational makeover. Her
sister, an Executive Assistant at a
company in Atlanta, motivated and
inspired her to return to school.
“I saw what a good job she had—
good pay and good benefits—and
I thought I could do that….and like
it!”
So, Thomas enrolled at McDowell
Tech and began studying for her
associate’s degree in Office System’s Technology, now known as
Office Administration. It has been
tough coming back to school more
than 25 years after graduation from
high school, but she has managed
to complete her studies with a 4.0
grade point average while serving
as a work-study student for Basic
Law Enforcement Director Wayne
Edwards.
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By Mike Gavin
Isothermal Community College
The McDowell Sun
c/o Michael Lavender, Editor
54 College Drive
Marion, NC 28752
828-652-0681
SPINDALE – Thirty-four students in
the Foothills Nursing Consortium
Associate Degree Program were
awarded their pins at a special ceremony on May 6th at Isothermal Community College.
The McDowell Sun is a campus
newspaper of McDowell
Technical Community College. It
is available throughout campus
and is distributed as a saturation
mailpiece through the United
States Postal Service.
The ceremony was held at The Foundation on Thursday, May 6. The consortium is a joint effort between
Isothermal, McDowell Technical and
Cleveland community colleges.
27,000 copies of this document
w e re p r i n t e d a t a c o s t o f
approximately 18 cents per copy.
MTCC is an equal opportunity/
affirmative action institution.
“Morning Bliss” by Kim Rode
Graduating Photography Student
Phi Theta Kappa Induction
The MTCC Chapter of Phi Theta
Kappa, a national honor society
for junior and two-year colleges,
recently inducted new members,
named below and pictured below.
The purpose of Phi Theta Kappa is
to recognize and encourage scholarship among associate degree
students. To achieve this purpose,
Phi Theta Kappa provides opportunities for the development of
leadership and service, for an intellectual climate to exchange ideas
and ideals, for lively fellowship for
scholars, and for stimulation of interest in continuing academic excellence. The Society is recognized
by the American Association of
Community Colleges as the official
general honor society for two-year
colleges.
Front row (L-R) Brooke Murphy, Malinda Barrington,
Misty Cox, Holly Kirkland, Norma Devine, Cody Galloway
Twice per year the local PTK chapter, Beta Zeta Lambda, extends an 2nd row (L-R) Angela Conley, Ruby Hollifield, Aschlii
invitation to MTCC students who Ryerse, Brandon Lam, Jerry Goodrich, Lori Trout
have been recommended by their
advisors and have completed at Back row (L-R) Danielle Howard, Jennifer Pressley,
least 12 credit hours of course Teresa Presnell, Kathy Troutman, John Wilson, Jonathon
work required for an associate de- Sowers
gree and who have a GPA of 3.5 or
higher.
Not pictured: Brittany Hollifield, Lydia Huskins, Hayden Peterson,
Donna Randolph, Jorge Valentino, Patrick Walsh
Congratulations to these students:
Dean’s List Spring 2010
McDowell Technical Community College proudly announces the Dean's Lists for Spring 2010!
Congratulations to these individuals on their outstanding academic performance:
President’s List:
12 credit hours or more
with 4.00
Samuel L. Ball, Jr.
Michelle L. Boles
Megan J. Boone
Suzanne L. Brackett
Douglas J. Bradley
Denise W. Brinkley
Shannon L. Brown
Becky D. Buff
Casey A. Burk
Christopher D. Burleson
Kimberly D. Campos
Angela N. Conley
John M. Connelly
Misty K. Cox
Brian W. Croutharmel
Carlo M. Deangelus
Bradley A. Deyton
Charles B. Dockery
Sherman L. Donevan
Betty S. Dulaney
Jennifer E. Duncan
Glenn C. Estrada
William L. Fincher
James A. Frye, III
Katianne N. Gardner
Kelly J. Garrett
Jerry R. Goodrich
Leslie A. Gunter
Christine M. Haines
Matthew S. Harklerode
Lisa F. Hicks
Kristina M. Higdon
Sherry P. Holland
Barbara A. Holley
Randy Hollifield
Ruby J. Hollifield
Brittany N. Hollifield
Jeffrey A. Honeycutt
Patrick N. Horne
Dennis M. Humphries
Brandon Hunt
Jillian B. Isele
Johnny D. Jenkins
Jeff A. Jenkins
James G. Kelly
Holly R. Kirkland
Karen L. Laughter
Todd L. Lindsey
Virginia L. Loftis
Beverly K. Mayberry
Timothy C. Maynor
Jeffrey A. McMahan
Mary E. McNeill
Tina E. Milligan
Warren T. Mills
Elizabeth N. Morgan
Sheila R. Noblitt
Mia C. O'Neil
Phillip O. Painter
Lorna W. Parks
Bethany J. Pittman
Chelsey A. Rey
Hannah M. Rhodes
Kimberly N. Rode
Johnathan S. Romero
Nicholas J. Rose
Mary R. Rutherford
Leslie A. Saine
Lisa M. Schweiger
April T. Simpson
Winfred E. Smith
Jonathan W. Sowers
Melvin L. Staten
Alexis A. Stegman
Michael R. Stegman
Sherry D. Stevens
Megan N. Stevens
Gail R. Stulls
Earl D. Stulls
Gregory P. Sullivan
Ashley B. Swann
Marvin Swepson, III
Johnna S. Taylor
Deborah S. Thomas
Lindsey M. Tipton
Lori M. Trout
Jorge T. Valentino
Carolyn M. Vallance
Kongmeng Vang
William G. Walker Jr
Laura M. Ward
Martin D. Williams
Julie M. Williams
Robert S. Wilson
Rebecca G. Wilson
John F. Wilson
Marie A. Wiseman
Phillip J. Wishon, Jr.
James W. Woodard
Donna D. Woody
Patricia R. Worley
Robert L. Young
Dean’s List: 12
hours or more with
3.75 -3.99 GPA
Honor’s List: 12
Rita M. Allison
Robin L. Anderson
Jennifer D. Burnette
Mary E. Craig
Dana R. Fortune
Jonathan K. Frye
Cody A. Galloway
Nancy A. Goodrum
Yia Hang
Michael E. Hawkins
Amber E. Helms
Ricky A. Hollifield
Donna L. Hollifield
Keith D. Hollifield
Danielle B. Howard
David C. Lawing
Andrew D. Laws
Santiago I. Ledesma
Christina Mespelt
Letisha M. Metcalf
John A. Minish
Joseph D. Pitts
Jennifer L. Pressley
Donna N. Randolph
Wesley G. Silvers
Cynthia A. Smith
Teresa D. Suttle
Gary W. Travis
David K. Troutman
Courtney J. Turner
Cody A. Waycaster
Meghan C. Weir
Larry A. Westall
Mark A. Wester
Lisa W. Allison
William K. Bailey
Jessica M. Bizer
Kimberly R. Bolick
Autumn J. Boyd
James T. Buchanan
Wanda S. Burleson
Christina E. Cable
Tonya E. Carson
Stephanie S. Chatman
Lora A. Cheuvront
Brandy N. Cline
Lewis D. Connelly
Nikita E. Conners
Pamela S. Cox
Debra L. Dale
Sharon A. Dalton
Joshua D. Duncan
Alice P. Fuentes
Michelle B. Gaddy
Joshua T. Gardner
Kristen N. Gates
Timothy L. Gates, Sr.
Jeri M. Gilliland
Sheila S. Grabowski
Crystal L. Griffin
Brittany D. Hensley
Charles D. Hensley
Shannon E. Howard
Katrina C. Hoyle
Shawn M. Hughes
Paul L. Hughes
Michael D. Johnson
Stephanie C. Kirby
George N. Kyriakeas
Tamara L. Letterman
Michelle W. Loesekann
Isaac L. Lovelace
Rachel E. Mace
Leah E. Marlow
Tammy M. McCormick
Robert G. McFarland
Kaitlyn McKinney
Alton H. Michaux
Brooke L. Murphy
Ryan M. Noonan
Jayda B. Owenby
Tesha L. Padgett
Thomas L. Parks
hours or more with
3.50 – 3.74 GPA
Emily N. Ray
Stephen M. Reinke
Leslie L. Robbins
Carrie A. Robinson
Billy B. Robinson
Laura O. Rodriguez
Robert K. Rumfelt
Janie M. Sanders
Kenneth W. Shaw
Sherry L. Shelton
Sarah I. Smith
Donald E. Snyder
Charles T. Snyder
George J. Stanley
Christina H. Stogner
Elizabeth L. Suttles
Candy H. Thomason
Randall E. Towe
Kathy B. Troutman
Rebecca D. Tucker
Nelda G. Verheeck
Derek A. Wagner
Jennifer M. Ward
Samantha A. Ward
Matthew R. Weiler
Heather L. Wheeler
Sean R. Williams
Melissa A. Wilson
Robert D. Woodell
Erika D. Woody
Jonathon W. Young
The graduates of the Spring 2010
class are Deanna Aldridge, Angela
Michelle Berry, Brandi L. Blackwood,
Jada Katherine Blanton, Kayla M.
Bridges, Jamie Parker Bumgarner,
Laeesha Oteice Corpening, Paula Eskridge Crawford, Suzi Davis, Kasey
Danielle Finley, Melissa Marie Garrett, Randy Gibson, Jennifer Gold,
Brandy Lynn Gouge, Gina Mace
Greene, Elizabeth C. Hamrick, Michelle D. Harris, Mark Shane Hastings, Vicki Haynes, Connie Lynn
Hunt, Roslyn Wynee Jackson, Vickie
L. Lawson, Barbara McCurry, Crystal
Nicole Morrow, Carla Johnson Newsome, Christina Joe Ollis, Brandon
Parker, Kellie Walker Perez, Tessa
Nicole Belue Radford, Bonnie Lynn
Staie, Krista L. Stephenson, Larah
Foster Waters, Heather Waters and
Ellen Wiles.
The keynote speaker was Veronica Poole-Adams, vice president and chief nurse executive
at Cleveland Regional Medical
Center. She was introduced by
Dr. Becky Sain, vice president
of Academic Programs at Cleveland Community College.
Penny Cross, dean of Health Sciences at McDowell Technical
Community College, presented
the nursing awards.
The pinning of the graduates
was conducted by Dr. Jeanette
Cheshire, director of the consortium, and Dr. Kathy Ackerman, dean of Arts and Sciences
at Isothermal.
Dr. Kelly Jones, the consortium’s
assistant director, conducted
the lighting of the nursing lamps
with Cheshire.
The benediction was given by
Beth Hamrick, another of the
graduating students.
At the completion of the ceremony, Lynn Ross, director of the
Oncology Program at Rutherford Hospital, presented a rose
to each graduate.
After marching in to the processional, which was performed by instructor Lynn Rowland, and hearing an invocation by student Paula Crawford,
the new nurses were welcomed by
Dr. Bryan Wilson, McDowell Tech’s
president.
Gideon’s International provided
New Testaments for the students. Students and officers of
the first-year class served as
ushers. Walls Memorial Baptist
Church provided a spring bouquet arrangement for the stage.
Carla Newsome and Michelle Harris
made remarks to the audience as
class officers.
For more information on the
Foothills Nursing Consortium,
contact Cheshire at 828-2863636, ext. 364.
Early College Holds
First Graduation
On May 21st, McDowell Early College celebrated the schools first
graduation.
Fifteen students
were awarded high school diplomas. The ceremony was full of
a range of emotions from excitement and anticipation about the
future to reflection and memories
of the past four years. Ms. Myla
Harwood was the guest speaker
and delivered a very meaningful
speech to the graduates. The hard
work and effort of these students
has been remarkable. As part of
the Early College curriculum, they
have taken not only high school
courses, but have also completed
a large number of college courses
as well. Thirteen of the graduates
are scheduled to receive their as-
sociate’s degrees in August from
McDowell Tech.
The students in the Class of
2010 were among the first students to enter McDowell Early
College. They have been an integral part of helping to create
a high school. They have exhibited a willingness to step outside
of traditional boundaries and
expectations and take on new
challenges. They have displayed
tremendous growth, both academically and personally. The
Early College staff and students
wish each of these students continued success in the future.
-Terri Ingle
McDowell Early College
McDowell Tech Student
Auditions For “American Idol”
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Grant Funding Underwrites Facility
and Program Expansion
The Resource Development Office of McDowell Technical
Community College was recently awarded $720,000.00
from three separate grant proposals.
member of Grace’s Praise Team, which
leads congregational music each Sunday.
In recent years, she has also entered two
karaoke contests in Asheville, coming in
first and third in qualifying rounds.
The first award of $250,000, from the Duke Energy
Foundation, was designated for the expansion of MTCC’s
Machining Program.
In addition to singing throughout the year
at church and public school, Fretwell, 24,
also participated two years in the Summer Praise Team Band with Matt Stockman Student Ministries, which previously
went on tour each summer performing in
churches and other local venues. Stockman may be better-known for his role as
a morning personality on 106.9 The Light
FM radio station.
Although her favorite genre is Christian
music, Anna says she likes most all music
to some degree, “…except hard rock and
that head-banging stuff.” She is particularly fond of Christy Nockles, a Contemporary Christian artist, famous for songs like
“Captivate Us” and “No Not One.”
The second award of $220,000.00, from the Golden LEAF
Foundation, was earmarked for our Welding and Machining
Programs. Specifically, these funds assisted the College in
relocating and equipping the Welding Department in its
new state-of-the-art facility in the Magnolia Building.
Although this is her first time trying out
for American Idol, it is not Fretwell’s first
time performing in a singing competition.
She also participated in a Christian Idol
Talent Search in Charlotte, NC, where she
made it through two auditions before being cut in the third round. Christian Idol
Talent Search produced a show for TBN
-TV known as “Gifted,” hosted by Brian
Littrell, a Contemporary Christian artist
who once sang with the Backstreet Boys.
When she is not singing, Anna has been
working with youth in the kids camps at
Ridgecrest Conference Center this summer and has previously been studying for
her associate’s degree in General Education at McDowell Technical Community
College. Her big dream is to get a degree
in Worship Ministries or a teaching degree.
“I’ll have to see where God takes me,” she
said. Whatever happens next season with
American Idol, Fretwell says that most of all
she wants to stay true to herself. “I want to
show Christ through me,” she concluded.
Finally, $250,000 was awarded from North Carolina’s
JobsNOW Program, appropriated by the NC General
Assembly and the Office of Governor Beverly Perdue. This
grant has assisted McDowell Tech in offering fast-track
certification and diploma programs that lead to recognized
credentials.
- Julie Brown, Assistant for Resource Development
Board Members Reappointed
Graduation Speaker
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identify and incorporate the true needs of the state’s Workforce Development Boards
the community into the mission of Craven and provided state oversight of job training
Community College.”
programs for disadvantaged individuals and
those affected by plant closings. At the
Dr. Ralls has been an active leader in national level, he served as the Manager
North Carolina’s early college and high of Workforce Programs for the National
school transformation initiatives, having Institute of Standards and Technology
been appointed to the North Carolina New at the U.S. Department of Commerce,
Schools Board by Governor Mike Easley. where he fostered workforce development
With 37 early college high schools on its initiatives through the national network of
campuses, North Carolina community manufacturing extension centers, and as a
colleges host 22% of the early college policy specialist with the U.S. Department
high schools in the United States. Dr. of Labor where he authored the national
Ralls has also worked with the British report, Integrating Technology with Workers
government in their review of community in the New American Workplace, and was
college-equivalent Further Education a recipient of the Secretary’s Exceptional
(FE) colleges in England and in 2007 Achievement Award.
was named the 10th honorary fellow of
Warwickshire College in the UK.
Dr. Ralls holds a Bachelor of Science
degree with highest distinction from the
Dr. Ralls has previously held workforce University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
development leadership positions at the and Masters and Ph.D. degrees in Industrial
state and national levels, including as Vice and Organizational Psychology from the
President of Economic and Workforce University of Maryland, where his research
Development for the North Carolina focused on technology implementation,
Community College System where he workforce training and issues affecting
helped foster collaborative initiatives older workers.
with North Carolina’s biotechnology and
information technology industries. He He is married to Lisa Rowe Ralls, the former
has also previously served as the Director Vice President of Marketing and Strategic
of the North Carolina Department of Planning for the Council for Entrepreneurial
Commerce’s Division of Employment and Development in the Research Triangle. They
Training where he worked closely with have two sons.
Three McDowell Technical Community College Trustees whose terms expired
on June 30, 2010 have been reappointed to new four-year terms on the board.
The College wishes to thank these gentlemen for their past service and
for their commitment to four more years of service: (l to r) Sid Harklerode
(Governor’s appointee), Matt Smith (Chair) (School Board appointee), and Joe
Kaylor (County Commissioner’s appointee).
Brown Receives Citizenship and Service Award
by Michael Lavender
Director of External Relations
“The Duke Citizenship Award was
very unexpected and humbling. I
have lived in McDowell County all my
life and have met and worked with a
lot of wonderful people. This is truly
an honor and a memory I will cherish
for the rest of my life.”
-Shirley Brown
Shirley Brown, Vice-President of Learning and Student Services received the
Duke Energy Citizenship and Service
Award at the McDowell Chamber of
Commerce Annual Meeting held earlier this year.
Students: If you are in need of childcare, please be aware that McDowell Tech can offer help in two ways. First, MTCC operates Children’s
Services Network, a resource and referral agency that can offer referrals to childcare facilities, daycare homes and related resources. Call
652-0649 for more information. Secondly, MTCC operates a Child
Development Center during daytime hours. Please call 652-0637 for
information on rates and openings. Financial assistance is sometimes
available to assist with childcare costs.
Brown has been an employee of the
college since 1978 when she began
working for Larry Brown, then Dean of
the College. Since that time, she has
held a series of proressively responsible positions at the college including
Coordinator of Computer Services/
System’s Administrator; Coordinator
of Continuing Education; Department
Chair for Continuing Education and
Business Technologies; Dean of Corporate, Business and Outreach Programs;
and Dean of Educational Programs.
In addition to her administrative duties, Brown has also served as an adjunct member of the Business faculty
and has taught classes in a variety of
other areas.
She holds two associate’s degrees
from McDowell Technical Community
College in General Education and Executive Secretarial Science, as well as
a Bachelor’s degree in Special Studies
and Master’s degree in Educational
Administration from Western Carolina
University.
Brown is the recipient of numerous
previous awards, including Secretary
of the Year for the Western NC District
of Ruritan (1994), Quality Leadership
Professional (QLP) Award (1996), and
Staff Member of the Year at MTCC
(two-time recipient). In 1980, she was
named one of the Outstanding Young
Women of America, and in 1984 was
named to Who’s Who Among Students in American Junior Colleges.
Brown is currently President of Marion Kiwanis and Vice-President of the
Marion Correctional Institute Community Relations Council. She is also
a member of the North Carolina Community College System’s (NCCCS)
Curriculum Review Committee, a
sponsor of the NC Community Colleges Faculty Association, a member of
the Caregiver’s Taskforce at the McDowell Senior Center, a board member of the McDowell Volunteer Center,
and a board member of the McDowell
Chamber of Commerce.
She is also a member of numerous
professional organizations and was a
member and officer of the Nebo El-
ementary School PTO in the early
1990’s, and served on the Nebo
School Youth Activities board.
Shirley and her husband Gary are
the parents of Brent Brown and
Valerie Dobson, and they have one
granddaughter, Kennedy Dobson,
a rising kindergartener at North
Cove Elementary School. She and
her family attend Fairview Free
Will Baptist Church, where she is
the Church Secretary, Children’s
Church Director, a Young People
Sunday School Teacher, and a
member of the Church Choir. In
addition, she is a frequent soloist
at the church.
Brown was surprised and honored
by the Duke Energy award. “The
Duke Citizenship Award was very
unexpected and humbling. I have
lived in McDowell County all my
life and have met and worked with
a lot of wonderful people. This is
truly an honor and a memory I will
cherish for the rest of my life.”
Congratulations!
2010 Who’s Who Among Students
In American Junior Colleges
The 2010 edition of Who’s Who Among Students in American Junior Colleges will include these MTCC students who
have been selected as national outstanding campus leaders based on academic achievement, service to the community,
leadership in extracurricular activities and potential for continued success.
“Serenity” by Lindsey Tipton
Graduating Photography Student
Andrew Arrowood
Denise Brinkley
Thomas Dalton
Stephanie Davis (not pictured)
Sherry Holland
Randall Hollifield
Phyllis Lowe
Mia O’Neil (not pictured)
Cynthia Smith
Mildred Swepson
Deborah Thomas (not pictured)
John Torrence
Myra Warf
Dobson Honored With
“Spotlight Award”
Valerie Dobson, Coordinator of the Health Information Technology
Program at McDowell Tech, was awarded the “Spotlight Award”
by the North Carolina
Health
Information
M a n a g e m e n t
Association (NCHIMA)
on Thursday, April 29
at a meeting held at
the Grove Park Inn.
The Spotlight Award
was established to
recognize any member that has made a significant
contribution to the association which the NCHIMA
Board deems necessary to recognize prior to the
group’s Annual Meeting.
Dobson won the award from the Association's
Executive Board in recognition of her service as the
Publications Chair for the 2009 - 2010 year. During
this time, the Association upgraded their website,
which enabled Dobson to create an Electronic
Version of “Footprints,” the Association's bi-monthly newsletter. “Footprints” had previously
been published as an Adobe .pdf document ONLY. As part of her duties as publications chair,
she utilized CVent, an online registration template, to organize and create online registrations
programs for 5 different events the association offers as Continuing Education workshops this
past year.
Dobson holds an associate’s degree from MTCC (1998), a Bachelor of Science degree in Health
Information Management (2000) and a Master of Health Science degree with a concentration
in Adult Education (2007) from Western Carolina University. In addition to her teaching and
administrative duties, Dobson is the chair of the Quality Enhancement Plan for the college’s
reaccreditation process with the Southern
Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS).
She is married to Josh Dobson, Assistant to the
Administrative Services Manager. They have
one child, Kennedy, a rising kindergartner at
North Cove Elementary School.
In addition to her award, Dobson was also
installed as the secretary for NCHIMA for
the 2010-2011 year during the group’s April
meeting.
-Penny Cross, Dean of Health Sciences
MTCC Health Information Technology &
Medical Transcription Students
Exemplify the Spirit of Volunteerism
MTCC students enrolled in the HIT & Medical Transcription program during the Spring
semester 2010, began to log volunteer hours as part of their Medical Transcription
course. This volunteer opportunity for our students became a reality when the HIT
Program Coordinator, Valerie Dobson, was approached by the Volunteers of the
Good Samaritan Clinic and their Director, Jamie Stone, to provide transcription
services for the clinic.
The transcription need is based on chart notes, meaning they are written in
a SOAP format. The SOAP format is what the students learn about during their
Fundamentals of Medical Documentation and Health Information Management
courses. The SOAP acronym stands for:
•S: Subjective – what the patient or client states as their chief complaint
•O: Objective – what the physician or provider observes as the chief complaint
•A: Assessment – the Review of Body systems by the physician or provider
•P: Plan – what is to be the course of treatment and follow-up plan for the patient or client.
In February of this year, Valerie Dobson, MHS, RHIA, HIT Program Coordinator;
Judy Butner, BS, RHIT (HIT & Transcription Adjunct Instructor) and Jamie Stone,
MT (ASCP) of the Good Samaritan Clinic of McDowell County met to discuss the
different needs and options available for the clinic. They discussed transferring
of dictation and transcribed files, statistics on patient visits per week and the
necessary turnaround time for the clinic. The clinic sees patients each Tuesday and
Saturday and sees around 15-20 patients during clinic hours.
As part of the Medical Transcription course, Judy Butner, has logged 50 volunteer
hours in addition to her regular teaching load at the college. Mia O’neil, a HIT
Program and Medical Transcription dual major, has also logged around 50 hours
during her Medical Transcription course, completing the transcribed chart notes.
Mia has done an excellent job and this allowed her to gain “real world” experience
in transcribing local physician’s dictation. Two other students, Melissa Jackson
(Medical Transcription Certificate) and Jennifer Swan (HIT & Medical Transcription
dual major), have also had the opportunity to gain real world experience and have
each logged about 20 hours during the last 4-5 weeks of their course. Jennifer,
along with Judy and Valerie and the second year HIT students who will graduate in
August, plan to continue volunteering for the free clinic on behalf of the college and
these two curriculums.
-Valerie Dobson, MHS, RHIA
Coordinator, HIT Program
Dobson at NCHIMA meeting with some of her students.
Director of Library Services Honored
With Special Presentation
Sharon Smith, Director of Library Services at
McDowell Technical Community College was recently
honored by the Western North Carolina Conference
(WNCC) of the United Methodist Women (UMW) at
the group’s Annual Meeting held at Lake Junaluska,
NC. At that meeting, UMW celebrated the year with
presentation of awards for selected activities and
programs, elected new officers for the upcoming
year, greeted incoming members and worshipped in
song and message.
Smith was recognized at the UMW Annual Meeting
as the recipient of a “Special Mission Recognition”
award, a special honor presented annually in
conjunction with the Dedication of the Annual
Report Book. It is given to one outstanding United
Methodist Woman each year and the recipient
receives a $1,000 Special Mission Recognition pin.
Top L: Jennifer Swann; Top R: Judy Butner, Mia O’neill, and Debbie Moore; Bottom L:
Melissa Jackson; Bottom R: Mia O’neill.
Sharon has been active at Marion’s First United Methodist Church for 25 years. She has
been active on numerous committees at the church, including the Church Council, the
Church Trustees, the church library, and especially with the local United Methodist Women,
serving as President for 2 years and as Treasurer for several years. Over the years, she has
been the Marion District UMW Secretary, President, and Communications Coordinator. On
the WNCC UMW level, she served 4 years as Communications Coordinator (putting out a
quarterly newsletter for 4600 women) and has just completed four years as Conference
UMW Treasurer. Under her leadership, the Western North Carolina United Methodist Women
led the nation in Mission Giving, with over $1,000,000 in contributions.
Web Page Design by Chris Haines
Graduating Graphics Student
Tuition Increase
Goes Into Effect
The State Board of Community Colleges has instituted a tuition increase for the 2010-2011 academic
year. The following information
serves as background for this action.
39 states that “The State Board
of Community Colleges shall fix
and regulate all tuition and fees
charged to students for applying to or attending any institution pursuant to this Chapter.”
Through the legislative budget
process, the General Assembly
has debated a tuition increase as
a means to offset reduced General
Fund appropriations available to
support community college operations. Through S897, the General Assembly enacted a curriculum tuition increase of $6.50 per
credit hour for resident students
and $7.20 per credit hour for nonresidents.
Background
G.S. 115D 5 states that “The State
Board shall have authority with respect to individual institutions…
to establish and regulate student
tuition and fees within policies for
tuition and fees established by the
General Assembly.” Also, G.S. 115D- State Board Action
Consistent with G.S. 115D-5, G.S.
115D-39, and actions taken by
the General Assembly in S897
– Appropriations Act of 2010,
the State Board of Community
Colleges hereby fixes tuition
charged to students for the
2010-11 academic year:
Residents: The per credit hour
charge shall be increased
from $50.00 to $56.50; up to
a maximum per semester of
$904, based upon 16 credit
hours of instruction.
Non-Residents: The per credit
hour charge shall be increased
from $241.30 to $248.50; up
to a maximum per semester of
$3,976, based upon 16 credit
hours of instruction.
On Friday, August 6th, just eighteen months
after he first enrolled at McDowell Technical Community College, Sullivan will march
across the stage at East McDowell Junior
High School with other McDowell Tech students to receive his associate’s degree in
Computer Information Technology. That’s at
least six months ahead of the time it takes
most students to earn an associate’s degree.
And he’s done it with a 4.0 GPA (grade point
average), the highest possible.
or have just hit rock bottom due to a job loss,
divorce or some other life-altering event, Sullivan has this piece of advice: “Don’t give up on
yourself. Take the first step forward. I believed
I could do it all along, but until I got up…and did
it, I didn’t realize how many opportunities were
available to me. If I had given up, I wouldn’t
have known what I could do.” He thanks his
family, friends and folks at McDowell Tech for
their help and encouragement.
“I tell people, there is so much help out there,
so many opportunities, more than most people
realize. Get out there and do it.” And if you
But it’s not been an easy journey. When he encounter roadblocks, he says, “Don’t take no
got out of prison two years ago in August, for an answer.”
classes had already started at McDowell
Tech. He had no home, no driver’s license, Rewired for Success
no car, no job, no money… and a prison record. And in the back of his mind were the One month ago, Greg got a job working in the
degrading and hopeless words he heard from kitchen at Black Bear Marina. Although he has
corrections officers for 12 months—“You’re worked as an umpire in the Recreation League,
a prisoner now. Your life will never be the the job at Black Bear is his first steady employsame.” But it was their demoralizing attitude ment since prison. But he hopes for even bigthat bothered him most. They seemed to be- ger and better things in the future. His goal
lieve that prisoners could never change their is to open his own shop, where he can repair
stripes, that they could not achieve a sense computers, something he has done for years.
He frequently works on computers for fellow
of normalcy again.
students. On August 6th, he will earn a deOr maybe they were giving him a reason to gree with highest honors that will give him a
credential to legitimize his computer and netfight, to change.
working skills.
In some ways, they were right. His life will
never be quite the same. There will probably His instructors are extremely complimentary
always be someone who looks at him differ- of Sullivan. “What’s unique about Greg is that
ently because of his criminal record. That has he is not only a very good student,” said Inbeen the hardest thing for him to accept and structor Pat Beck, “but he is so quick to share
overcome. He has talked openly with friends his knowledge and time with other students.
and many fellow students about his past, and When they are having trouble or need some
the stigma of being an ex-con is ever-present. help, he’s quick to offer help.” “I couldn’t ask
for a better student,” added Instructor Chip
He can see it in their eyes.
Cross, who teaches Business Administration
classes.
But many have believed in him.
Life After Prison
Early Life and the Death of His Sullivan also has high praise for all the people
he has met at McDowell Tech. “That has probMother
Greg is the youngest of six children, one of
whom died as an infant. He grew up hard.
His mother was a single mom—a handicapped single mom. She had an aneurysm
when he was in the sixth grade and by the
time he reached eighth grade, she had already had a second aneurysm that burst and
she spent the rest of her life in a wheelchair
trying to bring up her youngest children. She
passed away when he was 27, in 1999. He
never knew his dad. By his junior year in high
school, Greg was already using marijuana
and started skimping on his studies, doing
just enough to get by.
ably been one of my most positive experiences here. As for instructors, Rick Fowler’s
networking classes have taught me a lot. They
are hands-on, unlike some of my other classes.” Wiring and networking computers are his
passion anyway.
It seems like an appropriate passion for a gentleman who has spent the last four years of
his life rewiring his mind for new patterns of
thought and behavior, establishing a new network of friends—away from drugs and other
addictions, and upgrading his knowledge and
skills for the future. It’s not always easy to
undo the hardwiring of our birth and experiences, but Greg Sullivan is proof positive that
if you devote your time and energy to creating
By the time his mother died, Sullivan was a
positive change in your life, you can be rewired
cocaine addict, a heavy user. He tried to run
for success.
to North Carolina to make a clean start, “…
but no matter where you go, there you are,”
he said. “People use drugs as an excuse for
who they are. What you do on drugs is who
you are down deep.” Although he worked
full-time as a salesman for American Booster
Club here in Marion, he was still an addict,
with the same patterns of interaction and
living, and the same set of coping skills. It
was in North Carolina that he got involved
with methamphetamines and was finally arrested.
Creating Memories That Last A Lifetime
“Creating memories that last a lifetime.”
This is the vision Alex and Lisa Garcia
have for those who visit their campground. This vision also seems to have
influenced their decision to leave very
successful corporate careers to pursue
a family dream of operating a business
with their sons, Alex and Chris _ and it is
a vision that their son, Alex, has created
for the students enrolled in the Small
Business Management Classes at McDowell Tech this past summer.
Another part of the project was to
develop a winning recipe for the lemonade
and to create a business plan. Each group
of students experimented with various
recipes and conducted taste tests among
the customers at Jellystone Campground.
They then made a recommendation for the
best recipe and developed a cost per cup,
selling price, and break-even point. They
also had to factor in labor cost per each
cup of lemonade.
Alex approached Shirley Brown,
Vice President of McDowell Tech, about
creating a partnership with McDowell
Tech to encourage students to develop
entrepreneurial skills and to gain first
hand knowledge of what it's like to run
a business. Shirley introduced Alex to
Chip Cross, Business Administration instructor. Alex and Chip invited students
in the Small Business Management Class
to participate in a project at Jellystone
Campground for the summer. 19 of the
22 students were excited to work 3 days
(4 hours/day) on a project which was to
create a new revenue stream for Jellystone Campground.
After the first group of students
completed the groundwork for the project, the next group of students was assigned the task of taking this idea to the
next level to and produce acceptable profit
margins. As he had done throughout the
project, Alex allowed the students to use
their creativity and to take ownership for
the revenue stream. “I want them to think
on their feet,” said Alex, “If we can teach
them to do that, we have made great progress.” The next group of students came up
with several new ideas such as advertising,
selecting an optimal location for the lemonade stand, expanding the product offering, and selecting the optimal times to sell
lemonade. All of these ideas are still being
The following students participated in tested at the time this article is being subthe project at Jellystone Campground: mitted.
Eddie Barrier, Glenn Bradley, Haley Bradshaw, Becky Buff, Jessica Gilland, Jerry One of the students in the class
Goodrich, Nancy Goodrum, Keisha Holli- was Jerry Goodrich, a former plant managfield, Hannah Hughes, Isaac Lytle, Megan er in the furniture industry who is majoring
Martin, Chrissie Queen, Rachel Ruit, Tom in Accounting and is attending McDowell
Ruit, Cynthia Smith, Raechel Suggs, Kristi Tech after his job was eliminated.
Thorpe, Kenneth Simmons, and John Wil- “One of the things I have appreciated the
son. Students in the evening class were most,” said Jerry, “ is the professionalism
invited to a McDowell Chamber of Com- Alex has demonstrated to the students
merce “Business After Hours” network- throughout the process. Each day we have
ing event which was hosted at the camp- had an agenda with objectives. As we finground. The following students attended ished our day we evaluated our progress,
the networking event: Sheila Bailey, Josh reviewed our objectives, and made plans
Reel, Kimberly Rode, and Gail Stulls.
for improvement. Not only has this been
a great learning experience for everyone
Alex gave the students $1,000 who has been involved, it has also been a
to work with, and some entrepreneurial lot of fun. We hope this will pave the way
insight to get them started. The students for future partnerships with other local
were very creative in finding ways to get companies.”
the most bang for their buck. The group
decided to launch a lemonade stand at In 2008, the Marion, NC Jellystone
the swimming pool. They bought a can- Campground received “The Entrepreneur
opy on ebay for $80; the same canopy in of the Year Award” for the franchise based
a catalog cost about $400. They also on their superior customer service, innovawanted to build a cart. After research- tion and their year-over-year increases in
ing the costs of carts (like they wanted), revenue. Jellystone Campground appears
the students decided to ask the welding to be fulfilling its vision of “Creating Memdepartment at McDowell Tech to build a ories that last a lifetime,” not only with
cart from scrap metal. The cost of the their customers, but by contributing to the
cart ended up being $50 as opposed to college experience of McDowell Tech stuover $1000 if they had ordered a cart dents who will carry this with them wherfrom a vendor. The students did a won- ever they go.
derful job of decorating the lemonade -Chip Cross
stand and decided to name it “Boo Boo's Business Administration Instructor
Rainbow Lemonade Stand.”
Rewired for Hope
But someone believed in him. When he got
out of prison, Sullivan’s sister and brother-inlaw, Deborah and Doug Mathison took him in.
Doug is an engineer at Baxter’s. Sullivan will
be forever indebted to his sister and her husband. They have four children, now ranging
in age from 3 to 15, but they made space to
give him a room in their home. And his sister
gave him a ride to school during the regular
school year. Friends like Pam Cox and Debbie
Thomas, also McDowell Tech students, have
given him rides to and from school on other
occasions. And they believed in him, too.
Left to Right: Alex Garcia, Jerry Goodrich,
Haley Bradshaw, Chrissy Queen, Glenn
Bradley
Left to Right: Cynthia Smith, Kristi Thorpe
Whether you have an addiction like Greg had,
Photo at right- Left to Right: Jessica Gilliand, Cynthia Smith, Hannah Hughes,
Kristi Thorpe
Youth - Ages 16-21
Have you dropped out of high school?
Are you thinking about obtaining a GED?
Is attending college one of your goals?
Are you looking for work but lack experience?
Are you ready to make plans for your future?
YES????
We can help you!!!
Call Jimmy or Jeannie at the JobLink to find out if you qualify
for the WIA Youth Program
659-6001
extension
105
659-6001,
ext. 138 or
140or 108
The Workforce Investment Act is an equal opportunity employer.
“Old Church” by Brittany Hollifield
Graduating Photography Student
Pre-Registration Begins August 2 !
nd
Partnership Is A
Slam-Dunk!
-Julie Padgett
Thanks to a partnership between McDowell County Schools and McDowell Tech, our
courtyard has received a face-lift! Two new
basketball goals and a brand new cement
court have been added to the middle of our
campus. The two institutions split the cost of
repairs for the upgrade and now our campus
has a new recreational area for students and
staff.
The McDowell Early College has also helped
McDowll Tech by organizing a campus cleanup on March 20th, the first day of Spring.
Over 25 early college students and parents
came out to rake leaves, paint the outside of
buildings and columns, trim bushes, and clean
up the surrounding areas in the courtyard.
Thanks to everyone who participated! It is
nice to see people take pride in our campus!
Do you need child care while
you go to school or work?
If so, call or visit Children’s
Services Network for referrals
to early childhood facilities in
McDowell County.
Call 652-0649
or visit us on the
MTCC Campus (Azalea Building)
8:30-4:30 Monday-Friday
“Cupcake” by Jenny Hollifield
Graduating Photography Student
Farmer Tans !
Jan Alms, Advertising and Graphic Design
Instructor, held a show of his work,
entitled ART4LIFE, at the MESH Gallery in
Morganton in May and June.
These young men and the
young lady below have
worked on farmer tans this
summer in the Child Development Center at McDowell
Technical Community College. Through the generosity
of The McDowell Partnership
for Children and Families/
Home Depot and the Rutherford/Polk/McDowell Health
Department, the center was
able to purchase gardening
supplies, seeds, soil, mulch,
starter plants, and a host
of other items to help the
children in the center learn
about fruits, vegetables,
gardening, flowers , bushes
and more.
Poster Design
by
Jorge Valentino
Graduating
Graphics
Student
SGA Summer Splash
On June 29, the SGA hosted Summer Splash.
At lunch and again at dinner, MTCC students, their families, faculty and staff were served
Chow Time pizza and wings, chocolate and vanilla cakes and watermelon.
In the summer heat, students who were brave enough fought the high temps with water
balloon squirmishes. In the cool of the auditorium, music by Encore! Entertainment provided an energy outlet after a meal of pizza and cake!
The SGA would like to especially thank the faculty and staff who made the day possible by
helping out in the serving line. We couldn’t have done it without you!
The Student Government Association sponsored
an American Red Cross Blood Drive on our campus June 21. With a goal of 25 units, we achieved
36 units of blood! Thirty nine of our students, faculty, staff and family members came to help with
the gift of blood. Seven were first time donors.
These donations alone could help as many as 108
people in need of this life-saving gift.
As a token of thanks, the Red Cross provided tote
bags to all presenting donors. Each donor was
also entered into a contest through the Red Cross
to win a cruise. The SGA additionally gave WalMart gift cards to two lucky donors. The SGA
would like to thank all the people who took the
time to give this gift for which there is no substitute.
The next American Red Cross Blood Drive on our
campus is October 21st from 10:00 am until 2:30
pm. Please call Donna Short at 652-0631 for
an appointment to help you move through the
process quickly. Walk-ins are welcome, but are
worked in at available appointment times.
The Partnership received a larger grant from Home Depot which was distributed to
centers across the county and Tamara Taylor, a lead teacher in the center, applied
for grant funding through the Health Department. Each grant was in the amount of
$500.
These farmers and their classmates planted seeds and plants and regularly watered their garden. At harvest time, they also ate the items they grew. The college
gratefully thanks the Partnership, Home Depot and the Health Department for the
seed money which got this garden started!
Small Business Center
To pre-register for any of these classes, call
Joan Jackson at 652-0633 or Dean Kanipe at 652-0634 .
Dreaming of Owning Your
Own Business?
It’s Time to Get
REAL
Thank you, again, to all who made this invaluable
contribution.
at
McDowell Technical Community College
54 College Drive
Marion, NC 28752
(828) 652-0633 or (828) 652-0634
What is REAL?
The McDowell County LINC program is a leadership program
for citizens of McDowell County. The program is coordinated by McDowell Technical Community College’s Continuing
Education Department with sponsorship by the McDowell
Chamber of Commerce, the McDowell County Schools, Duke
Energy, McDowell County and the City of Marion.
LINC -- Leadership, Involvement, Networking, Community
LINC is a comprehensive leadership development program
designed to help participants acquire a better knowledge
and awareness of our community and our future. Class days
are a combination of tours and events throughout McDowell
County along with some classroom discussions including,
but not limited to: Leadership Awareness, Group Dynamics, Problem Solving, Managing Change, and Communication. Participants gain insight into new skills and values of
community leadership and will have a broad sense of critical
issues affecting our County.
Pictured at right are the three graduating classes who have
completed the program within the past two years.
LINC I – graduated June, 2009 (top)
LINC II – graduated June, 2010 (middle)
High School LINC – graduated June, 2010 (bottom)
A new LINC class will begin in August. For additional information contact Rod Birdsong at the McDowell Chamber of
Commerce at 828-652-4240 or Shirley Brown at McDowell
Technical Community College at 828-652-0676.
REAL is an acronym for Rural Entrepreneurship through Action Learning?
REAL Enterprises is a hands-on course that develops entrepreneurial traits,
knowledge, and skills and guides participants through the process of planning, creating and operating small business of their own design.
REAL Enterprises is an exciting and challenging course. If you have dreamed
of starting a business but lack the skills or confidence to begin,
REAL can help you prepare for success.
If you already have a business, REAL can help you improve or expand it.
Whether or not self-employment is for you, REAL can help prepare you for a
brighter suture.
In REAL, you and others participants learn to be entrepreneurs by doing the
things that successful small business owners do including:
• self-assessment, to identify and develop your existing or potential marketable skills and ideas:
• community analysis, to find out what businesses are needed and could be
supported in your area,
• writing a business plan, to help you and others understand exactly what
business you are in and why your idea is a good one; and
• operating the business you design, to experience the challenges and rewards of self-employment.
The next REAL class will start on Monday, September 20,
2010. The class will be from 6:00-9:00 p.m. It will last for
8 weeks and be held at the Historic Marion Depot in downtown Marion. The facilitator will be Bobbie Young. The
class is FREE! Call (828) 652-0633 to pre-register.
CERTIFICATION CLASSES
Air Conditioning Recycling and Recovery
This is a series of classes designed for Technician Certification
in CFC Refrigerant Recycling/Recovery. There will be instruction
for Type I, Type II, Type III and Universal certification. The class
consists of 6 contact hours classroom instruction and 2-3
contact hours state testing.
Instructor: Carl Costner
Registration Fee: $65.00 plus cost of book ($15.00) (There is
also a separate testing fee of $25.00 that will be mailed with
the completed testing materials.)
Pre-registration and payment is required a week before classes
start. Registration is between the hours of 8:00 am - 6:00
pm.
Location: MTCC Campus, William Harold Smith Bldg (19)
Dates: September 4, 11, and 25, 2010
Time: 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
Class Hours: 12
Motor Vehicle Dealer Education
HB 432 established new license renewal training requirements
for used motor vehicle dealers and others involved in the sale
and distribution of motor vehicles. MTCC will be offering the
6-Hour Training Course.
Instructor: Dennis P. Mauk, Sr.
Registration Fee: $65.00
Location: MTCC Campus, William Harold Smith Building (19),
Room 111
Pre-registration and payment is required a week before classes
start. Registration is between the hours of 8:00 am - 6:00
pm.
FALL SEMESTER, 2010
Corporate, Business and Outreach –
Continuing Education
Classes for Certification, for Skills Training, and for Fun!!!
McDowell Technical Community College offers life-long learning opportunities to any adult, regardless of his/her
educational background, through Continuing Education. A variety of courses are available and are designed to provide
educational opportunities to prepare for an occupation, to upgrade or retain individuals already employed, and/or to
provide cultural and general interest for one’s personal self-improvement. The classes are non-curriculum and vary in
length and price.
*Effective July 1, 2010 the Continuing Resolution from the Senate Bill 311 authorizes North Carolina Community Colleges to
increase the Continuing Education Fees for Occupational Extension Courses.
NEW
Hours per CourseNEW Cost per Course
01 - 24
$65.00
25 – 50
$120.00
Over 51
$175.00
Fees for the self supporting classes vary, depending on the course.
Please call one of the following for additional information concerning these courses or any course you would like to teach
or have offered. Visit McDowell Tech’s website at www.mcdowelltech.edu and click on the Continuing Education link.
Administrative Assistant to Continuing Education/Data Technician
Lorrie Truett
Telephone Number 828.652.0662 Office 116
Deborah Putnam Telephone Number 828.652.0675 Office 115
Director of Continuing Education
Brad Ledbetter Telephone Number 828.652.0674 Office 109
Required Orientation for registered students August 4, 2010
time 4:00 pm.
Class Hours: 160
Medical Transcription
Medical transcriptionists listen to dictated recordings
made by physicians and other health care professionals
and transcribe them into medical reports, correspondence,
and other administrative material. They generally listen to
recordings on a headset, using a foot pedal to pause the
recording when necessary, and key the text into a personal
computer or word processor, editing as necessary for grammar
and clarity. The documents they produce include discharge
summaries, history and physical examination reports,
operative reports, consultation reports, autopsy reports,
diagnostic imaging studies, progress notes, and referral letters.
Medical transcriptionists return transcribed documents to the
physicians or other health care professionals who dictated
them for review and signature, or correction. These documents
eventually become part of patients’ permanent files.
Dates: September 15, 2010 or November 17, 2010
Time: 8:30 am – 3:30 pm
Class Hours: 6
Medical transcriptionists held about 105,000 jobs in 2004.
About 4 out of 10 worked in hospitals, and another 3 out of 10
worked in offices of physicians. Others worked for business
support services; medical and diagnostic laboratories;
outpatient care centers; and offices of physical, occupational
and speech therapists, and audiologists.
Phlebotomy Course
This class will cover anatomy and medical terminology along
with medical transcription.
Phlebotomists are an important part of the laboratory team,
often the only part of the lab staff that a patient sees. The
MTCC Phlebotomy program prepares individuals to obtain blood
for purpose of laboratory analysis. This continuing education
program includes classroom and laboratory instruction and
clinical training.
Instructors: McKinney/McGovney
Eligibility Requirements:
1. Must provide HS or GED Transcript or copy of high school
diploma
2. Must be 18 years of age or older
3. Must provide documentation of complete immunization
records as required by the North Carolina Community College
Health Form.
4. Payment of fees at time of pre-registration ($198.75)
*Please note: All of the above must be presented at the time of
pre-registration. There will be no exceptions made.
Pre-registration for eligible applicants will be on August 10th and
11th, 2010 from 10:00 am – 5:30 pm. Payment of registration
fee and insurance required at this time. Class size will be limited
to the first 20 students that meet the eligibility requirements
(see above).
Registration Fee: $175.00 plus $14.50 for liability insurance,
$5.00 parking sticker, $3.00 student ID badge, and $1.25
accident insurance ($198.75 total class cost). There is an
additional cost for the book, materials, and uniform. (There will
also be an exam fee of $80.00 for ASPT certification at the end
of the program.)
Location: MTCC Campus, William Harold Smith Bldg (19), Room
110
Dates: Mondays & Thursdays
Time: 5:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Orientation will be held on Monday, August 16th, 2010 from
5:00 – 6:00 pm in Bldg 19, Rm. 110.
The first day of class is Monday, August 23, 2010.
Class Hours: 200
Nursing Assistant I Class
This course introduces basic nursing skills required to provide
personal care for patients, residents, or clients in a health care
setting. Topics include communications, safety, patients’ rights,
personal care, vital signs, elimination, nutrition, emergencies,
rehabilitation, and mental health. Upon successful completion
of the course, the student is eligible to make application
for the National Nurse Aide Assessment Program (NNAAP)
Examination necessary for listing on the North Carolina Nurse
Aide I Registry.
Instructor: Walker/Young
Registration Fee: $175.00 plus $14.50 for liability insurance,
$5.00 parking sticker, $3.00 student ID badge, and $1.25
accident insurance ($198.75 total class cost). There is an
additional cost for the book, materials, and uniform.
Location: MTCC Campus, Bldg (17), Room 105
Dates and Time: Wednesday and Friday nights 4:00 – 10:00 pm
Saturday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm. The first day of class is August
11th and continues through October 2nd.
Class size is limited to a minimum of 10 students and a
maximum of 20 students.
Instructor: TBA/Putnam
Registration Fee: $175.00 plus $14.50 for liability insurance,
$5.00 parking sticker, $3.00 student ID badge, and $1.25
accident insurance ($198.75 total class cost). There is an
additional cost for the book, and materials.
Location: MTCC Campus, William Harold Smith Bldg (19),
Room 107
Pre-registration and payment is required a week before classes
start. Registration is between the hours of 8:00 am - 6:00
pm.
Dates: TBA
Time: TBA
Class Hours: 99
EMT-Basic
This is the first level for the Emergency Medical Technician
in preparation to take the NCOEMS or NR examination. This
course prepares students for basic pre-hospital emergency
care such as treatment for shock, bleeding, burns, poisonings,
childbirth, pediatric emergencies, CPR, use of ambulance
equipment and communications to emergency department.
Class Prerequisites: High School Diploma/GED, or Adult High
School Equivalent Successful completion of the orientation
session prior to beginning of class.
Registration Fee: $175.00 (unless fee exempt) plus $14.50
for liability insurance, $5.00 parking sticker, $3.00 student
ID badge, and $1.25 accident insurance ($198.75 total class
cost). There is an additional cost for the book, materials, and
uniform.
Location: MTCC Campus, William Harold Smith Bldg (19),
Room 107
Dates: Monday, Wednesday, and some Saturdays.
Time: 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm (Saturdays class time is 8:00
am – 5:00 pm).
Orientation will be held on Monday, July 26th, 6:00 pm – 7:30
pm. The first day of class is Monday, August 16, 2010
Class Hours: 180
Computer Classes
Microsoft XP Applications
This course is designed to increase the efficiency of your
computer skills using Microsoft Office XP. Students will learn
through hands-on instruction and helpful classroom examples,
the various features of Word, Access, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Word:
Students will learn how to use word and basic document
formatting. Creating mail merge documents printing address
labels, envelopes and much more will be discussed in class.
Access:
Learn how to create databases, manage data structure and
data organization.
Excel:
Designed to teach students how to use Excel and create
worksheets using basic functions.
PowerPoint:
Designed to teach students how to use PowerPoint. Students
will learn how to complete computerized presentations.
Instructor: TBA
Registration Fee: $65.00 plus, Technology Fee
Location: MTCC Campus, William Harold Smith Bldg (19),
Room 106
Pre-registration and payment is required a week before
classes start. Registration is between the hours of 8:00
am - 6:00 pm.
Dates and Times: TBA
Time: TBA
Class Hours: 24
The Web 2.0/Social Media Class
This course is designed to teach students the basics of using
social media to learn sites known as Facebook, MySpace, and
Twitter. Come and sign-up for this new course. Students will
learn how to create and edit profiles within these sites.
Instructor: TBA
Registration Fee: $65.00 plus, Technology Fee
Location: MTCC Campus, William Harold Smith Bldg (19),
Room 106
Pre-registration and payment is required a week before
classes start. Registration is between the hours of 8:00
am - 6:00 pm.
Dates and Times: TBA
Time: TBA
Class Hours: 10
Miscellaneous Classes
Notary Public
This class is designed to prepare the participant to be
commissioned as a Notary Public. Topics to be covered are
requirements for testing fees, general powers and limitations,
certifications, oaths and affirmations, depositions, affidavits
and negotiable instruments. Participants must have
completed high school or the equivalent.
Instructor: Amy Greene
Registration Fee: $65.00 plus cost of book ($27.60 new
edition)
Location: MTCC Campus, William Harold Smith Bldg (19),
Room 111
Pre-registration and payment is required a week before
classes start. Registration is between the hours of 8:00
am - 6:00 pm.
Dates: (One day course) August 25, 2010
September 8, 2010
October 13, 2010
November 10, 2010
December 13, 2010
Time: 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
Class Hours: 7
Do You Have a Ticket (Citation)?
If you have been charged with a minor traffic violation in the
29th Judicial District (McDowell and Rutherford) or other
counties in North Carolina honoring the National Safety and
Health Council’s Defensive Driving Program, you may elect
to have it reduced by the District Attorney. MTCC offers the
Defensive Driving Program through the National Safety and
Health Council of North Carolina which trains motorists in
the principles of safe driving.
To take advantage of this opportunity you must:
1. Pre-register and take the safe driving course at least 10
working days before your court date. Pay appropriate fees
($50.00 for 4-hour course or $75.00 for 8-hour) for the
cost of administering and teaching the Safe Driving Course.
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Enter into a written Plea Agreement and plead guilty to driving with
improper equipment.
2. Take the Certificate from Class and the Waiver to the Clerk of Court in
the County where you received the ticket and finish paying the charges.
This should be done at least 10 days before your court date.You are not
eligible and you cannot take advantage of the program if:
1. This program is not approved in the Judicial District in which you
received your Citation.
2. You have taken the course in the previous three years.
3. You have paid your citation prior to taking the class.
4. You have two or more moving violation on the same citation.
5. You are charged with a violation that requires a court appearance.
6. Your court date has passed.
Students for the 4-hour and the 8-hour class must pre-register and
pay for these classes at least 2 days before the day of the class.
You need to bring these items for pre-registration:
Traffic Citation Form.
Permission Slip, if you have one.
Driver’s License.
Another form of ID.
Registration Fee.
Registration fee: $50.00 for 4-hour course or $75.00 for 8 – hour
course.
Registration fee must be Cash, Certified Check, or Money Order to
MTCC.
Pre-registration location: MTCC Campus, William Harold Smith Bldg,
office 116 or 115.
Motorcycle Safety Education Program
This weekend class teaches the basic skills needed to operate a
motorcycle in traffic. The course consists of classroom and range
activities. The first half of the class familiarizes students with the
location and operation of the controls. Students then practice riding
on small motorcycles to demonstrate they have the strength, balance
and coordination to perform straight-line riding, shifting, turning and
stopping exercises.
The second half of the class introduces students to street riding
strategies needed when sharing the road with other vehicles.
Particular emphasis is placed on those skills that have been found
lacking in motorcyclists who have experienced accidents. These skills
include emergency braking, swerving and proper cornering techniques.
All exercises are conducted at low speeds on a protected range.
Motorcycles are provided for the course. Students must wear a DOTapproved helmet, over-the-ankle footwear, long pants, a long-sleeve
shirt or jacket, full-fingered gloves and protective eyewear (eyeglasses
or sunglasses, goggles or face shield). We have a limited supply of
helmets in various sizes. If possible, bring your own helmet to the
riding portion of the class. This class starts on Friday evenings and
finishes on Sunday afternoon.
Registration Fee: $141.00 which includes student insurance and
workbook.
2010 classes will begin in March and run most weekends through
November. Pre – registration required. For additional information, or
to receive an information packet, contact Brad Ledbetter at 652- 0674
or [email protected]
Please visit our website at www.mcdowelltech.edu and click on
the Continuing Education link and then view the Motorcycle Safety
Education Program link for more information.
Concealed Hand Gun Class
Upon completing this class, the student will receive a certificate that
is part of the process for completing the requirements for carrying a
concealed hand gun.
Instructor: F. W. Edwards
Registration Fee: $55.00, Plus a fee of $10.00 for materials/supply.
Location: MTCC Campus, William Harold Smith Bldg (19), 110
Pre-registration and payment is required a week before classes start.
Registration is between the hours of 8:00 am - 6:00 pm.
Date: August 27 and 28
Times: Friday, from 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm and Saturday, from 8:00
am – 5:00 pm
Class Hours: 12
Tarot Card Design by Heather Wheeler
Graduating Graphics Student
“I Do” by Danylle Cupp
Graduating Photography Student
Holding My Head Up High
Homecoming...
By Debbie Thomas
Academic Excellence Award Winner
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Editor’s Note: Debbie Thomas presented the comments below to our
board of trustees earlier this year.
Printed with Permission.
I became a student at
McDowell Technical Community
College in the fall of 2007. I wish
I could give you a unique, fascinating story of why I became a college
student at the age of 43. Like so
many of the other students at the
college, I took this route when the
company I worked for shut down. I
was accepted in the WIA program, lar aspect of Microsoft Word.
enrolled at MTCC and I have never I kept saying, “I want to relooked back.
ally learn this program!” My
instructor, Joy Przestwor, said
During the first semester, something that evening that
I can tell you that I was filled with changed my perspective refear and anxiety. I was afraid of be- garding learning all of this new
ing “the old lady” in my classes. I stuff. She said, “Deborah, you
remember sitting in my keyboard- are NEVER going to know EVing class with tears in my eyes be- ERYTHING about anything. No
cause the young girl sitting next to one does. What is important
me was typing what seemed like is knowing where to go for
100 words-per-minute and I was help—knowing your resources
struggling with f-d-s-f-, j-k-l-; try- and how to use them. That
ing not to look at the keys. I spent is most important.” She was
many days “growling” at the com- right. There are resources all
puter. That young girl and I are now around the MTCC campus—
good friends—and yes— she types instructors, staff members,
85 wpm, while I putter along at 50 the library, and most imporwpm on a good day!
tant to me—fellow students.
The more classes you take,
I have excelled in my the more people you meet
classes, but it has been quite a and they all have strengths in
journey. I have learned a lot more different areas. I have helped
than just bookwork and comput- fellow students and they have
er skills. Once, while working on helped me. I firmly believe
Word documents in class, I kept you don’t get through college
getting frustrated because I could alone.
not seem to understand a particu-
The college environment has been a good
one for Thomas. One of her instructors,
Joy Przestwor, says that Thomas enjoys
intellectual challenges and will often encourage academic discussions and debates with intellectually provocative comments. Thomas laughs it off; she enjoys
debate. “I’m a fiery redhead,” she says.
“What do you expect?”
Thomas hopes to continue her education
at the bachelor’s degree level in the near
future. “I have so much more that I want
to accomplish in this lifetime,” she wrote
on her Facebook webpage. “I believe that
age is all in your head.”
(See related story at left)
McDowell Technical Community
College is a huge resource for McDowell
County. (It deserves more funding than what
it receives.) With a limited budget, and great
staff members, the college changes lives for
the better. It certainly has changed mine. For
years, I missed many opportunities because I
was not proficient with computers and software programs. I got lucky a few times. I pretended I knew what I was doing on the computer, and managed to fudge my way through.
I can tell you now, that I was ashamed when
I filled out an application and could not truthfully say that I was proficient in Word, Excel,
Access, etc.
When I walk across the stage this
August during graduation, I can hold my head
up high, knowing I did my best. I can now say
with confidence and pride that I am proficient
in Word, Excel, and Access and I am qualified
for a new career—thanks to my family, the
faculty at MTCC, and my fellow students.
JOY is WO.Y.!
(Woman of the Year!)
by Michael Lavender
Director of External Relations
The Board of Directors of the National Association of Professional
Women (NAPW) has named Joy
Przestwor, Business Department
Chairperson at McDowell Technical
Community College, as Professional
Woman of the Year for 2010-2011.
Przestwor was nominated for the
award by her colleagues in NAPW
and chosen by the organization’s
board of directors.
Przestwor, a native of South Bend,
Indiana, has been a member of the
National Association of Professional
Women since she was a business
and control manager for Kaiser
Foundation Health Plan in California
from 1986 to 1990.
She began teaching at McDowell
Tech in the fall of 2000, and from
2002 to 2007, she was Chairperson
of the Business Technologies Department.
“We are certainly proud of Joy and
commend NAPW for recognizing her
many talents and gifts,” said Dr. Bryan W. Wilson, MTCC President. “She
is an accomplished instructor who
has helped many students prepare
for professional careers throughout
Western North Carolina. Her award
is a much deserved honor.”
Przestwor holds a bachelor of science degree from Siena Heights College, now Siena Heights University,
in Adrian, Michigan. She obtained
her master of divinity degree from
Harvard University in Cambridge,
Massachusetts in 1980, and her
master of business administration
degree from Anna Maria College
in Paxton, Massachusetts in 1983.
She is in the process of completing a doctoral program in interfaith
studies from Sancta Sophia Seminary in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, and
is concurrently pursuing ordination
through her new faith community.
Since leaving undergraduate college in Adrian, Michigan in the
1970’s, Ms. Przestwor’s professional career path has been as
varied as it has been unique, and
she has lived in the mid-section of
the United States, as well both the
east and west coasts, in California
and North Carolina. During the late
1960’s, she taught and coached ball
teams in parochial school with the
Adrian Dominican Sisters in Adrian,
Michigan, where she herself was a
nun in the Adrian Dominican Order
of the Roman Catholic Church.
During the late 1970’s, she returned
to college to pursue graduate studies in religion at Harvard Divinity School of Harvard University.
Building upon her experience and
studies, she completed her first
book, Connecting Women in the
Community…a handbook for programs, a treatise on community organizing and women’s studies. The
book was underwritten by a grant
from the National Endowment for
the Humanities.
Przestwor was a graduate assistant at Harvard Divinity School
while she studied Judeo-Christian
theology, as well as philosophy and
Eastern religious traditions. Later,
she taught part-time at Anna Maria
College. It was during this time that
she left her former Church and the
Adrian Dominican “community.”
Shortly thereafter, Joy settled in
the San Francisco Bay area of California, where she worked for as an
account temp before beginning a
full-time job with Kaiser Foundation Health Plan. Later, she became
an assistant plant accountant with
a plastics company and was an assistant vice-president of a small
bank in Yreka, CA. At one point,
she was also an assistant director
of a YMCA in Massachusetts.
Joy continued to work on professional
writing and completed her second
book, Intimate Bonds: The Foundation
of Spirituality, as well as a chapter in
the book A Faith of One’s Own. Longing for the “green life,’ she decided to
move to a farm in the mountains of
Western North Carolina.
Since coming to North Carolina, Ms.
Przestwor has not only taught at McDowell Tech full-time, she has done
consulting work and has extended
herself at times to work for other
community colleges and private universities on a part-time basis. She is
a tireless advocate for students and
learning.
“I believe my responsibilities are to
stretch every student I have the privilege of serving!,” she wrote recently.
“I believe that the learning/drawing out process should be DELIGHTFILLED and always a new, exciting and
challenging experience.”
She achieves that goal, says Shirley
Brown, Vice-President for Learning
and Student Services. “We frequently
hear about Joy’s passion and creativity from her students, both anecdotally and in survey responses.”
“The breadth of Joy’s experience in
the workplace and her unique interdisciplinary background make her
an asset to our faculty,” concluded
Wilson. “That her professional colleagues in NAPW have recognized
that is not a surprise to me.”
Annual Service Awards
Employee Service Awards are received after
5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 years of service to the
college. These employees were recognized at
this year’s award’s ceremony in June:
(Those with * were not present for photos)
Five: Carl Coster*, Jennifer Culp*, Kelly Hamlin, Sherry
Helton, Sharon Tipton, Richard Tuttell.
Ten: Calvin Wayne Byrd*, Joyce Ann Creech*, Wayne
Edwards, Richard Getty*, Donna Short, Sharon Silver*.
Fifteen: Michelle Boyles, Andy Morgan.
Twenty: Bob Munday*.
Twenty Five: Rick Wilson.
Thirty: Loresa Laws, Shirley Brown*.
Schedule
How To
Apply and Register
1. Come by the Student Services Office and talk to
an admissions counselor.
2. Fill out an MTCC application and financial aid
forms if you wish. Return transcripts and other
required forms.
3. Schedule an appointment and return at the
scheduled time to take your placement tests.
Don’t worry; low scores on placement tests
won’t cause your application to be rejected, but
they will give counselors an indication of any
preparatory work you will need before entering
regular college curriculum classes. Placement
tests are designed to help prepare you for collegiate success.
4. Plan your schedule with the help of your assigned
advisor. If you are a new student, contact the
Student Services Office regarding advisement.
Returning students should contact their advisor
to schedule an appointment for advisement.
Faculty advisors will also be available on August
17th between 10:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. and 4:00
p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
5. Pay your tuition and buy your books.
7. Begin classes on August 18th!
Don’t Delay,
Register Today!
We accept cash, checks,Visa and Mastercard.
These cards may be used to pay for tuition,
fees, books and supplies. A $25 service fee is
assessed for each returned check.
It’s Like Having
A Free Scholarship!
McDowell Technical Community College offers
FREE tuition to all high school students who are
at least 16 years of age. Through the Huskins and
Dual/Concurrent programs, students can enroll
in day and evening courses and begin building
their college transcript.
Huskins students earn credits toward high
school graduation and credits toward a one
year degree, two year degree, or certificate of
completion at McDowell Tech! Tuition, books,
and fees are FREE depending on the program!
Five programs are available under the Huskins
Bill: Advertising and Graphic Design, Health
Information Technology, College Transfer,
Machining, and Nursing Assistant I. Students
attend 1st and 2nd periods at the high school
and are released to come to McDowell Tech for
classes beginning around 12:30.
Dual/Concurrent students begin earning college
credits toward a one-year degree, two-year
degree, or certificate of completion at McDowell
Tech! Students must pay for books and fees.
Tuition is also FREE! Students can take classes
from any curriculum, not just the five listed in
the Huskins Program. This does exclude some
curriculums that have special admissions
requirements such as our nursing programs.
Students generally attend evening classes, but
if they have early release, they could attend
afternoon classes.
All students must successfully pass the
McDowell Tech placement exam and have
approval from their high school principal. For
more information, contact Julie Padgett, College
Liaison, at 659-0417.
Fall 2010
Tuition & Fee Information
Financial Aid
Tuition
Curriculum tuition for in-state students is $56.50 per semester hour, not to
exceed a total of $904.00 per semester. Tuition for out-of-state students is $248.50
per semester hour, not to exceed a total of $3,976.00 per semester. Returning
students (who were enrolled during the previous semester) who do not pay
tuition on or before August 17th will be assessed a late fee of $5. Tuition refunds
are not automatic; see the MTCC Catalog and Student Handbook for more information.
Tuition and fees are subject to change without notice.
Students in need of financial assistance to fund
their education should begin the process of applying for aid by
completing the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid). In
order to be eligible for aid, students must be enrolled in a curriculum
program leading to a degree, diploma or eligible certificate (at least
16 credit hours in length). A student should be enrolled in at least
six credit hours each semester to be eligible for most financial aid
programs; however, there are limited funds available to students
that choose to enroll in less than six credit hours each semester.
The information provided on the FAFSA is used to determine the
student’s eligibility for federal financial assistance such as Pell Grant,
SEOG (Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant), Academic
Competitiveness Grant and Federal Work Study. In addition, the
same information is evaluated to determine eligibility for many state
aid programs, such as the North Carolina Community College Grant,
North Carolina Student Incentive Grant, North Carolina Education
Lottery Scholarship, Targeted Assistance Grant, Less-than-HalfTime Grant and Nurse Education Scholarship/Loan Program.
In addition to federal and state financial aid opportunities,
there are local and institutional scholarships available. In addition
to completing the FAFSA, students wishing to be considered for
scholarships should complete the MTCC Scholarship Application.
These applications are available now with a deadline for return of
July 30th. Scholarship decisions are made by the MTCC Scholarship
Committee prior to the beginning of Fall Semester each year. The
following scholarships are available: MTCC Board of Trustees
Scholarship, Maxine Souther Robinson Memorial Scholarship, Crane
Fund for Widows and Children, Jeld-Wen Scholarship, Wachovia
Technical Scholarship, State Employee’s Credit Union Foundation
Scholarship, American Society of Quality Control Scholarship and
William Harold Smith Charitable Trust. All scholarships except the
William Harold Smith Charitable Trust Scholarship are applied for by
completing the MTCC Scholarship Application. The William Harold
Smith Charitable Trust Scholarship has an individual application.
FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) forms, MTCC
Scholarship Applications and William Harold Smith Charitable Trust
Application forms are available in the MTCC Financial Aid Office.
For specific scholarship information and enrollment requirements,
please see the Financial Aid section of the MTCC Catalog.
Students wishing to apply for financial aid should begin the
process approximately eight weeks prior to the beginning of classes.
All awards are made without regard for race, color, sex, handicap or
national/ethnic origin. Once awarded, the student must remain in
good academic standing to continue their financial aid eligibility. All
awards are disbursed once a semester. Students withdrawing from
their classes prior to the end of the semester may be required to repay
part of the financial aid funds that were awarded for the semester.
Questions about financial aid and/or the application process
may be directed to Kim Ledbetter (652-0602), Lisa Byrd (652-0624)
or Stephanie Lonon (652-0622) in the MTCC Financial Aid Office.
Tuition Waivers
Some individuals may be eligible for tuition waivers in curriculum classes;
see the MTCC Catalog and Student Handbook for more information. These individuals
include:
North Carolina residents over the age of 65 (up to 6 credit hours)
High school students
Law enforcement officers taking BLET classes
Survivors of law enforcement or emergency workers killed or permanently
disabled in the line of duty
Tuition & Textbook Refund Requests
The deadline for requesting a tuition refund, which is prorated based on the
date of withdrawal, is August 31st.
Tuition refunds are not automatic; it is the student’s responsibility to file
a request. Tuition refunds will not be made unless the student is, in the judgment of
the institution, compelled to withdraw for unavoidable reasons. A 75% tuition refund
can be made to a student who withdraws before the 10% point in the semester. An
official withdrawal must be made by completing the “Registration Change” form. An
official request for a refund must be made by completing the “Request for Refund”
form. Both of these forms are available in the Student Services Office and should
be submitted together to the Student Services for processing. Tuition refunds will
not be considered after the 10% point in the semester. There is no refund made on
activity fees or insurance unless the class is cancelled.
Books must be returned within ten days of registration for consideration
of refund. All refunds are subject to the terms and conditions stated on the textbook
refund policy given at the time of purchase.
Other Fees
Technology Fee: All students must pay a technology fee of $1 per credit hour
up to a maximum of $16 per semester
Activity Fee: Curriculum students carrying 12 or more credit hours must pay
a student activity fee of $10.00 per semester, in addition to tuition. Those taking
9-11 credit hours pay $7.50 per semester; 6-8 credit hours, $5.00; 5 credit hours or
less, $2.50 per semester.
Parking Fee: Curriculum students pay a parking fee of $5.00 per semester.
Insurance Fees: All students must pay insurance fees of $1.25 per semester.
Liability Insurance: Students enrolled in Cosmetology, Nursing Assistant,
Practical Nursing, Associate Degree Nursing, Early Childhood Associate and Teacher
Associate programs must also pay a minimum of $14.50 per year for professional
liability insurance coverage.
ID Badge Fee: All students must pay $3 per year for an ID Badge. Replacement
badges or badges with program change are also $3.
Tuition & Fees for
Non-Curriculum Programs
Tuition and fees for all continuing education classes (regardless of age) are
listed elsewhere in this schedule.
Classes in Adult Basic Skills, Human Resource Development, and GED
preparation are offered at no charge to the unemployed and eligible individuals!
Calendar
FALL SEMESTER, 2010
Work/Annual Leave Days
Mandatory Work Day for Staff & Faculty
New Student Orientation @ 10:00 am & 5:30 pm
Fall Registration
Faculty Association Meeting @ 2:00 pm
First Day of Class
End Drop/Add
First Day of Class (Weekend)
Tuition Refund Request Deadline
Labor Day Holiday
Last Day to Receive Non-Punitive Grade of “W”
Incompletes Due
End of First 8 Weeks (Weekend)
Fall Break, Work/Annual Leave Day
Beginning of Second 8 Weeks (Weekend)
Veterans Day Holiday
Pre-Registration for Spring Semester Begins
Work/Annual Leave
Thanksgiving Holidays
Pre-Registration for Spring Semester Ends
End of Second 8 Weeks (Weekend)
Last Day of Classes
Final Grades/Attendance Due @ 10:00 am
Campus Closed
Christmas Holidays
Campus Closed
August 9-13
August 16
August 16
August 17
August 17
August 18
August 20
August 21
August 31
September 6
September 22
September 29
October 9
October 11-12
October 16
November 11
November 15
November 24
November 25-26
December 1
December 11
December 16
December 17
December 20-22
December 23-24
December 27-31
Programs of Study
• Accounting
• Advertising & Graphic Design
• Air Conditioning, Heating and
Refrigeration
• Associate Degree Nursing
• Auto Body
• Automotive Systems Technology
• Basic Law Enforcement
• Business Administration
• College Transfer
• Computer Information Technology
• Cosmetology
• Dialysis Technology
• Early Childhood Education
• Electrical/Electronics Technology
• Esthetics Technology
• General Education
• Health Information Technology
• Industrial Systems Technology
• Machining Technology
• Networking Technology
• Nursing (LPN/RN)
• Office Systems Technology
• Photography
• Practical Nursing Education
• Real Estate
• Surgical Technology
Pre-registration Begins August 2 !
nd
Important Upcoming Events
Pre-registration for Fall Semester August 2 through August 16
Early College Open House
Tuesday/Wednesday, August 2 and 3
Graduation Rehearsal
Tuesday, August 3 at 10 am or 5:30 pm
at East Junior High
Early College First Day of Class
August 5
Graduation
Friday, August 6 at 7:00 pm
at East Junior High
MCI Graduation
Friday, August 6 at 1:00 pm
at Marion Correctional Institute
Staff/Faculty (Meeting/Brunch)
Friday, August 13 beginning at 10:00 am
New Student Orientation Registration
Creative graphics, ingenious photographs, clever conversation, and free
food...what more could you ask for?
That describes the Graphics and Photography Departments’ Open House
held earlier this spring.
Monday, August 16, 10:00 am and 5:30 pm
August 17
Spring
Daycare
Graduation
Kennedy Dobson, daughter of Josh and Valerie
Dobson, is escorted from
stage by fellow student
Kelsey Calloway, daughter of Kristen Calloway.
(photo by Rachel Mills,
Lead Teacher)
Fall 2010 Schedule
Aca
Aca
Aca
Aca
Aca
Academic Related
115
115
115
115
115
40**
41**
O1
O2
O3
Success & Study Skills
Success & Study Skills
Success & Study Skills
Success & Study Skills
College Success & Study Skills
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
120
120
120
120
121
121
129
129
220
220
220
220
40**
40**
41**
41**
40**
40**
40**
95++
40**
40**
41**
41**
Ahr
Ahr
Ahr
Ahr
Ahr
Ahr
Ahr
110
113
114
120
160
210
211
O6
O1
O6
O6
O1
O6
O1
Art
111
Accounting
Prin. of Financial Accting
Prin. of Financial Accting
Prin of Financial Accting
Prin.
Prin. of Financial Accting
Prin of Managerial Acctg.
Prin of Managerial Acctg.
Individual Income Taxes
Individual Income Taxes
Intermediate Accounting I
Intermediate Accounting I
Intermediate Accounting I
Intermediate Accounting I
Air Cond., Heating & Refrig.
Aub
Aub
Aub
Aub
Aub
Aub
111
111
112
112
162
162
Aut
Aut
Intro to Refrigeration
Comfort Cooling
Heat Pump Tech
HVACR Maintenance
Refrigerant Certification
Residential Building Code
Residential System Design
Art
95++ Art Appreciation
Autobody Repair
Cr
1
1
1
1
1
Co
2
2
2
2
2
Day
TTh
MW
TTh
TTh
F
Time
11:00-11:50
4:00-4:50
12:40-1:30
1:40-2:30
9:50-11:40
Bldg.
17
17
19
19
19
Room
104
207
202
202
208
Cr
4
Lab
4
Lab
4
Lab
3
3
4
Lab
4
Co
5
Online
5
Online
5
Online
4
4
5
Online
5
Day
TTh
Time
12:30-2:50
MW
6:30 8:50
6:30-8:50
Room
208
Internet
209
Internet
209
Internet
208
113
208
Internet
208
Cr
5
4
4
2
1
2
3
Instructor
Ledbetter, Mary
Ledbetter
Padgett
Padgett
Padgett
TTh
12:30-2:50
MW
8/18/10
TTh
10:30-12:20
10:00 a/3:00p or 5:30 p
MW
Lab
8:10-10:30
Online
Bldg.
19
11
19
11
19
11
19
19
19
11
19
11
Co
8
6
6
4
1
3
4
Day
MW
MW
TTh
MW
T
TTh
TTh
Time
6:30-10:20
8:00-10:50
6:30-9:20
4:30-6:20
3:45-4:35
5:00-6:20
8:00-9:50
Bldg.
18
18
18
12
18
18
18
Room
A/C
A/C
A/C
3
A/C
A/C
A/C
Instructor
Earle
Earle
Earle
Costner
Costner
Earle
Earle
Cr
3
Co
3
Day
8/18/10
Time
10:00 a/3:00p or 5:30 p
Bldg.
19
Room
113
Instructor
Garrett-Hall
Cr
4
4
4
4
2
2
Co
8
8
8
8
3
3
Day
MW
TTh
MW
TTh
MW
TTh
Time
10:00-1:50
4:00-7:50
11:00-2:50
4:30-8:20
8:30-9:50
8:30-9:50
Bldg.
14
14
14
14
14
14
Room
15
15
15
15
15
15
Instructor
Toney
Toney
Toney
Toney
Toney
Toney
9:30-11:50
Painting & Refinishing I
Painting & Refinishing I
Painting & Refinsihing II
Painting & Refinsihing II
Autobody Estimating
Autobody Estimating
Cr
Co
Day
Time
Bldg.
Room
Instructor
221
O1
Automatic Transmissions/Transaxles
3
5
TTh
11:00-1:05
5
8
McCraw
221
O6
Automatic Transmissions/Transaxles
3
5
MW
7:00-9:20
5
8
McCraw
Aut
231
O1
Manual Trans/Ax/Drtrains
4
6
TTh
8:00-10:50
5
8
McCraw
Aut
231
O6
Manual Trans/Ax/Drtrains
4
6
MW
4:00-6:50
5
8
O1
O2
O6
O1
O6
O1
O6
O1
General Biology I
General Biology I
General Biology I
Basic Anat & Physiology
Basic Anat & Physiology
Anatomy & Physiology I
Anatomy & Physiology I
General Microbiology
Cr
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
3
Co
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
4
Day
TTh
TTh
MW
TTh
MW
TTh
MW
MW
Time
8:00-10:50
11:30-2:20
6:30-9:20
1:00 3:50
1:00-3:50
5:30-8:20
8:00-10:50
5:30-8:20
10:00-11:50
Bldg.
17
17
17
17
4
4
4
17
Room
210
210
210
104
9
17
17
210
Instructor
Getty
Getty
Getty
Staff
Staff
McClelland
McClelland
Staff
O1
O6
O7
Blueprint Reading
Blueprint Reading
Blueprint Reading
Cr
2
2
2
Co
3
3
3
Day
MW
TTh
MW
Time
11:30-12:50
6:30-7:50
7:30-8:50
Bldg.
14
14
14
Room
8
8
8
Instructor
Stines
Stines
Carpenter
Introduction to Business
Introduction to Business
Introduction to Business
Personal
P
l Finance
Fi
Personal Finance
Principles of Management
Principles of Management
Business Finance
Business Finance
Business Ethics
Co
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Day
8/18/10
TTh
MW
TTh
MW
MW
8/18/10
MW
TTh
TTh
Time
95++
O1
O6
O1
O6
40**
95++
40**
41**
O6
Cr
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1:00-2:20
5:00-6:20
6:30-7:50
Bldg.
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
4
Room
113
203
203
203
203
203
113
203
208
21
Instructor
Cross, C
Cross, C
Cross, C
Cross,
C
C
Cross, C
Beck
Przestwor
Wright
Wright
Staff
Instructor
Bio
Bio
Bio
Bio
Bio
Bio
Bio
Bio
111
111
111
163
163
168
168
175
Bpr
Bpr
Bpr
111
111
111
Automotive Systems
Biology
Blueprint Reading
Business Administration
McCraw
Bus
Bus
Bus
B
Bus
Bus
Bus
Bus
Bus
Bus
Bus
110
110
110
125
125
137
137
225
225
240
Carpentry
Cr
Co
Day
Time
Bldg.
Room
Car
110
O1
Introduction to Carpentry
2
2
T
2:30-4:20
14
7
Morgan L
Car
Car
111
111
O1
O1
Carpentry I
Carpentry I
8
18
MW
TTh
9:00-3:20
9:00-11:50
14
14
6
6
Morgan L
Morgan L
Car
112
O1
Carpentry II
8
18
MW
9:00-3:20
14
6
Morgan L
Car
112
O1
Carpentry II
TTh
9:00-11:50
14
6
Morgan L
Car
113
O1
Carpentry III
6
12
MW
9:00-3:20
14
6
Introduction to Chemistry
Introduction to Chemistry
Introduction to Chemistry Lab
Introduction to Chemistry Lab
Cr
3
3
1
1
Co
3
3
3
3
Day
TTh
TTh
TTh
TTh
Time
11:00-12:20
5:30-6:50
12:30-1:50
7:00-8:20
Bldg.
4
4
17
17
Room
17
17
208
208
Instructor
McClelland
Paradis
McClelland
Paradis
Cr
3
Day
TTh
TTh
MW
MW
TTh
TTh
8/18/10
8/18/10
MW
MW
TTh
TTh
MW
MW
MW
Time
2:00-2:55
3:00-3:50
8:00-8:55
8 00 8 55
9:00-9:50
5:00-5:55
6:00-6:50
1
Co
4
Lab
4
Lab
4
Lab
4
4
4
Lab
4
Lab
4
Lab
2
12:40-1:35
1:40-2:30
8:30-9:25
9:30-10:20
8:00-8:55
9:00-9:50
3:00-3:50
Bldg.
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
Room
205
205
205
205
205
205
113
113
205
205
205
205
205
205
205
Instructor
Staff
Staff
Snart
Snart
Snart
Snart
Walsh
Staff
Snart
Snart
Staff
Staff
Staff
Staff
Staff
BLET**
Cr
9
Co
19
Day
MTWTh
Time
6:00-10:35
Bldg.
18
Room Instructor
BLET Edwards
O1
O6
Co-op Work Exp. I
Co-op Work Exp. I
Cr
1
1
Co
10
10
Day
See
See
Time
Advisor
Advisor
Bldg.
11
11
Room
Coop
Coop
Instructor
Wilson Rick
Wilson Rick
Public Speaking
Public Speaking
Public Speaking
Cr
3
3
3
Co
3
3
3
Day
MW
MW
TTh
Time
11:00-12:20
12:30-1:50
6:30-7:50
Bldg.
14
14
4
Room
4
4
9
Instructor
Bradburn
Bradburn
Bradburn
Cr
Co
Day
Time
Bldg.
Room
Instructor
4
4
8
4
4
24
8
4
4
8
24
4
4
24
8:00-8:47
4:00-4:47
8:48-11:59
12:22-1:59
5:12-9:59
8:00-8:47
4:00-4:47
8:48-11:59
12:22-1:59
5:12-9:59
8:00-8:23
4:00-4:23
8:24-12:37
4:24-8:37
8:30-9:00
9:30-11:59
12:30-2:30
4:00-10:00
4:00-10:00
12:38-1:24
8:38-9:25
1:25-2:13
9:26-10:15
8:30-9:30
10:00-11:59
1:00-3:00
8:00-8:59
9:00-11:59
9 00 11 59
12:48-1:59
8:30-9:00
9:30-11:59
12:30-2:30
8:30-9:00
8:30-9:00
9:30-11:59
12:30-2:30
9:30-11:59
12:30-2:30
5:00-9:50
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
14
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
14
11
11
11
11
11
14
11
11
14
14
11
11
11
11
14
125
125
125
125
125
125
125
125
125
125
125
125
125
125
7
103
103
125
125
125
125
125
125
7
103
103
125
125
125
7
103
103
7
7
103
103
103
103
13
Willis
Poteat
Willis
Willis
Poteat
Willis
Poteat
Willis
Willis
Poteat
Willis
Poteat
Willis
Poteat
Silkwood
Silkwood
Silkwood
Silver
Silver
Willis
Poteat
Willis
Poteat
Silkwood
Silkwood
Silkwood
Willis
Willis
Willi
Willis
Silkwood
Silkwood
Silkwood
Silkwood
Silkwood
Silkwood
Silkwood
Silkwood
Silkwood
deFriess
Chm
Chm
Chm
Chm
Cis
Cis
Cis
Cis
Cis
Cis
Cis
Cis
Cis
Cis
Cis
Cis
Cis
Cis
Cis
Cjc
Chemistry
131
131
131A
131A
O1
O6
O1
O6
110
110
110
110
110
110
110
110
110
110
110
110
110
110
113
20
20
40**
40**
41**
41**
95++
96++
O1
O1
O6
O6
O7
O7
O1
Computer Information Systems
100
Introduction to Computers
Introduction to Computers
Introduction
Introd ction to Computers
Comp ters
Introduction to Computers
Introduction to Computers
Introduction to Computers
Introduction to Computers
Introduction to Computers
Introduction to Computers
Introduction to Computers
Introduction to Computers
Introduction to Computers
Introduction to Computers
Introduction to Computers
Computer Basics
Criminal Justice
O6
Co-operative Education
Coe
Coe
111
111
Com
Com
Com
231
231
231
O1
O2
O6
Cos
Cos
Cos
Cos
Cos
Cos
Cos
Cos
Cos
Cos
Cos
Cos
Cos
Cos
Cos
Cos
Cos
Cos
Cos
Cos
Cos
Cos
Cos
Cos
Cos
Cos
Cos
C
Cos
Cos
Cos
Cos
Cos
Cos
Cos
Cos
Cos
Cos
Cos
Eln
111
111
112
112
112
113
113
114
114
114
117
117
118
118
119
120
120
121
222
224
224
240
240
253
253
253
271
272
272
119BB
120BB
120BB
125AB
125BB
126AB
126AB
126BB
126BB
141
O1
O6
O1
O1
O6
O1
O6
O1
O1
O6
O1
O6
O1
O6
O1
O1
O1
32
34
O1
O6
O1
O6
O1
O1
O1
O1
O1
O1
31
31
31
33
31
33
33
31
31
O6
Communications
Cosmetology
Cosmetology Concepts I
Cosmetology Concepts I
Salon I
Salon I
Salon I
Cosmetology Concept II
Cosmetology Concepts II
Salon II
Salon II
Salon II
Cosmetology Concepts IV
Cosmetology Concepts IV
Salon IV
Salon IV
Esthetics Concepts I
Esthetics Salon I
Esthetics Salon I
Manicure/Nail Technology I
Manicure/Nail Technology II
Trichology & Chemistry
Trichology & Chemistry
Contemporary Design
Contrmporary Design
Esthetics Ins. Concepts I
Esthetics Ins. Concepts I
Esthetics Ins. Concepts I
Instructor Concepts I
Instructor
I t t Practicum
P ti
I
Instructor Practicum I
Esthetics Concepts I
Esthetics Salon I
Esthetics Salon I
Esthetic Concepts II
Esthetics Concepts II
Esthetic Salon II
Esthetic Salon II
Esthetics Salon II
Esthetics Salon II
Digital Fundamentals
English
3
3
3
3
3
3
9:30-10:50
5:00-6:20
11:00-12:20
11 00 12 20
8:10-9:30
11:30-12:50
10:00 a/3:00p or 5:30 p
10:00 a/3:00p or 5:30 p
10:00 a/3:00p or 5:30 p
Morgan L
3
9
6
10
MTWThF
MTWThF
MTWThF
MTWThF
MTWThF
MTWThF
MTWThF
MTWThF
MTWThF
MTWThF
MTWThF
MTWThF
MTWThF
MTWThF
MTWTh
MTWTh
MTWTh
MTWTH
MTWTH
MTWThF
MTWThF
MTWThF
MTWThF
MTWTh
MTWTh
MTWTh
MTWThF
MTWThF
MTWThF
MTWTh
MTWTh
MTWTh
MTWTh
MTWTh
MTWTh
MTWTh
MTWTh
MTWTh
MW
Cr
Co
Day
Time
Bldg.
Room
Instructor
5
5
5
5
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
5
5
5
5
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
TTh
MW
TTh
MW
MW
8/18/10
MW
MW
MW
TTh
TTh
8/18/10
MW
10:00-12:20
5:00-7:20
12:30-2:50
7:30-9:20
12:30-1:50
8:00-9:15
19
14
14
14
19
19
14
14
14
4
4
19
19
202
3
3
3
202
113
4
4
3
3
3
113
203
Staff
Staff
Staff
Staff
Crawley
Crawley
Duncan
Duncan
Duncan
Duncan
Duncan
Crawley
Crawley
3
3
8/18/10
10:00 a/3:00p or 5:30 p
19
113
Crawley
8
2
2
7
7
2
6
24
2
2
21
21
2
18
6
6
2
2
2
2
5
10
10
4
4
4
4
10
5
7
5
21
1
3
1
9
1
1
3
1
1
9
Eng
Eng
Eng
Eng
Eng
Eng
Eng
Eng
Eng
Eng
Eng
Eng
Eng
85
85
95
95
111
111
111
111
111
111
111
113
113
10
15
10
15
20
95++
O1
O2
O3
O6
O7
95++
O1
Eng
241
95++ British Literature I
Eng
241
O1
British Literature I
3
3
MW
11:00-12:20
14
3
Duncan
Eng
Eng
111
111
O1
O7
Expository Writing
Expository Writing
3
3
3
3
MW
TTh
8:00-9:20
7:00-8:20
14
4
4
3
Duncan
Duncan
Typography I
History of Graphic Design
Drawing Fundamentals I
Graphic Design II
Computer Design Basic
Illustrative Imaging
g g
Multimedia Design I
Cr
3
3
2
4
3
3
2
Co
4
3
4
6
5
5
4
Day
TTh
TTh
MW
TTh
MW
MW
MW
Time
1:30-3:20
1:30-3:20
1:30-3:20
9:30-12:20
11:00-1:20
12:30-2:50
9:00-10:50
Bldg.
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
Room
100
101
101
100
100
126
100
Instructor
Perry
Alms
Alms
Alms
Alms
Perryy
Perry
Time
12:30-1:50
8:00-9:20
11:00-12:20
5:00-6:20
6:30-7:50
Bldg.
14
19
14
14
14
14
Room
4
113
4
4
4
4
Instructor
Dillard
Nelson
Dillard
Dillard
Dillard
Dillard
Grd
Grd
Grd
Grd
Grd
Grd
Grd
Reading & Writing Foundations
Reading & Writing Foundations
Reading & Comp Strategies
Reading & Comp Strategies
Expository Writing
Expository Writing
Expository Writing
Expository Writing
Expository Writing
Expository Writing
Expository Writing
Literature- Based Research
Literature-Based Research
3
10:00 a/3:00p or 5:30 p
Advertising & Graphic Design
10:00 a/3:00p or 5:30 p
8:00-9:20
9:30-10:50
12:30-1:50
5:00-6:20
7:00-8:20
10:00 a/3:00p or 5:30 p
110
113
121
142
151
263
271
20
O1
20
O1
O1
O1
O1
111
111
111
111
111
131
20
95++
O1
O2
O6
O6
World Civilization I
World Civilization I
World Civilizations I
World Civilizations I
World Civilizations I
American History I
Cr
3
3
3
3
3
3
Co
3
3
3
3
3
3
Day
TTh
8/18/10
TTh
TTh
MW
MW
110
110
112
112
114
114
122
20
O6
20
O6
40**
41**
O1
Fundamentals of HIM
Fundamentals of HIM
Health Law & Ethics
Health Law & Ethics
Health Data Systems/Standards
Health Data Systems/Standards
Prof Practice Exp I
Cr
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
Co
2
2
3
3
5
5
3
Day
TTh
TTh
F
TTh
MW
TTh
MW
Time
12:30-1:20
5:00-5:50
12:00-2:50
6:00-7:20
12:30-2:50
8:00-10:20
9:00-11:50
Bldg.
17
17
17
17
17
17
11
Room
109
109
109
109
207
207
Clin
Instructor
Butner
Dobson
Butner
Butner
Butner
Butner
Butner
Hit
Hit
124
210
40**
O1
Prof Practice Exp II
Healthcare Statistics
2
3
4
4
W
TTh
8:00-11:50
9:30-11:20
17
17
109
109
Butner
Dobson
Hit
210
O6
Healthcare Statistics
3
4
MW
5:30-7:20
17
109
Dobson
Hit
Hit
212
212
40**
40**
ICD-9-CM Coding
ICD-9-CM Coding
4
Lab
6
Online
F
F
9:00-11:50
12:00-2:50
17
11
207 Dobson
Internet Dobson
Hit
Hit
212
212
41**
41**
ICD-9-CM Coding
ICD-9-CM Coding
4
Lab
6
Online
T
Th
5:00-7:50
5:00-7:50
17
11
207 Johnson, R
Internet Johnson, R
Hit
Hit
218
218
O1
O6
Mgmt Principles of HIT
Mgmt Principles in HIT
Hit
Hit
Hit
Hit
Hit
Hit
220
220
220
220
221
221
40**
40**
41**
41**
40**
41**
Computers in Healthcare
Computers in Healthcare
Computers in Healthcare
Computers in Healthcare
Lifecycle of E H R
Lifecycle of E H R
Hum
Hum
Hum
122
122
122
95++ Southern Culture
O1 Southern Culture
O6 Southern Culture
Isc
110
His
His
His
His
His
His
Hit
Hit
Hit
Hit
Hit
Hit
Hit
Mac
Mac
Mac
Mac
Mac
Mac
Mac
Mac
History
Health Information Technology
111
111
124
124
151
151
111AB
111AB
Humanities
Industrial Systems
O6
20
20
O1
O6
O1
O6
O1
O6
10:00 a/3:00p or 5:30 p
3
3
3
3
MW
MW
1:00-2:20
3:30-4:50
17
17
104
107
2
Lab
2
Lab
3
3
3
Online
3
Online
4
4
TTh
TTH
MW
MW
TTh
MW
9:00-9:25
8:00-8:50
5:00-5:25
4:00-4:50
12:00-1:50
7:30-9:20
17
11
17
11
17
17
207
Internet
207
Internet
207
207
Cr
3
3
3
Co
3
3
3
Day
8/18/10
MW
TTh
Time
Bldg.
19
14
4
Room
113
3
9
10:00 a/3:00p or 5:30 p
9:30-10:50
5:00-6:20
1st 8-weeks
2nd 8-weeks
1st 8-weeks
1st 8-weeks
1st 8-weeks
2nd 8-weeks
1st 8-weeks
2nd 8-weeks
2nd 8-weeks
1st 8-weeks
1st 8-weeks
Day Only
Mac
Mac
Mac
Mac
Mac
Mac
Mac
Mac
111BB
112AB
112AB
112BB
112BB
113AB
113AB
113BB
O1
O1
O6
O1
O6
O1
O6
O1
Mat
Mat
Mat
Mat
M t
Mat
Mat
Mat
Mat
Mat
Mat
Mat
Mat
Mat
Mat
Mat
Mat
Mat
Mat
Mat
Mat
Mat
Mat
Mat
Mat
Mat
60
60
70
70
70
80
80
101
121
140
140
140
140
140
161
161
161
175
271
140A
140A
140A
161A
161A
175A
10
15
10
11
15
10
15
95++
O1
20
O1
O2
O6
O7
20
O1
O6
O1
O6
95A++
95B++
95C++
95A++
95C++
95B++
Mec
111
Machining Technology I
Machining Technology I
Machining Technology I
Machining Technology I
Machining Technology I
Machining Technology I
Machining Technology III
Machining Technology I
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
MW
MW
TTh
MW
TTh
MW
TTh
MW
8:00-11:20
8:00-11:20
3:00-6:20
8:00-11:20
3:00-6:20
8:00-11:20
3:00-6:20
8:00-11:20
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
Essential Mathematics
Essential Math
Introductory Algebra
Introductory Algebra
IIntroductory
t d t
Al
Algebra
b
Intermediate Algebra
Intermediate Algebra
Applied Mathematics I
Algebra & Trigonometry
Survey of Mathematics
Survey of Mathematics
Survey of Mathematics
Survey of Mathematics
Survey of Mathematics
College Algebra
College Algebra
College Algebra
Precalculus
Calculus I
Survey of Mathematics Lab
Survey of Mathematics Lab
Survey of Mathematics Lab
College Algebra
College Algebra
Precalculus
Cr
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
Co
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
5
2
2
2
2
2
2
Day
MW
TTh
MW
MW
TTh
MW
TTh
8/18/10
TTh
MW
MW
MW
TTh
MW
MW
MW
MW
MW
TTh
Lab
Lab
Lab
Lab
Lab
Lab
Time
8:00-10:20
7:30-9:50
8:00-10:20
1:00-3:20
7:30-9:50
7 30 9 50
10:00-12:20
5:00-7:20
Bldg.
14
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
14
19
11
11
11
11
11
11
Room
2
208
208
209
209
209
209
113
209
208
202
202
202
208
202
208
202
2
202
Internet
Internet
Internet
Internet
Internet
Internet
Mathematics
O6
Mechanical
Cr
3
Co
5
Day
MW
Time
4:30-6:50
Bldg.
14
Room
8
Instructor
Carpenter
Medical Terminology I
Medical Terminology I
Medical Terminilogy II
Co
3
3
3
Day
TTh
MW
TTh
Time
1:30-2:50
4:00-5:20
3:00-4:20
Bldg.
17
17
17
Room
109
109
109
Instructor
Staff
Stewart
Staff
Cr
3
3
Co
3
3
Day
MW
8/18/10
Time
10:00-11:20
10:00 a/3:00p or 5:30 p
Bldg.
19
19
Room
203
113
Instructor
Beck
Beck
Cr
3
3
Co
3
3
Day
MW
TTh
Time
11:00-12:20
5:00-6:20
Bldg.
4
14
Room
7
4
Instructor
Weiler
Long
From Halifax
Cr
6
Co
10
6
10
10
10
11
Time
1:00-4:20
1:00-3:50
12:00 3:50
12:00-3:50
4:00-8:50
8:00-11:50
1:00-4:50
8:00-12:50
4:00-8:50
8:00-12:50
8:00-12:50
Bldg.
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
Room
105
105
105
105
105
105
105
105
105
105
Instructor
Goble-Talley
Goble-Talley
Goble Talley
Goble-Talley
Cross
Cross
Cross
Goble-Talley
Johnson
Gouge
Gouge
2nd 8-weeks
2nd 8-weeks
2nd 8-weeks
6
6
6
Day
M
W
Th
ThF
S
S
MW
TTh
T
F
Cr
3
Lab
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Co
4
Online
5
5
3
3
5
5
5
5
5
Day
TTh
TTh
TTh
MW
TTh
MW
TTh
MW
TTh
MW
8/18/10
Time
8:30-9:20
10:30-11:20
8:00-10:20
4:00-6:20
1:00-2:20
9:00-10:20
8:00-10:20
4:00-6:20
10:30-12:50
6:30-8:50
10:00 a/3:00p or 5:30 p
Bldg.
19
19
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
19
Room
205
205
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
113
Instructor
Walsh
Walsh
Fowler
Fowler
Fowler
Fowler
Fowler
Fowler
Fowler
Fowler
Snart
Cr
11
Co
19
Lab
Lab
Day
TTh
M
M
Time
8:30-12:00
8:00-11:50
1:00-2:50
Bldg.
17
17
17
Room
215
215
215
Instructor
PNE Staff
PNE Staff
PNE Staff
Clin
19
Lab
16
Lab
Lab
Clin
Lab
Lab
16
Lab
Lab
Clin
Lab
Clin
9
Clin
9
Clin
9
Clin
22
Clin
W
TTh
TTh
F
T/Th
W
S
M
W
F
T/Th
F
S
S
S
S
MW
T/Th/F
MW
T/Th/F
MW
T/Th/F
MW
T/Th/F
6:45-1:15
3:00-6:20
7:00-9:50
3:00-9:20
1:00-3:00
8:00-5:00
9:00-6:00
7:00-7:00
8:00-2:00
2:00-5:00
4:00-6:00
5:00-8:00
9:00-6:00
7:00-7:00
9:00-6:00
7:00-7:00
3:30-6:30
5:00-8:30
7:00-6:59
20
17
17
20
ICC
17
17
o/c
ICC
ICC
ICC
23
17
o/c
17
o/c
23
o/c
23
o/c
23
o/c
17
o/c
o/c
215
215
o/c
o/c
215
215
o/c
o/c
o/c
o/c
CCC
215
o/c
104
o/c
CCC
o/c
CCC
o/c
CCC
o/c
104
o/c
PNE Staff
PNE Staff
PNE Staff
PNE Staff
Adn Staff
Adn Staff
Adn Staff
Adn Staff
Adn Staff
Adn Staff
Adn Staff
Adn Staff
Adn Staff
Adn Staff
Adn Staff
Adn Staff
Adn Staff
Adn Staff
Adn Staff
Adn Staff
Adn Staff
Adn Staff
Adn Staff
Adn Staff
Cr
3
3
Co
3
3
Day
F
MW
Time
8:00-10:50
4:00-5:20
Bldg.
14
4
Room
3
9
Instructor
Morgan, Andy
Morgan,
g , Andyy
Cr
2
Co
2
Day
8/18/10
Time
10:00 a/3:00p or 5:30 p
Bldg.
19
Room
113
Instructor
Weiler
Cr
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
Lab
3
3
3
Co
3
3
4
4
5
5
4
Online
4
3
3
Day
TTh
MW
TTh
MW
TTh
MW
MW
Time
11:00-12:20
6:30-7:50
11:00-12:50
6:30-8:20
11:00-1:20
6:30-8:50
8:00-9:50
TTh
F
MW
7:00-8:50
9:00-11:50
5:00-6:20
Bldg.
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
11
19
19
19
Room
204
204
204
204
204
204
204
Internet
204
204
204
121
121
122
Mkt
Mkt
123
123
Mus
Mus
110
110
70
O6
Music Appreciation
Music Appreciation
Nas
Nas
Nas
Nas
Nas
Nas
Nas
Nas
Nas
Nas
101
101
101
101
101
101
101
101
102
102
20
20
20
102
102
102
O1
O6
O1
O1
Nursing Assistant I*
Nursing Assistant I*
Nursing Assistant I*
Nursing Assistant I ***
Nursing Assistant I ***
Nursing Assistant I ***
Nursing Assistant I*
Nursing Assistant I*
Nursing Assistant II**
Nursing Assistant II**
Net
Net
Net
Net
Net
Net
Net
Net
Net
Net
Nos
110
110
125
125
240
240
125
125
226
226
110
40**
40**
O1
O6
O1
O6
O1
O6
O1
O6
95++
Marketing
40** Fundamentals of Selling
95++ Fundamentals of Selling
Music
Nursing Assistant
Networking
Networking Concepts
Networking Concepts
Networking Basics
Networking Basics
Network Design
Network Design
Networking Basics
Networking Basics
Routing & Switching II
Routing & Switching II
Operating Systems Concepts
Nursing
Nur
Nur
Nur
101
101
101
O1
O1
O1
Practical Nursing I
Practical Nursing I Lab
Practical Nursing I Lab
Nur
Nur
Nur
Nur
Nur
Nur
Nur
Nur
Nur
Nur
Nur
Nur
Nur
Nur
Nur
Nur
Nur
Nur
Nur
Nur
Nur
Nur
Nur
Nur
101
101
101
101
111
111
111
111
111
111
111
111
111
111
111
111
113
113
113
113
212
212
235
235
O1
O6
O6
O6
O1
O1
O1
O1
O1
O1
O6
O6
O6
O6
O6
O6
31
31
31
31
32
32
O6
O6
Practical Nursing I Clinical
Practical Nursing I
Practical Nursing I
Practical Nursing I
Intro to Health Concepts Lab
Intro to Health Concepts
Intro to Health Concepts
Intro to Health Concepts
Intro to Health Concepts
Intro to Health Concepts
Intro to Health Concepts Lab
Intro to Health Concepts
Intro to Health Concepts
Intro to Health Concepts
Intro to Health Concepts
Intro to Health Concepts
Family Health Concepts
Family Health Concepts
Family Health Concepts
Family Health Concepts
Health System Concepts
Health System Concepts
Adult Nursing II
Adult Nursing II Clinical
Nut
Nut
110
110
O1
O6
Nutrition
Nutrition
Omt
143
Ost
Ost
Ost
Ost
Ost
Ost
Ost
Ost
Ost
Ost
Ost
131
131
134
134
135
135
136
136
136
164
164
Pci
264
Nutrition
Operations Management
95++ Just in Time
Office Systems Technology
Keyboarding
Keyboarding
Text entry & Formatting
Text Entry & Formatting
Adv Text Entry & Format
Adv Text Entry & Format
Word Processing
Word Processing
Word Processing
Text Editing Applications
Text Editing Applications
Process Controls
O6
11
8
8
5
5
5
10
3:30-6:30
3:30-6:30
Cr
4
Co
6
Day
TTh
Time
6:30-9:20
Bldg.
14
Room
13
Instructor
deFriess
Fit & Well for Life
Fit & Well for Life
Fit & Well for Life
Cr
2
2
2
Co
3
3
3
Day
F
MW
TTh
Time
11:00-1:50
1:10-2:30
6:25-7:45
Bldg.
14
14
14
Room
3
2
4
Instructor
Morgan, A
Morgan, A
Morgan, A
History of Photography
Color Photography
Portraiture
Fund of Photography
View Camera
Cr
3
4
4
5
4
Co
3
6
6
9
6
Day
MW
TTh
MW
TTh
MW
Time
9:30-10:50
1:00 3:50
1:00-3:50
12:00-2:50
8:30-12:50
9:00-11:50
Bldg.
11
11
11
11
11
Room
101
126
128
128
128
Instructor
Rountree
Rountree
Madden
Rountree
Madden
Time
9:30-12:20
Bldg.
4
19
Room
7
113
Instructor
Nelson
Nelson
Room
4
113
4
3
113
2
Instructor
Staff
Staff
Bruce
Bruce
Staff
Bruce
B
Ped
Ped
Ped
110
110
110
Pho
Pho
Pho
Pho
Pho
113
223
226
110
131
Pol
Pol
120
120
70
American Government
95++ American Government
Cr
3
3
Co
3
3
Day
F
8/18/10
Psy
Psy
Psy
Psy
Psy
P
Psy
150
150
150
150
281
281
20
95++
O1
O6
95++
O1
General Psychology
General Psychology
General Psychology
General Psychology
Abnormal Psychology
Abnormal
Ab
l Psychology
P
h l
Cr
3
3
3
3
3
3
Co
3
3
3
3
3
3
Day
F
8/18/10
TTh
MW
8/18/10
TTh
12:30-1:50
12 30 1 50
Bldg.
14
19
14
4
19
14
World Religion
Intro to Old Testament
Intro to Old Testatment
Cr
3
3
3
Co
3
3
3
Day
TTh
TTh
TTh
Time
12:30-1:50
11:00-12:20
5:00-6:20
Bldg.
19
19
19
Room
203
209
203
Instructor
Shook
Shook
Shook
Cr
3
3
Co
3
3
Day
8/18/10
MW
Time
10:00 a/3:00p or 5:30 p
Room
113
205
Instructor
Staff
Staff
O1
O1
O1
O1
O1
Photography
Political Science
Religion
10:00 a/3:00p or 5:30 p
Time
12:30-3:20
10:00 a/3:00p or 5:30 p
9:30-10:50
6:30-7:50
10:00 a/3:00p or 5:30 p
Rel
Rel
Rel
110
211
211
Sec
Sec
110
110
11:00-12:20
Bldg.
19
19
Soc
Soc
Soc
210
210
210
20
O1
O6
Introduction to Sociology
Introduction to Sociology
Introduction to Sociology
Cr
3
3
3
Co
3
3
3
Day
TTh
TTh
MW
Time
2:00-3:20
11:00-12:20
5:00-6:20
Bldg.
14
14
4
Room
2
2
3
Instructor
Bruce
Bruce
Bruce
Spa
Spa
Spa
111
111
112
69
70
O6
Elementary Spanish I
Elementary Spanish I
Elementary Spanish II
Cr
3
3
3
Co
3
3
3
Day
TTh
TTh
TTh
Time
9:30-10:45
11:00-12:15
5:00-6:20
Bldg.
4
4
14
Room
7
7
3
Instructor
Weiler
Weiler
Abernathy
Sur
Sur
110
111
O1
O1
Intro to Surg. Tech
Periop Patient Care
Cr
3
7
Co
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11
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F
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Time
8:00-10:45
8:00-1:15
Bldg.
23
23
Room
CCC
CCC
Instructor
ST Staff
ST Staff
Web
Web
Web
Web
110
110
110
210
Cr
3
Lab
3
3
Co
4
Online
4
4
Day
TTh
TTh
8/18/10
F
Time
9:30-10:20
11:30-12:50
8:30-12:20
Bldg.
19
11
19
19
Room
205
Internet
113
205
Instructor
Walsh
Walsh
Walsh
Walsh
Cr
2
4
4
3
Co
4
10
8
4
Day
TTh
MW
TTh
MW
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5:00-6:50
6:00-10:50
7:00-10:50
4:00-5:50
Bldg.
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5
5
5
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5
5
5
5
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Ward J
Ward J
Ward J
Wld
Wld
Wld
Wld
112
116
121
141
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O6
Psychology
Security Concepts
95++ Security Concepts
O1 Security Concepts
Sociology
Spanish
Surgical Technology
Web Technologies
40**
40**
95++
40**
O6
O6
O6
O6
Internet/Web Fundamentals
Internet/Web Fundamentals
Internet/Web Fundamentals
Web Design
Welding
Basic Welding Processes
SMAW (Stick) Plated/Pipe
GMAW (Mig) FCAW/Plate
Symbols & Specifications
10:00 a/3:00p or 5:30 p
1st 8-weeks
1st 8-weeks
1st 8-weeks
1st 8-weeks
2nd 8-weeks
2nd 8-weeks
Instructor
Przestwor
Przestwor
Przestwor
Przestwor
Przestwor
Przestwor
Beck
Beck
Beck
Przestwor
Przestwor
Process Controls with PLC's
Physical Education
O1
O2
O6
8:00-9:50
2:00-3:20
9:30-10:50
11:00-12:20
5:00-6:20
6:30-7:50
2:00-3:20
12:30-1:50
5:00-6:20
10:30-12:20
6:30-8:50
Online
Online
Online
Online
Online
Online
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Staff
Staff
Ayers
Estey
Estey
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Estey
Estey
Watts
Watts
Ayers
Culp
Culp
Watts
Culp
Culp
Ayers
Culp
Watts
Watts
Ayers
Watts
Culp
Ayers
Culp
Watts
Cr
3
3
3
Med
Med
Med
O1
O6
O1
O6
O1
O6
40**
40**
41**
O1
O6
10:00 a/3:00p or 5:30 p
Stines
Stines
Stines
Stines
Stines
Stines
Stines
Stines
Machining Processes I
Medical Terminology
20
O6
O1
Hybrid
Telecourse
ITV
Web-Assisted
Online
From Johnston
From Johnston
Day Only
Staff
Staff
Dobson
Dobson
Dobson
Dobson
Dobson
Dobson
Instructor
Crawley
Crawley
Bradburn
Workplace Safety
Cr
1
Co
1
Day
M
Time
8:00-8:55
Bldg.
14
Room
7
Instructor
Morgan L
Machining Technology I
Machining Technology I
CNC Milling
CNC Milling
Machining Calculations
Machining Calculations
Machining Technology I
Machining Technology I
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6
6
2
2
2
2
3
3
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14
14
4
4
3
3
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7
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MTWThF
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TTh
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12:30-3:08
11:30-1:20
6:30-8:20
TTh
MW
TTh
8:25-9:45
8:00-11:20
3:00-6:20
Bldg.
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
Room
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
Instructor
Hollifield, R
Hollifield, R
Stines
Stines
Stines
Stines
Stines
Stines
Machining
Section 40= Section 60= Section 70=
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Burleson
Burleson
Burleson
Burleson
Wright
Wright
Wright
Wright
Burleson
Burleson
Burleson
Internet Burleson
O1
O6
O1
O6
O1
O6
Distance Education Programs
Special Info.
Campus Map Design by Darryl Guffey, Graduating Graphics Student
McDowell Technical Community College
54 College Drive, Marion, NC 28752
828-652-6021
www.mcdowelltech.edu
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Library
Student Enrichment Cen.
Bookstore
Cafe’
Advert. & Graphic Design
Photographic Tech.
Cosmetology & Esthetics
Crane Resistoflex Aud.
Office Systems Tech.
Information System Tech.
Web Tech.
Networking Tech.
Continuing Education
Forest
Service
LPN
Health Information Tech.
Nursing Assistant
Learning Lab
Biology
Anatomy & Physiology
Dialysis Tech.
Surgical Tech.
Allied Health
College Drive
Basic Law
Enforcement Training
Small Business Cen.
Maintenance Building
OAK
MAGNOLIA
Cafeteria
Handicap
Day Care
Automotive Tech.
Welding Tech.
Early Childhood Educ.
Early College
Auditorium
College Transfer
Auto Body
Carpentry
Industrial Systems Tech.
Machining Tech.
Electrical Tech.
General Education
Campus Map Design by Ruby Hollifield, Graduating Graphics Student
Photo Show Held at Pack Place
Students in the MTCC Photography Department had a show opening at Pack Place in Asheville on Saturday, May 8th, at 1:00
pm. The show was dedicated to Tom Raab, a recently retired faculty member from the department, who received a resolution
of appreciation from the College for his 14 years of service. Tom is third from left in the photo at left. He is flanked by current
and recent faculty members of the Department. Pack Place includes the Asheville Art Museum and Health Adventure.
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McDowell Fire and
Rescue College
“Excellence in Training” for over 33 Years
Thirty-three years ago, the fire department’s siren was
the primary way to notify firefighters there was a problem
within the community. Only officers carried two-way radios, and pagers were not a part of the equipment issued
to firefighters because the departments could not afford to
buy them. When the alarm sounded firefighters would rely
on the phone to be notified about the emergency. When a
firefighter would find out the news he would call three other department members and those three would each call
three more until everyone was notified. Also, during those
days fire departments conducted training within their own
departments and with adjoining or mutual aid departments
on a regular basis. The idea to have a county-wide training
for all fire departments was a pretty innovative one at the
time. The desire to train together so they would be better
prepared to protect the community as a whole gave birth
to today’s McDowell Fire and Rescue College. This group
of sixty or so individuals probably didn’t realize that this
gathering 33 years ago would grow into one of the largest
weekend schools of its kind in the state.
The McDowell Fire and Rescue College was first known as
the McDowell Fire Conference until 1987. The May 1981
school had an offering of eleven sections (classes) and was
already promoting itself as “One of North Carolina’s Finest
Fire Schools”. By the mid 80’s the McDowell County Rescue Squad became more involved with the classes being
offered and in 1987 the name changed to the McDowell
Fire and Rescue Conference. In 1989 the current McDowell
Fire and Rescue College name was used for the first time
and remains the same today.
In the beginning classes were held in trailers converted
into classrooms located on the fire training grounds. As
the school started to grow in the late 80’s the classroom
portion was moved from the training grounds to East McDowell Junior High school. The schools continued growth
warranted another move in the middle 90’s and classes
were changed to the current location at McDowell High
and West McDowell Junior High schools.
McDowell Tech is proud to have been a sponsor of the McDowell Fire and Rescue College since its beginning in 1977
by assisting with the arranging of the classes and instructors. We have seen the numbers increase from the initial
50-60 students and 10 classes to an average of 1500 students and 75 classes today. Emergency service personnel
(paid or volunteer) can take classes through the community college system fee exempt if these classes are related to
their job responsibilities. Like every other weekend school
in the State, participants coming to the McDowell Fire
and Rescue College pay a nominal fee to participate in the
school. This fee
is used locally
to pay for upgrades to equipment at the
original training
ground located
on Old Greenlee road that is
maintained by
the McDowell
Fire & Rescue
Association.
Another reason the McDowell Fire and Rescue College is
successful is due to the cooperation between local agencies that help sponsor the event every year. An undertaking of this size would not be possible if not for the dedicated efforts of many individuals and organizations. The
2010 school was sponsored by the McDowell Fire & Rescue
Association, McDowell Technical Community College, the
McDowell County Rescue Squad, the McDowell County
Fire Commission, the McDowell EMS, McDowell County
Emergency Management and the McDowell County Public
Schools.
Throughout the years, there have been many individuals
who have given of their time and energy to insure that students receive quality training, and this is one of the main
reasons the McDowell Fire and Rescue College has been
successful. We will strive to make sure the McDowell Fire
and Rescue College continues to live up to its motto as the
school that emphasizes “Excellence in Training”.
afternoon matinee on the weekend of
the show. (We will make an announcment of show dates by early September.) A small admission fee will be
charged for audience members with all
proceeds going to assist with needed
repairs in the MTCC Auditorium.
-Brad Lebetter
Director of Continuing Education
Our stage may not have the lights, glitz
and glamour of “America’s Got Talent,”
but we promise performers and audience members alike a ton of fun.
So if the thrill of the stage is calling
your name, sing, dance or juggle your
way to the phone or computer and
email or call Michael Lavender today.
What’s New In The Library?
by Gabrielle Thompson
Coordinator of Library Services
Databases! We have two new additions to our online databases through
Facts on File:
Issues and Controversies is a database of articles related to Pro & Con
Arguments and Subject headings, as
well as encyclopedia and almanac resources and curriculum tools. Issues
in the Headlines, Special Features,
and Research Topics are other offerings from this service.
Bloom’s Literary Reference Online offers articles, videos, and timelines
about literature topics, themes, authors and specific works under the
auspices of Harold Bloom’s imprint,
one of the largest collections of literary criticisms available. Need help
writing essays? There is a link here
to help!
Speaking of Databases, NC LIVE has
undergone a major revamping, and
has a whole new look. It offers 999
eAudio Books to download onto your
iPod, eBooks, videos, images, as well
as a plethora of articles. The homepage is more user friendly now, with
Subject headings offering introductory descriptions to help you find what
you need quickly. Whether it is images and arts from museums through
Camio, Nursing and Allied Health access to test preparation and disease
information, Data and Demographics,
Career and Job Preparation, Teacher
resources, Homework Help, or general
articles, the nineteen subject headings are just a click away from finding
what you need.
You can access these databases from
MTCC computers. To access them
from home or off campus, you do need
a password—one for NC LIVE and one
for the Facts on File databases. A library card is necessary to receive the
password from the circulation desk.
One of the easiest ways to assure your
success at MTCC is to take a one-onone library tour with the Coordinator
of Library Services, Gabrielle. Learn
about all of the great study skills offerings, how to use the online card catalog, NC LIVE, NC Knows, job search
and career advice, test preparations,
and a myriad of choices to help you
learn with ease. No matter what your
curriculum, she can help you discover
insights into learning that will help
you with your studies, and your life!
Poster Design by Tim Wheeler
Graduating Graphics Student
Human Resources Development (HRD)
The purpose of the Human Resources
Development (HRD) program is to educate
and train individuals for success in the
workplace.
All classes in the HRD program are held at the
JobLink Career Center, located in downtown
Marion at 316 Baldwin Avenue, Suite 2, in the
basement of the former Moore’s Building.
Classes are scheduled on a continuous basis
throughout the year. Classes are forming
now. For further information or to register
for a specific class, contact Jimmy Hensley
at 828/659-6001, ext. 140.
Begin with an HRD class as the first step to
“the future you never thought existed!”
Are you unemployed or underemployed?
If your answer is “yes,” Human
Resources Development (HRD) has a
class for you. No registration fee applies
if you are unemployed and looking
for work or working and meet special
income guidelines. (If you do not fall in
either category, the usual occupational
extension fee will apply.)
HRD Classes Offered
HRD Basic Keyboarding/
Computer Skills
Be prepared for keyboarding/data entry used in the workplace by learning
the elementary keyboarding skills and
gaining an introduction to computers.
Explore careers and/or training option
opportunities.
HRD Workplace Computer Literacy
Prepare for employment and/or make
the transition into further computer
training an easy one by learning basic
workplace computer skills.
HRD Resume, Interviewing
& Internet Job Search
Professionally prepare for the job you
want! Utilize resume development
techniques to complete a professional
resume; prepare for your interview;
become familiar with application
procedures; and do Internet job searches
to assist you in locating and obtaining
employment.
HRD Nursing Career Readiness
Obtain assistance in the selection of
a healthcare career, prepare for the
educational programs of nursing (LPN
and RN), and review for the pre-nursing
exam.
McDowell County JobLink Career Center
Career Planning, Training & Placement Services
SERVICES
-Career Counseling
-Career Exploration/Research
-Career Testing/Assessment
-Career/Job Related Faxing & Copying Services
-Computer Software Tutorials
-Education & Training Information/Access
-English As A Second Language (ESL)
-GED/Adult Basic Skills
-Internet Job Search
-Interview/Job Search Preparation
-Job Listings/ Job Referrals
-Labor Market Information
-NC Career Readiness Certificate (CRC)
-Needs & Services Referral
-Resume Preparation
-WorkKeys®Preparation (Key Train)
-WorkKeys®Testing
SHORT-TERM JOB READINESS CLASSES
Classes are offered at no cost if you are unemployed, have been notified of a lay off,
or are working and meet special income guidelines.
Get a Resume” (15 hours)
-“Learn to Use a Computer” (30 hours)
“Search for the Ideal Career” (15 hours)
PARTNERS ON SITE
The following partners have staff at the center on a part-time or full-time basis.
-Employment Security Commission
-McDowell Technical Comm. College
-McDowell Co. Dept. of Social Services
-Vocation Rehabilitation
-Workforce Investment Act (Adult and Youth Program)
LOCATION & HOURS
HRD Career Planning
and Assessment
Find out about you, search for the
ideal career, and get in touch with the
resources to reach your goal.
McDowell County JobLink Career Center
316 Baldwin Avenue, Suite 2
Marion, NC 28752
Phone: 828-659-6001/Fax: 828-659-8733
8:30 AM – 5:00 PM Monday – Friday
HRD Career Readiness Certificate (CRC) Prep
Earn a North Carolina Career Readiness Certificate based on the ACT WorkKeys system.
It is a portable credential recognized nationally, that shows employers your skill level in
Applied Math, Reading for Information, and Locating Information. Prove to employers you
have the skills to do the job by earning a bronze, silver or gold certificate.
Adult Basic Skills Fall 2010 Classes
Class Type
Location
Days
Times
ABE/GED
ABE/GED
ABE/GED
ABE/GED
ABE & ESL
ESL
CED Math
CED Vocational Ed
CED Community Living
CED Social Science
Online
JobLink
Cedarbrook
Recovery Ventures
St. John's JobLink
Foothills Industries
Foothills Industries
Foothills Industries
Foothills Industries
Mon-Sun
Mon-Thur
Tue & Thur
Tue & Thur
Mon – Thur
Mon – Thur
Mon – Fri
Mon – Fri
Mon – Fri
Mon – Fri
NA
8:30 AM – 8:00 PM
1:30 – 3:30 PM
6:30 – 9:30 PM
8:30 AM – 2:30 PM
6:30 – 9:00 PM
8:45 AM – 3:15 PM
8:45 AM – 3:15 PM
8:45 AM – 3:15 PM
8:45 AM – 3:15 PM
Change Your Direction
.....and change your Life!
All Adult Basic Skills classes are free of charge.
Students may enter class throughout the semester
and may attend the class that is most convenient
for them.
All those wishing to enter ABE/GED class must first
attend an ABE/GED Orientation.
For more information, please call 659-6001 for ABE/
GED information or 925-1550 for ESL information.
GED Orientation Dates
GED Orientation and Testing is held at the
McDowell County JobLink Career Center,
located at 316 Baldwin Avenue in Marion.
Get Your GED!
For more information or to schedule an appointment for ABE/GED Orientation,
please call the JobLink Career Center (front desk) at 828-659-6001. Orientation
dates and times will vary.
Adult Basic Skills
316 Baldwin Avenue- Marion, NC
Call Today- 659-6001
GED Internet Class
Enroll now in the
GED Program and
find out how you
can start preparing
for the GED Test by
working online.
Fast-Track GED
Get back on the right track by getting your GED. MTCC is now
offering GED Fast-Track Classes both day and evenings to help
people prepare for the GED Test. These classes are on-going
throughout the year and are free of charge. Classes will be
held at the McDowell County JobLink Career Center. For more
information call 659-6001 or come by JobLink.
Adult Basic Education (ABE)
ABE is a program of instruction designed for
adults who lack competence in reading, writing,
speaking, problem-solving, or computation at a
level necessary to function in society, on a job
or in the family.
English as a Second Language (ESL)
ESL is a program of instruction designed to
help adults who are limited English proficient
to achieve competence in the English language.
Classes are offered at beginning through
advanced levels of instruction.
General Educational Development (GED)
GED is a program which provides instruction
and testing for adults to complete their high
school equivalency. The GED test consists of
the following five tests: Language Arts Writing,
Social Studies, Science, Language Arts Reading,
and Mathematics. Upon attaining minimum
standard scores of 410 on each of the 5 tests and
a total score of 2250, a high school equivalency
is awarded to the student by the State Board of
the Community College System.
Compensatory Education (CED)
Compensatory Education is a community
college program designed specifically for adults
with intellectual disability. The purpose of the
program is to compensate these adults for
the lack of, or inadequate, education received
earlier.
The focus of the Compensatory
Education Program is on helping the individual
become as independent as possible through
acquiring basic and life skills needed to function
successfully in daily living.
APRENDE INGLES!
Clases gratis de Ingles.
MTCC Basic Skills ofrece clases de Ingles como
Segundo idioma, educación para adultos y otros.
DONDE?
JobLink Career Center:
St. John’s Parish House
CUANDO?
lunes a jueves 6:30 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
lunes a jueves 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
Para más información: Ven al centro JobLink lunes a 6:30 p.m.
o llame al: 925-1550
by George Kyriakeas
Graduating Photography Student
JobLink Career Center
The mission of the Basic Skills program is to
provide educational opportunities to adults
16 years or older who are out of school. The
program addresses the needs of adults who
do not have a high school diploma or who lack
sufficient basic education skills to enable them
to function effectively in society. Classes are
free of charge and are offered in a variety of
settings and at a variety of times.