WCC will hold two information sessions for anyone considering entering the allied health field. The hour-long meetings will be held at noon and 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 15 in Room 224 of the Pine Building on the college’s main campus in Goldsboro.
The hour-long presentations will cover career opportunities as well as WCC admission criteria, financial aid options, and program expectations. The practical and associate degree nursing, dental hygiene and assisting, medical assisting, medical laboratory, pharmacy, and phlebotomy programs will be discussed. No advance registration is required.
Individual appointments are available for anyone who cannot attend these sessions. Presentations will be held again at the same times on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016.
For more information, contact Counselor Carl Brow at (919) 739-6727 or brow@waynecc.edu or Janet Grant in the Allied Health Department at (919) 739-6770 or jpgrant@waynecc.edu.
Wayne Community College is a public, learning-centered institution with an open-door admission policy located in Goldsboro, N.C. As it works to develop a highly skilled and competitive workforce, it serves 14,000 individuals annually as well as businesses, industry and community organizations with high quality, affordable, accessible learning opportunities, including more than 90 college credit programs.
Wayne Community College’s mission is to meet the educational, training, and cultural needs of the communities it serves. More information about the college can be found at www.waynecc.edu.
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Wayne Community College Continuing Education Services is currently accepting applications for scholarships for job-related training to be completed in spring 2016.
The college will award up to $750 for short-term occupational training courses that lead to state-regulated or industry-recognized credentials. The scholarships are provided by the State Employees’ Credit Union (SECU) Foundation.
The target groups for the program are unemployed and underemployed adults, members of the N.C. National Guard, and military veterans and spouses.
The scholarships are need-based but do not require completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
The scholarships may be used for registration fees, books, certification fees, and course supplies. In addition, the funds may be used for transportation, childcare, and living expenses after primary fees/costs are paid.
Students already enrolled in a qualified program as well as those preparing to enter one may apply for this scholarship.
Applications for spring 2016 are due by Sept. 30.
For more details and an application, go to www.waynecc.edu/continuing-ed/scholarships/, contact program coordinator Maxine Cooper at (919) 739-6938 or mcooper@waynecc.edu, or the WCC Continuing Education Services Customer Service Desk in the Walnut Building, first floor east entrance.
Since 2004, SECU Foundation has supplied scholarships to each of the 58 North Carolina community colleges, with an annual commitment of more than $1,000,000.
A not-for-profit financial cooperative owned by its members, SECU has been providing employees of the State of North Carolina and their families with consumer financial services for almost 78 years. With nearly 2 million members, SECU provides services through 254 branch offices, over 1,100 ATMs, 24/7 Contact Centers and a website, www.ncsecu.org.
The SECU Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization funded solely by the contributions of SECU members, promotes local community development in North Carolina primarily through high impact projects in the areas of housing, education, healthcare and human services.
Wayne Community College is a public, learning-centered institution with an open-door admission policy located in Goldsboro, N.C. As it works to develop a highly skilled and competitive workforce, it serves 14,500 individuals annually as well as businesses, industry and community organizations with high quality, affordable, accessible learning opportunities, including more than 90 college credit programs.
Wayne Community College’s mission is to meet the educational, training, and cultural needs of the communities it serves.
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The Wayne Business and Industry Center will offer a set of seminars that can lead to a leadership certificate for participants.
The free Leadership Series includes a seminar every Thursday afternoon for five weeks that will provide the knowledge and tools necessary to manage time and people to achieve company and personal goals.
The seminars are geared toward small business owners and entrepreneurs, and are open to the public.
The sessions and their presenters are
Sept. 24, “Making Leadership Magical” by John Formica;
Oct. 1, “Leadership Essentials” by Cathy Graham;
Oct. 8, “Leadership Skills” by Thomas Patrick;
Oct. 15, “Understanding Different Ages and Generations” by Emily Balance; and
Oct. 22, “Leading through Uncertainly” by Olalah Njenga.
All will be held 3-5 p.m. in Room 101 of the Walnut Building on Wayne Community College’s main campus in Goldsboro.
To earn a certificate, “graduates” of the program must attend four of the five seminars.
To pre-register, go to www.ncsbc.net, click on “Contact your Local SBC,” select “Wayne County,” choose an event, and click “Register” or call (919) 739-6940.
For more information on these seminars and others offered this fall, go to www.wayneworksnc.com.
Wayne Community College encourages persons with disabilities to participate in its programs. Anyone who anticipates needing accommodation or has questions about access should contact Linda Berard at (919) 739-6940.
This seminar is provided by the Small Business Center which is a component of the Wayne Business and Industry Center at Wayne Community College.
In addition to offering seminars, the Small Business Center provides access to business resources and one-on-one counseling for exploring business ideas, starting a business, or expanding an existing business. For assistance with business plans, licensing, taxes, federal and state government regulations, business ownership, loan and grant proposals, money sources, market research, cash flow projections, or business management, contact the center’s director, Scott Wolford, at (919) 739-6941 or sawolford@waynecc.edu.
Wayne Community College is a public, two-year college with an open-door admission policy located in Goldsboro, N.C. As it works to develop a highly skilled and competitive workforce, it serves 14,000 individuals annually as well as businesses, industry and community organizations with high quality, affordable, accessible learning opportunities, including more than 100 college credit programs.
Wayne Community College’s mission is to meet the educational, training, and cultural needs of the communities it serves.
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For 43 of the NC Community College System’s 53 years, George Fouts has been at work teaching, serving as a program leader, administrator, executive vice president, interim community college president, twice, and in the System Office. Now he is leading the organization as Interim President until the State Board of Community Colleges names a replacement for Dr. R. Scott Ralls.
Mr. Fouts started his community college career as an English and philosophy instructor at Western Piedmont Community College in Morganton. In 1989, he left Western Piedmont to become special assistant to the System President, former Governor Bob Scott, and was responsible for the implementation of 33 recommendations made by the Commission on the Future of the North Carolina Community College System.
After serving as vice president for academic affairs at Wayne Community College and as executive vice president at Guilford Technical Community College, he also served as an interim president at Mayland Technical College and Roanoke-Chowan Community College. In January 2015 he was awarded the I.E. Ready Award by the North Carolina State Board of Community College for his contributions to the system, the highest honor bestowed on an individual by the State Board.
Dr. Scott Ralls, who served as the seventh president of the System from 2008-2015, said goodbye to the State of North Carolina on September 1, as he left for a new position as President of North Virginia Community College.
Under Dr. Ralls’ leadership, the NC Community College System revamped two and signed two new articulation agreements with the 16 UNC Colleges and Independent Colleges and Universities, and Nursing and Engineering; led the SuccessNC Strategic plan which is known for initiatives such as Career and College Promise and Data Initiative and launched a new collaborative workforce strategic plan called Align4NCWorks.
During Dr. Ralls’ tenure, the System also achieved over $100 million dollars in enrollment growth funding in a single year, fostering what is now $24 million in performance funding, achieving the first weighted funding in our System’s history for technical education, obtaining recurring appropriations for the minority male mentoring program, significantly increasing equipment funding, getting a toe-hold on year-round funding which will hopefully be solidified at the close of the 2015 session, and plowing savings generated from developmental education redesign into health care and technical education programs through the “Closing the Skills Gap Initiative” which Governor McCrory helped champion.
Wayne Community College has honored 50 students for outstanding academic achievement in the summer 2015 term.
The college recognizes the students listed below as having earned a place on its President’s or Dean’s lists.
President’s List
To be named to the President’s List for the summer term, students must be enrolled for at least nine semester hours and earn a grade point average of 4.0 for the semester.
Dudley
Casey Carter, Medical Assisting; and
Spenser Johnson, Computer Information
Eureka
Teresa Dale, Associate in Arts
Fremont
Joseph Ballance, Associate in Arts and Associate in Science
Goldsboro
Latonya Barnes, Office Administration;
Courtney Barnes, Medical Assisting;
Christopher Benton, Industrial Systems;
Salsabil Wahdan, Associate in Arts; and
Linxi Zhang, Associate in Science
Kenansville
Kevin Cartagena, Automotive Systems
Kenly
Rebecca White, Dental Hygiene
La Grange
Caitlyn Green, Associate in General Education; and
Craig Bennett, Computer Information and Networking
Lucama
Mary Atkinson, Medical Laboratory
Mount Olive
Deborah Chunn, Sustainable Agriculture
Princeton
Gregory Stancil, Business Administration/Operations Management
Smithfield
Erika Romero, Criminal Justice/Latent Evidence
Sunbury
James Hofler, Forest Management
Dean’s List
To garner a spot on the summer term Dean’s List, students must have carried nine semester hours of classes and earned a grade point average of at least 3.60, with no grade below a “C.”
Angier
Will Langdon, Aviation Systems
Cameron
Michael Poole, Aviation Systems
Clayton
Peijie Xu, Associate in Science; and
Howard Parker, Aviation Systems
Dudley
Joshua Beverly, Aviation Systems; and
Rachel Wiggins, Business Administration
Dunn
Jacob Pups, Aviation Systems
Elm City
Robbie Summerlin, Aviation Systems
Fayetteville
Zachary Klimesh, Simulation and Game Development
Four Oaks
Adam Baker, Aviation Systems
Garner
Michael Swanson, Aviation Systems
Goldsboro
Dennis Hawley, Computer Information;
Lewis Werner, Aviation Systems;
Shawn Merchant, Aviation Systems;
John Crafter, Computer Information;
Trisha Capps, Associate in General Education;
Kenneth Creech, Aviation Systems;
Joel Swenson, Applied Animal Science;
Jennifer Coffinbarger, Associate in General Education;
Mason Harkay, Welding; and
Isaak Cooper, Aviation Systems
Lillington
Jose Victor Vargas, Aviation Systems
Pikeville
Zachary Stevenson, Automotive Systems;
Shawn Lewis, Criminal Justice/Latent Evidence;
Derrick McGill, Associate in Arts; and
Ashton Rochelle, Associate in Arts
Raleigh
Justin Ames, Aviation Systems; and
Roger Dail, Emergency Management
Seven Springs
Lindsay Elmore, Medical Office Administration/Medical Coding
Smithfield
Brandon Watson, Aviation Systems
Wake Forest
Patrick Tobler, Aviation Systems
Weddington
Adam Terry, Aviation Systems
Wayne Community College is a public, learning-centered institution with an open-door admission policy located in Goldsboro, N.C. As it works to develop a highly skilled and competitive workforce, it serves 14,000 individuals annually as well as businesses, industry and community organizations with high quality, affordable, accessible learning opportunities, including more than 90 college credit programs.
Wayne Community College’s mission is to meet the educational, training, and cultural needs of the communities it serves.
