The WorkKeys® tests for Career Readiness Certification (CRC) will be offered four times in August in Wayne County.
The Wayne Occupational Readiness Keys for Success (WORKS) program will provide testing sessions at 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. on Aug. 19; 12:30-4:30 p.m. on Aug. 14; and 4:30-9:00 p.m. on Aug. 27. All of these sessions will be held in Room 136 in the Walnut Building on Wayne Community College’s main campus in Goldsboro. Pre-registration by calling (919) 739-7004 is required.
Cost to take the set of three skill assessments (applied mathematics, locating information, and reading for information) is $30 but assistance to cover that cost may be available.
The Airman and Family Readiness Center on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base offers free testing to military personnel and their dependents. The next session will be held 1:00-4:30 p.m. on Aug. 19 at the Watkins-Das Education Center computer lab. Pre-register by calling (919) 772-1123.
Those wishing to prepare for the CRC may take advantage of the self-directed instruction and skills upgrade training offered in the WORKS Lab, which also is located in Room 136 of the Walnut Building. The lab is open 9 a.m.-noon on Mondays and Thursdays, 1-4 p.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays, and 6-9 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Individuals may earn bronze, silver, gold, or platinum certificates based on their performance on the tests. The CRC is recognized by employers across the state as a proven measurement of job skills.
WORKS is a collaborative effort of the Wayne County Chamber of Commerce, Wayne Community College, Wayne County Public Schools, County of Wayne, Wayne County Career Center, City of Goldsboro, and the Eastern Carolina Workforce Development Board. It is housed Wayne Community College’s campus in Goldsboro.
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WCC recognized the 24 members of its Dental Assisting class of 2014 in a pinning ceremony recently. This dental assisting class was notable for being the first in the college’s history to have all students who started the program finish it together.
The annual service denotes the end of the students’ academic journey and welcomes them into the dental profession.It includes formal presentation of pins to each graduate by the program’s faculty and introduction of the graduates to the audience as dental assistants.
In commenting on how the graduates had met the challenges of the program, Dental Assisting Program Coordinator Susan Bowen noted how it had been an “unusual year” in many ways, from the snows that wreaked havoc on the schedule to the number of deaths that had impacted the class’ members. Still, the students stuck it out and all finished. “I believe this unusual year has reinforced who you are,” she said.
This year’s graduates are
Abbie Dunn of Benson;
Lyndsay Carter and Yesenia Garnica of Beulaville;
Hannah Mitchell of Four Oaks;
Brittany Denton of Fremont;
Kimberly Heath, Brittani Purdie, Elizabeth Smith, Britany Sutton, and Ashtyn Thong of Goldsboro;
Brittanie Atkins of Kenly;
Taylor Hardy, Jaime Perry, and Icela Vazquez of Kenly;
Miranda Aycock of Pikeville;
Sherry Short of Pink Hill;
Jasmeane Taylor of Raleigh;
Haley Gurganus of Rocky Mount;
Kaye Hollingsworth of Roseboro;
Javier Arellano and Cassandra Henderson of Smithfield;
Destiny Hudson of Turkey;
Hanna Bradley of Wendell; and
Kirstie Wood of Wilson.
Three students were honored for outstanding performance. Ms. Purdie accepted the Clinical Achievement Award for the highest average during clinic rotations in dental offices. Ms. Purdie and Ms. Short shared the Academic Achievement Award for the highest grade point average (GPA) in their dental courses, both finishing with a 4.0 GPA. Hollingsworth earned the Expanded Functions Achievement Award. She completed 152 of these “extra” functions that only a dental assistant II can perform, more than doubling the 68 that are required during the course of the program.
Ms. Short and Ms. Dunn were also recognized for having been named to “Who’s Who at Wayne Community College 2014.” It was noted that Denton, Dunn, Hardy, Hollingsworth and Wood had served as officers in the Dental Assisting Student Association and Heath and Sutton were Student Government Association representatives.
The Dental Assisting Student Association (DASA) presented a class gift of $300, earned through several fundraising events, to the Foundation of Wayne Community College to be used for scholarships. During the year, the organization had also contributed to a college-wide project to assist the American Red Cross’ efforts in the Philippines and donated cornhole boards to the auction held during the Foundation’s Scholarship Invitational.
The class also presented a framed group portrait of itself to be hung in the WCC Dental Department in commemoration of its 100 percent graduation rate.
“We have set the bar high for next year’s dental assisting class,” said Ms. Taylor, the DASA president. “Yes, we are awesome!”
Graduates who pass the Dental Assisting National Board examination can work as certified dental assistants.
Wayne Community College’s Dental Assisting Program is a limited-admission, three-semester diploma program. It is accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association.
Wayne Community College is a public, two-year college located in Goldsboro with an open-door admission policy. 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.
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The fall semester at WCC begins mid-August, and the last chances to register for college credit classes are just days away.
New and returning students can sign up for courses on the main campus in Goldsboro 8 a.m.-7 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 13 and 8 a.m.-4 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 14.
Active duty military personnel can register 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Aug. 4-14 at the college’s office in the Watkins Das Base Education Center on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base.
New students must have completed the enrollment process and been accepted in order to register for the fall semester, which starts Friday, Aug. 15. A check list of those steps can be found at www.waynecc.edu/apply-now.
Tuition and fees must be paid by 4 p.m. on Aug. 14. Students must have finalized financial aid arrangements prior to that point. That date is also the deadline to sign up for the college’s new payment plan (www.mycollegepaymentplan.com/waynecc).
The schedule of fall courses is available at www.waynecc.edu and on campus. For more information, call (919) 735-5151.
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 15,000 individuals annually as well as businesses, industry and community organizations with high quality, affordable, accessible learning opportunities, including more than 100 college credit programs.
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Wayne Community College’s Basic Skills Department will hold an orientation to its High School Equivalency (formerly GED) and Adult High School programs next week.
The session is designed for both new students and returning students who have been out of the programs for a year or longer. All four days must be attended in order for the student to enroll in one of the programs.
It will be held 9 a.m.-noon, Monday-Thursday, August 4-7 in Room 220 of the Walnut Building on the college’s main campus in Goldsboro. The next opportunity to attend a session will be in mid-September.
Students must bring a photo ID card and Social Security Number.
For more information, call (919) 739-6908. New students under age 18 must call (919) 739-6917 before attending the orientation class.
The High School Equivalency and Adult High School programs at Wayne Community College in Goldsboro offer tuition-free options for adults 16 years or older who want to earn high school credentials. They are two of several programs in the Basic Skills Department that address the needs of Wayne County’s adult residents with below-high school education levels or who lack basic skills necessary to function effectively in society.
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WCC will offer an Early Childhood Education course in Mount Olive this fall.
Curriculum Planning (EDU-259) will be taught 6:30-9:30 p.m. on Mondays at Mt. Olive Kiddie College.
“This is the first semester in many years that an Early Childhood course has been offered off campus, and the first time a course of this nature has been offered in Mount Olive,” said Early Childhood Education Department Chair Jodi Baker. “We wanted to help alleviate travel time for child care providers at that end of the county.”
At least 10 students must register for this college-credit class in order for it to be held.
New and returning students can sign up for courses 8 a.m.-7 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 13 and 8 a.m.-4 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 14.
To be eligible to sign up for this course, students must have taken Introduction to Childhood Education (EDU 119) or the equivalent and meet certain reading and writing requirements.
“Students must also have an active status with the college, but can easily obtain that by completing the required paperwork at the college,” Ms. Baker said.
Anyone interested in taking this course should contact Ms. Baker at (919) 739-6794 or jbbaker@waynecc.edu. For information on WCC’s Early Childhood Education program and individual courses, go to www.waynecc.edu/early-childhood/.
Wayne Community College is a public, two-year college with an open-door admission policy located in Goldsboro. As it works to develop a highly skilled and competitive workforce, it serves 15,000 individuals annually as well as businesses, industry and community organizations with high quality, affordable, accessible learning opportunities, including more than 100 college credit programs.
