To honor some of our most tenacious students, our Student Recognition Retention Action Team has started a “Student of the Week” award.
The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina awarded $5,500 in grant funding to Southwestern Community College’s Small Business Center for the second annual Appalachian Farm School, which starts Jan. 12.
When Gifty Mansah arrived in Western North Carolina in 2013, her English was – as she put it – “not good.”
Around 9:30 on a recent Friday night in Macon County, a crowd of imposing young men clothed in intimidating outfits began jumping around and yelling angrily in the direction of Curtis Dowdle.
Dr. Cheryl Davids, dean of Southwestern Community College’s Macon Campus, has been selected to participate in the N.C. Community College Leadership Program throughout this academic year.
In the weeks leading up to Thanksgiving, students in Southwestern Community College’s health sciences division collected 1,720 pounds of non-persishable items in an annual food drive for MANNA food bank.
Leading the way this year was SCC’s radiography program, which brought in 1,235 items.
To honor some of our most tenacious students, our Student Recognition Retention Action Team has started a “Student of the Week” award. Faculty members nominate students based on their tenacity, and the team selects one per week.
Even at the age of 5, Cheyanne Ray of Franklin knew she wanted to work in a healthcare profession.
