Transfer
process made easier
- Community college graduates
will soon have an easier path
to many private colleges and
universities. Community College
System President Scott Ralls
and Independent Colleges and
Universities President Hope
Williams signed an articulation
agreement July 15 to help
students successfully transfer
to 24 specific private colleges
and universities in the state.
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Professional
Development Day 08 -
Tues, Aug 12 - Welcome Back
and State of the College Address
by Dr. Groves »
agenda
Slide
rules! - Cheyenne
Mathis splashes into algebra
class during SCC’s Upward
Bound summer program. Upward
Bound helps students transition
to college and provides them
support throughout the school
year. . » full
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SCC
ranked exceptional!
- Exceptional. That’s
the score Southwestern Community
College earned by meeting
all performance measures established
by the North Carolina Community
College System. Southwestern
was one of only seven of the
state’s 58 community
colleges who met the challenge
of new, improved and much
tougher thresholds to achieve
Exceptional Designation. .
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CNA's
average 91% - Certified
Nursing Assistants completed
their CNA I clinicals and
program June 27. CNAs work
under the direction of a licensed
person, performing basic nursing
techniques on patients who
are ill or have chronic health
problems. . . » full
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Adam
Guffey - first to complete
business administration degree
online. While a lot
of people are taking online
courses now to save on gas
money, Guffey, a Haywood Builders
employee, started the program
two years ago for personal
enrichment. . . read
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Holt
Reappointed to SCC's Board
of Trustees - Sylva
attorney Paul Holt was recently
reappointed to serve a four-year
term on the Southwestern Community
College Board of Trustees.
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Thank
goodness for friends
like Mary Heim, Jordan Stevens
said.
Heim, who landed a job at
the Franklin Press as a result
of Southwestern Community
College’s Job Fair,
recommended Stevens for a
similar position when the
newspaper had another opening.
Both Jackson County May graduates
of SCC’s advertising
and graphic arts program are
now working as newspaper graphic
artists. » full
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