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Beaman, MCC Excellence in Teaching Award Winner, is a State Finalist

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Ms. Amanda Beaman, winner of this year’s Excellence in Teaching Award at Montgomery Community College, placed in the top three for the honor across all 58 of North Carolina’s community colleges! Beaman is a graduate of MCC with an Associate in Applied Science degree. She has worked for the College since 2005, and is currently […]

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MCC Inducts Students into Honor Society

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Twenty-two Montgomery Community College students were inducted into the college’s Beta Xi Omicron chapter of Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) honor society on April 24th. Family and friends were in attendance to celebrate the occasion. The purpose of PTK is to promote scholarship, the development of leadership and service, and the cultivation of fellowship among qualified […]

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MCC Presents Annual Student Awards

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On April 24th MCC celebrated its best and brightest as the College community came together to present annual academic awards. Trustees, faculty and families were on hand to recognize top performers in the Career and College Promise Programs, Continuing Education, Arts and Sciences, Career and Technical Education, Gunsmithing, Health and Human Services, Club Awards and […]

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Leadership Montgomery Celebrates 30th Graduating Class!

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Judy Stevens, retired Chamber and Economic Development Director, discovered leadership programs being offered in other counties around North Carolina and wanted to implement a local program to generate awareness of the “Golden Opportunities” that exist in Montgomery County. “Leadership Montgomery” kicked off in the fall of 1994 with 29 participants representing private businesses, municipalities and […]

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MCC Pins Its 2025 Nursing Classes

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Eighteen students, thirteen with an Associate Degree in Nursing and five from the Practical Nursing program, received a commemorative pin and a nurse’s candle to remember their accomplishments. Practical Nursing Graduates include Samantha Allred, Madison Johnson, Jami Mills, Marycarmen Perez Gonzalez and Whitney Wright. Associate Degree Nursing Graduates include Natasha Harwood, Jessica Hernandez, Gwendolyn Horne, […]

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MCC Celebrates its 2025 BLET Grads

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On May 20, eight Basic Law Enforcement Training students celebrated their graduation from MCC’s BLET program! Kameron Robert Clark, Denando Lemar Ewings, Courtney Paige Heaton, Remi Alain Lamoureux, Erica Denise Lemonds, Zachary Mashburn, Juliana Thrower McRae and Heather Marie Phouangphrachanh received their certificates of completion with family members, college administration and trustees in attendance. MCC […]

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MCC Recognizes its Annual Scholarship Recipients

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On August 26th, around 60 Montgomery Community College students received financial awards from the very special people and organizations who endow scholarships at the College. Students and their donors were able to meet each other in person during a ceremony and post-event reception. One hundred eleven scholarships were awarded, totaling over $160,000. The evening began […]

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Chase Stephens Works

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For the first time in its history, Montgomery Community College is proud to announce one of its students is the recipient of a mikeroweWORKS Foundation’s Work Ethic Scholarship. As an apprentice on the TV series Dirty Jobs, Mike Rowe traveled to every state and worked with plumbers, electricians, steamfitters, pipefitters, brick layers, farmers, fishers, and […]

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MCC Student Awarded Life Science Scholarship

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Michael Butcher, a Facility Maintenance Technology student at Montgomery Community College, has been awarded one of three Samuel M. Taylor Memorial Life Sciences Scholarships for 2025-2026. This prestigious educational scholarship will allow him to develop the industry-critical skills required to succeed in the biotechnology and life sciences fields.  Mr. Art Furr, MCC’s Electrical Systems Technology/Industrial […]

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MCC Competes in Cradle Competition 2025

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The Montgomery Community College Forestry Club competed at the 35th Annual John G. Palmer Intercollegiate Woodsman’s Meet, held at the Cradle of Forestry in the Pisgah National Forest. This year’s competition brought together forestry students from across the eastern United States, including Montgomery Community College, Haywood Community College, Penn State Mont Alto, North Carolina State […]

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