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MCC to Provide Custom, High-Tech Training to Mohawk Employees
Tuesday, October 4, 2022
Montgomery Community College has secured over $70,000 in state funds for customized training based on systems upgrades and equipment for Mohawk Industries, Incorporated. Mohawk Industries, Incorporated in Mt. Gilead is one of the company’s four locations in North Carolina. In 2006, Mohawk purchased Montgomery County-based Homanit USA, an existing medium density fiberboard manufacturer. Mohawk has […]
Read MoreMCC Receives Grant for MLK Event
Tuesday, October 4, 2022
Montgomery Community College is the recipient of a Randolph Electric Member Corporation People Helping People Sharing Success Community Grant. The funds will be used to support MCC’s annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day-On Challenge, an event which will take place at MCC on the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on Monday, January 16, 2023. In […]
Read MoreNew Leadership for MCC’s CCR Program
Wednesday, October 19, 2022
Montgomery Community College is delighted to announce the arrival of its new Director of College and Career Readiness, Debra Sikes. Deb joins MCC with a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Texas A&M University, a master’s degree in school counseling and educational leadership from Stephen F. Austin University and superintendent certification from Lamar University. While she […]
Read MoreMCC Cuts Ribbon at Greenhouse Site
Monday, October 24, 2022
MCC recently celebrated the establishment of a new greenhouse complex with a ribbon cutting ceremony. College trustees, students, faculty and community members were on hand to commemorate the completion of the two-year project. The complex includes an environmentally-controlled A-frame greenhouse along with a ventilated cold-frame structure, housing several hydroponic systems, including a 650-gallon aquaponics demonstration […]
Read MoreMCC Staff On Hand to Assist
Monday, October 24, 2022
Staff from the Department of Continuing Education at Montgomery Community College are “on location” every Wednesday from 1-5pm at Star Town Hall (454 South Main Street) through December 14th. Visitors are encouraged to drop by to learn more about programs and classes offered at MCC, and to explore how community college opportunities and resources can […]
Read MoreMCC Foundation Hosts Fourth Annual Shooting Clay Tournament
Wednesday, November 16, 2022
Thirteen teams comprised of 52 shooters headed down to Ellerbe on a gorgeous fall day for the MCC Foundation’s fourth annual Shooting Clay Tournament. DeWitt’s Outdoor Sports hosted the competition which featured 14 shooting stations with two shooting boxes at each station. The course, over a mile long, winds through wooded areas, fields and duck […]
Read MoreThousands of Meals from MLK “Day On” Event at MCC
Monday, January 23, 2023
Approximately 75 volunteers met at Montgomery Community College to package nearly 10,000 meals in a half-day of service on January 23, 2023. Volunteers from MCC (students, faculty and staff), Communities in Schools, 4-H, Youth Leadership Montgomery, Eckerd Connects, East Middle School, Montgomery County Early College and Troy Rotary participated in the 13th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. “Day […]
Read MoreA Family Called to Serve
Wednesday, March 1, 2023
James Atkins, Police Chief for the Town of Troy, North Carolina is teaching at Montgomery Community College tonight, as he has off and on for the last 18 years. MCC’s Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) program runs September through April, with a minimum of 660 hours of classroom time. Successful BLET students master 36 separate […]
Read MoreMCC Releases Kids’ Summer Camp Schedule
Thursday, May 4, 2023
All camps are free, and open to children in grades 4-8. Limited camp sizes, transportation not provided. Please call 910-898-9672 for more information and to register your child. June 19-21, 9AM –12 PM Whistle Stop Cafe Culinary Camp This delicious camp, designed for kids who share a passion for cooking, baking and possibly a career […]
Read MoreLeadership Montgomery Celebrates 27th Graduating Class
Wednesday, May 17, 2023
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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