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Jones Joins MCC as New Trustee
Monday, August 24, 2020
Philip B. Jones, a physician in Albemarle, has joined the Montgomery Community College Board of Trustees. Board Chair Claudia Bulthuis and College President Dr. Chad Bledsoe were on hand to welcome Jones to the MCC family. A replacement to former trustee Dr. Johnny McKinnon, a dentist in Mount Gilead. Jones’ term begins August 2020 and […]
Read MoreMCC Continues Campus Transformation
Friday, August 21, 2020
Campus renovations at 1011 Page Street in Troy continue at a steady clip as Montgomery Community College continues its march toward a more modern, efficient campus with student-friendly upgrades. Construction began in summer 2018 with extensive alterations to Building 100 known as Blair Hall. The facility underwent plumbing and HVAC upgrades in addition to classroom […]
Read MoreMCC Taxidermy Instructor Puts His Mark in New High School
Thursday, August 20, 2020
Watching the new Montgomery Central High School being built, Riley Beaman, Director of Health and Public Safety at Montgomery Community College, had a lightbulb idea for a visual statement he felt would symbolize the magnitude, strength, and beauty of this new facility. His idea was to bring the Montgomery Central timberwolf mascot to life inside […]
Read MoreMCC Celebrates Employee Service
Thursday, August 20, 2020
Organizations of all types celebrate employee longevity, and MCC is no exception. While celebrated virtually this year during its annual Quality Trails gathering, the College acknowledged years of service milestones for eight employees. Chad Bledsoe, Matthew Mutarelli and Pamela Raffaldt are celebrating five years. Mike Collins and Teresa Hudson are marking 10 years with the […]
Read MoreFree Online Classes Available at MCC for High School Students
Wednesday, August 12, 2020
Free online classes are available to Montgomery County high school students this fall at Montgomery Community College (MCC) through the innovative Career & College Promise (CCP) dual enrollment program. Last year, about 450 high school students across the county took these courses, which saved students and their families time and money toward a college degree. […]
Read MoreMontgomery Community College Achieves High National Rankings
Wednesday, August 12, 2020
Two ranking services for higher education recently released research findings which portray Montgomery Community College in a very favorable light. The Guide to Online Schools recently published its 2020 Best Online Community College Rankings by State. Montgomery Community College is ranked fifth in its rankings for the state of North Carolina. Each of the state’s […]
Read MoreMCC Welcomes New Student Government Association President, Ms. Ah’Jada Ingram
Wednesday, August 12, 2020
MCC is pleased to announce the arrival of its new SGA President for the 2020-21 academic year. Her name is Ah’Jada Ingram and she is a rising senior at Montgomery County Early College! A resident of Troy, NC, Ingram was applying to become an MCC student ambassador, when Director of Student Services Jessica Latham spotted […]
Read MoreMCC Welcomes Ms. Bennett to its Board of Trustees
Wednesday, August 12, 2020
Though masked and practicing social distancing, Montgomery Community College officials were present for the swearing-in of new trustee Ms. Tawanda Bennett to its Board. Board Chair Claudia Bulthuis and College President Dr. Chad Bledsoe were on hand to welcome Bennett to the MCC family. A replacement to former trustee Paula Covington, Bennett’s term begins August […]
Read MoreMCC Celebrates Graduation of Basic Law Enforcement Training Cohort
Tuesday, July 28, 2020
Montgomery Community College (MCC) extends hearty congratulations to recent graduates of the College’s Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) program. Eleven students completed the seven-month course curriculum in early July: Samantha Belle Allen, Tammy Rick Brady, Christy Lynell Brown, James Lee Brown, Angela Beth Chay, Lucan Eugene Christian, Richard Andrew Ferrante, Karey Marie Hall, Joshua Kane […]
Read MoreMontgomery Community College Secures $375,000 in Golden LEAF Foundation Funding
Friday, July 24, 2020
Montgomery Community College is pleased to announce it has received $375,000 in funding support from the Golden LEAF Foundation, a nonprofit organization established in 1999 to receive half of North Carolina’s funds from the master settlement agreement with cigarette manufacturers. The funds are part of the foundation’s Community Based Grants Initiative, targeting investments in the […]
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