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McDowell Tech’s enrollment has grown exponentially since 2021, our first LPN-to-ADN cohort has become registered nurses, and new manufacturing career pathways are in the works. Read the full story: ednc.org/mcdowell-tech-conne…

Carolina Country, a publication written for "families, farms and businesses" across North Carolina on behalf of North Carolina's electric cooperatives, featured this excellent story on McDowell Tech's Trail School in this month's magazine. Read here: carolinacountry.com/story/tr…

MTCC President, Dr. Kelley, breaks down how to choose an education that leads somewhere, with real regional wages, the cost question, and why a good job should come with a little purpose too. Read it here: mcdowelltech.edu/article-cou…

McDowell Tech is one of 11 WNC community colleges getting Good Jobs funding to connect 1,200 people with good jobs across manufacturing, health care, and the skilled trades. Our piece is M3, and it was built by listening to local manufacturers. Read here: mcdowelltech.edu/article-m3-…

McDowell Technical Community College is proud to announce that Dr. Brandon Hensley, Dean of Career and Technical Education, has been named the 2026 Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) Region II Postsecondary Professional of the Year. mcdowelltech.edu/article-bra…

The Lumina Foundation and Democracy Notes shared this piece from Caitlin Shrigley of The Trust for Civic Life on the value of community colleges as "essential infrastructure for civic life in many rural places." Read more here: democracynotesperspectives.s…

This week, we welcomed potential partners and leaders from across the nation, as part of the Good Jobs WNC National Summit. We’re grateful to our partners, @baxter_intl, @ColumbiaForest_, and @smurfitkappa for helping shape this vision. #GoodJobsWNC #M3 #McDowellCounty

We’re grateful for the time and leadership our trustees give to McDowell Tech and our community. Their work helps guide the college as we continue to serve students and support workforce development in McDowell County. Read more: mcdowelltech.edu/article-thr…

We know where we’re headed. Now comes the work. Take a look at the attached letter from MTCC President, Dr. JW Kelley and see what’s guiding McDowell Tech as we move into the year ahead: mcdowelltech.edu/article-sha…

For more than three decades, April Washburn knew exactly where she'd be every workday. What she didn't expect was that, at 53 years old, she'd become the student. Read the full release here: mcdowelltech.edu/article-apr…

Evening Classes Cancelled

Some good news to share! Dr. J.W. Kelley, President of McDowell Technical Community College, has been appointed to the @Comm_College on Small, Rural and Regional Resilience for a three-year term beginning 7/1. Photo credit: Daniel Laws, MTCC Photography Student

Route 70 Cruisers just donated $1,500 to support McDowell Tech students in Automotive Systems Technology and BLET. We're grateful for this community. 🙌 Full story here: mcdowelltech.edu/article-rou… Want to help a Trekker too? Give to the MTCC Foundation: mcdowelltech.networkforgood.…

On the morning Hurricane Helene swept through Western North Carolina, Mason Thompson did not wait for someone else to clear the way. Read the rest of the story here: mcdowelltech.edu/article-mcd…

Our Student Success team is growing, and we need someone who genuinely knows how to support learners. Apply at: mcdowelltech.edu/full-time-e… #NowHiring #JobAd #AccesstoAchievement #Trekkers #MTCC

McDowell Tech's Law Enforcement Training Center would like to recognize the 16 officers who successfully completed General Instructor Training! We would like to congratulate them all on a job well done and sincerely thank them for choosing McDowell Tech!

"What makes a job a 'good job?'" -McDowell Tech President, Dr. JW Kelley Read the full release here: mcdowelltech.edu/article-goo…

Carter Wyatt and Kevin Rodriguez-Ramirez scored a silver medal in the SkillsUSA National Robotics: Urban Search and Rescue Competition, which simulated use of robotic technology used in remote explosives disposal by emergency service personnel. mcdowelltech.edu/article-mcd…

Today we celebrate the power of higher education and the students who make it all worthwhile. Every class, certificate, and degree starts with a decision to just keep learning. Happy #NationalHigherEducationDay, Trekkers!