Derrick Dabney is the recipient of a 2023 North Carolina Community College System Academic (NCCCS) Excellence Award. Dabney, a Raleigh resident, is a second-year student at Wayne Community College. He is enrolled in the Aviation Systems Technology program and has already earned a Federal Aviation Administration Aviation Mechanic – Airframe Certificate. “Derrick approaches everything he…… read more »
Wayne Community College was represented at the Undergraduate Honors Symposium at the University of North Carolina Greensboro last week. The two students and one graduate and their presentations wereKaren Compean Throm (Associate in Arts major at WCC, dual enrolled in Wayne School of Engineering) – “Seasonal Patterns of Northern Cardinals,” Galen Jones (Fall 2022 WCC…… read more »
HERDI South has named Wayne Community College President Patty Pfeiffer to its advisory board. The HERDI (Higher Education Research and Development Institute) South is an organization that links corporate America with community colleges. Its advisory board consists of 40 members from 11 southern states, representing more than 275 community and technical colleges. As a member,…… read more »
The period for high school seniors to apply for Wayne Community College scholarships for next year is now open. Seniors have from now through May 31 to complete the online application for Foundation of Wayne Community College scholarships. If applicants would like to be notified of their award status before high school graduation, they must…… read more »
A gift from the Gene Haas Foundation is helping 15 Wayne Community College students. The $20,000 grant is providing scholarships for tuition, books, and small personal tools for students in the college’s Computer-Integrated Machining program. Recipients areJulia Bentley, Shelby Bigham, Kaitlyn Brubaker, Jonathan Doughty, Ethan Douglas, Han Foo, De’Angelo Freeman, Juan Loy, and Joshua Morgan…… read more »
Renaissance, Wayne Community College’s writers’ and artists’ magazine, and its contributors have been recognized by the Community College Humanities Association for the sixth consecutive year. The magazine’s 2022 issue, as well as four writers and artists whose works appeared in it, took awards in the association’s annual Literary Magazine Competition in the Southern Division. The…… read more »
Wayne Community College will hold an event for eighth-grade students and their parents or guardians. “Middle School Night: 8th Grade Edition” is set for 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, March 16. The event will allow participants to explore careers and the college’s academic programs through personalized campus tours and hands-on activities. Parents and guardians will also…… read more »
Information sessions for Wayne Community College’s next short-term health care provider classes will be held in March. The following allied health courses, listed with their delivery methods, will be offered this summer:* Nurse Aide I – day traditional (in-person), day accelerated schedule, and evening hybrid classes;* Nurse Aide I Refresher – day traditional;* Nurse Aide…… read more »
The Foundation of Wayne Community College’s spring Arts and Humanities series is designed to educate, entertain, and inspire. The events include “The Showboat: The USS North Carolina (BB-55)” lecture by Jeff Bockert (the Kirk Keller Memorial Lecture) – 5:30 p.m., March 13 in Moffatt Auditorium, in the Wayne Learning Center (building with flag poles in…… read more »
The Golden LEAF Foundation Board of Directors has awarded Wayne Community College $225,000 for trades training programs to be held at Southern Wayne High School. The funds will be used to renovate classroom and lab space to expand workforce training in welding, equipment repair, and safety. It will pay for equipment, personnel, and supplies. The…… read more »
