Drive-through and walk-in assistance with financial aid forms will be available on May 14 at Wayne Community College. Individuals who intend to attend college in the 2021-22 academic year and their families can get free one-on-one help completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form. They can plan to attend any college, not…… read more »
Smithfield Foods, Inc. is pleased to announce that ApprenticeshipNC, a state apprenticeship agency of the NC Community College System, has named Smithfield its 2021 Outstanding Registered Apprenticeship Employer for the company’s innovative maintenance technician apprenticeship program with Wayne Community College in Goldsboro, NC. The award annually recognizes a North Carolina employer with an inventive, effective workforce development system supporting workers, businesses and local economies. Smithfield was…… read more »
Wayne Community College will implement its summer operational schedule and some COVID-19 protocol changes next week. College offices will be open for business 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Thursday and closed on Fridays from Monday, May 10 through Friday, Aug. 13. The exception will be the Admissions and Records, Counseling, and Financial Aid…… read more »
It’s been an unusual academic year as learning institutions across the country adapted to pandemic restrictions. Friday morning, Wayne Community College was able to celebrate its latest graduates with a special “Turn the Tassel” event. Adhering to social distancing guidelines, 178 grads lined up with their friends and family and received their degrees, diplomas or…… read more »
Wayne Community College will be on the cutting edge of artificial intelligence and robotics training. The local college will begin offering an AI and Automation Program in the fall. WCC will have the only AI program in the N.C. Community College System when the fall semester begins. The announcement is especially timely as Apple plans to…… read more »
Wayne Community College’s Workforce Continuing Education Division will explore six subjects during its Junior Bison Camps this summer. The youth day camps are returning to the college’s campus after a hiatus last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “Workforce Continuing Education is honored to serve our Junior Bison face-to-face this year,” said Coordinator Lisa D.…… read more »
Wayne Community College’s automotive programs are getting a boost thanks to a couple of major American auto manufacturers. General Motors Customer Care and Aftersales recently donated eight GM diesel trucks for use in the automotive technology program. David Byrd, the GM-ASEP (Automotive Service Education Program) Coordinator at WCC, says these vehicles will allow the students…… read more »
One of three seniors on the Rosewood girls’ soccer team this season, Morgan Haswell has helped lead the Eagles through an unpredictable season. Rosewood head coach Eddie Maldonado said he could not have asked for a better group of seniors this season, and he was impressed by Haswell’s rare mix of grace and tenacity. “You…… read more »
As we come out on the other side of the pandemic, and as the labor market remains extremely tight, Wayne Community College is partnering with community allies and stakeholders to find new ways to help meet the workforce needs of local industries. WCC doesn’t want to start down this road though without first knowing the local needs…… read more »
Bill Simons, the Military Business Center coordinator at Wayne Community College, was selected to preside over recent statewide training for military contractors. Simons hosted sessions of a virtual Defense Contractor Academy that was offed by the North Carolina Military Business Center (NCMBC). The academy provided intermediate-level instruction to existing small business defense contractors to give…… read more »
