Friday, January 11th, 2019
Southeastern Community College has received three years of funding to hire an N.C. Career Coach to support manufacturing students. The coach will focus on recruitment, retention and completion for the Manufacturing Skills Pathway through Workforce Continuing Education and the Advanced Manufacturing Pathway through the Electrical and Mechatronics Engineering Technology curriculum programs.
The funding, which will extend from July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2022, totals $215,283 over the three-year period. The State Board of Community Colleges awarded $118,746 for this position with $96,537 in local funds from the Columbus County Commissioners and five local companies: Atlantic Packaging of Tabor City, Council Tool of Lake Waccamaw, Filtec Precise of Tabor City, Honeycutt Produce of Chadbourn and Top Tobacco of Lake Waccamaw.
“This is exciting news,” SCC President Tony Clarke said Tuesday. “It demonstrates what can be done when we partner with employers and our county government.”
Monday, August 19th, 2019
"Tastes of Home" is about local food and some of the local places that offer an amazing array of fresh food. The paintings explore the movement of food from farm and waters to markets and to table. The paintings also celebrate the beauty of these foods: the intricate colors of blue crabs, the soft violet of turnips. I have enjoyed exploring the colors and shapes of each and every one....
Wednesday, August 7th, 2019
Southeastern Community College’s recent Medical Lab Technology graduates have all successfully completed their board exam. A new class in Medical Lab Technology will begin Spring 2020. Successful completion of all prerequisites is required. For more information, contact instructor Dawn Williamson at 910-788-6377 or learn more here....
Monday, July 29th, 2019
At the July Southeastern Community College Board of Trustees Meeting, reappointed board member Joe Hooks was sworn in by Columbus County Clerk of Court Jess Hill.Hooks is a Whiteville City Schools appointee and has served two terms on the board since 2011. His 3rd term will expire in 2023....
