MOCKSVILLE (June 22, 2022) – We don’t usually think about who prepares the instruments a surgeon uses – but they’re very important people. And situated as it is between major health providers in North Carolina, Davidson-Davie Community offers a nine-month program in Central Sterile Processing that’s designed to meet considerable demand for those technicians. “Students… READ MORE
Wilkes: ‘Lifting a generation out of poverty’
WILKESBORO (June 15, 2022) – Something remarkable is happening in Wilkes County. First, with a goal to lift a generation out of poverty, Wilkes Community College has dramatically improved completion rates for its students over the past four years. Second, an ardent new initiative will attempt to connect Wilkes graduates with high-paying jobs in the… READ MORE
NC Tech Paths: Live. Train. Remain.
WILKESBORO (June 15, 2022) – The nonprofit NC Tech Paths has a three-word slogan: “Live. Train. Remain.” “We’re not going to reach our goals for this community if we continue to educate our best and brightest and export a high number of them to other communities around the state and around the country,” says Craig… READ MORE
The Groundwork: A plan and philanthropic partners
WILKESBORO (June 15, 2022) – Wilkes Community College’s effort to connect graduates with the tech economy didn’t happen out of the blue – it took a plan. And it took generosity. “Wilkes is suffering from a lot of the same challenges that many rural communities are across the nation.” Lee Herring, President of the Leonard… READ MORE
‘Always a demand for truck drivers’
MOCKSVILLE (June 1, 2022) — With the supply-chain delays we face these days, there’s never been a more important time to train truck drivers. “Even your automobile came to the dealership on a truck. Everything you own at some point was on a truck,” Jeff Ferguson, Director of the Truck Driver Training Program at Davidson-Davie… READ MORE
Davidson-Davie and a different furniture industry
THOMASVILLE (June 1, 2022) – With storied names like Lexington and Thomasville in its back yard, you’d expect Davidson-Davie Community College to have a long history with the furniture industry. And it does. But that relationship has “morphed” over the years, Dr. Darrin Hartness, President of Davidson-Davie, says in the accompanying video. The college supplies… READ MORE
$6.2B NC surplus: Make education a priority again
RALEIGH (May 18, 2022) – As the NC General Assembly reconvenes today with a $6.2 billion state budget surplus, it’s time to make education a priority again in North Carolina. Officials announced last week that the state will take in $4.24 billion more than projected in the budget year that ends June 30 – a… READ MORE
Inflation: ‘Our people are affected dramatically’
RALEIGH (May 11, 2022) – Everyone was so excited last November – legislators and the governor agreed on the first state budget in three years, and it included raises of 5% over two years for state employees. But now – as the N.C. General Assembly plans to reconvene May 18 – we’re looking at 8.5%… READ MORE
Davidson-Davie: Students improve their lives
THOMASVILLE (April 27, 2022) – Communities need to stick together. And Davidson-Davie Community College serves as the glue for two counties just south of Winston-Salem. In the accompanying video, Davidson-Davie President Darrin Hartness describes how the college serves as an integral part of community. “We now serve over 12,000 students each year with over 40… READ MORE
DDCC Davie Campus: ‘Tremendous impact on the workforce’
MOCKSVILLE (April 27, 2022) – In January 2021, the trustees at Davidson County Community College voted unanimously to add an important word to the college’s name: Davie. “That new name better reflects the service district that we serve,” Darrin Hartness, President of what’s now called Davidson-Davie Community College, says in the accompanying video. “Davie Campus… READ MORE
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