Burke County’s Own College
Time Frame: 1972-1976
Here is an archive of newspaper articles about WPCC’s outreach to the Burke County community. These documents are in PDF format which can be accessed by the free Reader software from Adobe. If you are unable to access these documents and would like additional assistance, please contact the webmaster.
| Vietnam Veteran In High School Program At WPCC |
Morganton News-Herald |
Jan. 19, 1972 |
Accreditation Team Coming To College
(Educators To Make Survey) |
Morganton News-Herald |
Mar.16, 1972 |
Weekly Commentary Product Of WPCC
(Over Area Radio Stations) |
Morganton News-Herald |
Mar. 20, 1972 |
| Holshouser Returns To Burke For Campaigning |
Morganton News-Herald |
Apr. 26, 1972 |
| Planning For Symphony Concert |
Morganton News-Herald |
Jun. 2, 1972 |
Peer Counseling Assists Students At WPCC
( Big “T” Helps Make Unique Program A Real Help) |
Morganton News-Herald |
Jun. 28, 1972 |
| Observation Deck Built At WPCC |
Morganton News-Herald |
Aug. 4, 1972 |
Course Accredited Is First In State
(For Medical Office Assistants) |
Morganton News-Herald |
Sep. 26, 1972 |
Youth’s Questions Are Aired At Symposium
(Chamber Of Commerce Sponsors Exchange Of Views) |
Morganton News-Herald |
Oct. 23, 1972 |
| WPCC Arts And Crafts Show Planned Sunday |
Morganton News-Herald |
Nov. 9, 1972 |
| Fire Instructors Course To Be At WPCC |
Morganton News-Herald |
Nov. 10, 1972 |
Macbeth Opener Set At WPCC
(For First Of Six Performances) |
Morganton News-Herald |
Nov. 29, 1972 |
Accreditation Renewed For Western Piedmont
(Approved By Southern Association) |
Morganton News-Herald |
Dec. 14, 1972 |
Legislators Hear Community College Needs
(At Area Meeting At Lenoir) |
Morganton News-Herald |
Jan. 16, 1973 |
WPCC Nursing Grads Pinned At Ceremony
(Special Ceremony At First Baptist Church) |
Morganton News-Herald |
May. 31, 1973 |
| Burnett, Vet Counselor Joins WPCC Staff |
McDowell News |
Sep. 5, 1973 |
| Getting Ready For Sam Ervin Day Telecast |
Morganton News-Herald |
Sep. 7, 1973 |
Western Piedmont to Hold Canoe Races
(Anyone Can Enter) |
Lenoir News-Topic |
Oct. 3, 1973 |
Archaeology Meet is Family Affair
(At Western Piedmont) |
Morganton News-Herald |
Oct. 24, 1973 |
| Pioneers Top UNC-C |
Morganton News-Herald |
Nov. 5, 1973 |
| Hickory Firm Will Design WPCC Unit |
Hickory Daily Record |
June 1974 |
| WPCC Getting $500,000 For New Building |
Morganton News-Herald |
Jun. 24, 1974 |
| WPCC Physicist: World Faces Crisis |
Morganton News-Herald |
Sep. 4, 1974 |
| WPCC Gridders Halt East Carolina Streak |
Morganton News-Herald |
Sep. 30, 1974 |
| College Trains Pistol-Packing Mamas |
Morganton News-Herald |
Oct. 23, 1974 |
| Burke Chamber In Tribute To County’s Favorite Son |
Morganton News-Herald |
Dec. 4, 1974 |
| Guitarist To Play At WPCC |
Morganton News-Herald |
Jan. 30, 1975 |
| Benner: He’s the canoeist’s canoeist |
Morganton News-Herald |
Mar. 11, 1975 |
| 14 new curricula approved at WPCC |
Morganton News-Herald |
Apr. 17, 1975 |
WPCC has a record signup
(In face of budget-cut plan) |
Morganton News-Herald |
June 1975 |
| WPCC will offer farming courses |
Morganton News-Herald |
Sep. 26, 1975 |
| Bids on WPCC building to be accepted Dec. 16 |
Morganton News-Herald |
Nov. 14, 1975 |
| President takes spill in front of President |
Morganton News-Herald |
January 1976 |
| WPCC building plan is under way today |
Morganton News-Herald |
Feb. 24, 1976 |
| Ervin outlines ‘great freedoms’ for Western Piedmont audience |
Morganton News-Herald |
Mar. 29, 1976 |
| WPCC’s nature, exercise trail enters final development stages |
Morganton-News Herald |
May. 24, 1976 |
| WPCC’s Clark surveying Burke Indian sites |
Morganton News-Herald |
Jul. 27, 1976 |
| New building at WPCC |
Morganton News-Herald |
Aug. 30, 1976 |
| Nursing Home Now a Part of WPCC Nurse Training |
Morganton News-Herald |
Nov. 2, 1976 |
