WPCC News Archive
Small Business Center Class Schedule for October, 2015
Small Business Center Class Offerings for Business Owners Morganton, N.C. –Western Piedmont Community College’s (WPCC) Small Business Center (SBC) will offer several classes in October designed for entrepreneurs who own small business or are thinking about starting a...
New WPCC Trustees Inducted
Western Piedmont Community College (WPCC) recently inducted R. Scott Mulwee (shown second from left) and William E. Lennon (shown second from right) as new appointments to the WPCC Board of Trustees. Mabel H. Lowman, Burke County clerk of superior court presided over...
WPCC Success Story Finds Her Way to NC State Engineering Program
Morganton, N.C. – Roberta Cassar recently moved to Raleigh, N.C. to pursue an undergraduate degree in chemical engineering at North Carolina State University. Though she has lived in several places in her young life including Italy, New Jersey, Texas, and California,...
Small Business Center Free Classes for Business Owners in September
Sept. 1, 2015 Morganton, N.C. –Western Piedmont Community College’s (WPCC) Small Business Center (SBC) will offer several classes in September designed for entrepreneurs who own small business or are thinking about starting a business. The classes are free of charge...
Student Finds His Way to UNC Through WPCC
Griffin McKesson has a plan. This fall, he heads east to fulfill his goal of earning a bachelor’s degree in Communication. But his future was not always so clear. In fact, it was only a few years ago that he graduated from high school unsure of his next steps. Growing...
WPCC Faculty Member Earns Second Place in State Competition
Mark Poteat, department head of the visual and performing arts program at Western Piedmont Community College (WPCC) was recently awarded second place in “Carolina’s Got Art, The Salon Show,” an arts exhibition and competition held at the Elder Gallery located in...
WPCC Honors Judge Sitton for Decades of Service
Capping nearly 40 years as an influential member of the Western Piedmont Community College Board of Trustees, Claude Sitton was recognized recently during a meeting of the trustees on the College’s campus. First appointed to the WPCC Board of Trustees in 1977 by NC...
Western Piedmont Names Tonya L. Coates Alumnus of the Year
Each year, Western Piedmont Foundation recognizes an Alumnus who has given unselfishly of his or her time and talents to advance the mission and goals of Western Piedmont Community College (WPCC) and the local community. Tonya L. Coates was recently named the 2015...
WPCC Names Excellence in Teaching Award Recipient
Each year, Western Piedmont Foundation honors a member of Western Piedmont Community College’s (WPCC) full-time curriculum faculty, nominated by his or her own peers and students, for dedication to the teaching profession. Selection criteria recognize extraordinary...
WPCC’S Douglas Barr: College Gave Me More Than I Thought Possible
“Too cool for school” is the way recent Western Piedmont Community College (WPCC) graduate Douglas Barr described his life philosophy at the age of 18. Intent on joining the military at that time, Douglas completed his General Education Degree (GED) from WPCC only...