WPCC News Archive
WPCC Interpreter Education Students Learn through Service
May 16, 2018 – The Western Piedmont Community College (WPCC) Interpreter Education program prepares students for jobs with educational systems or in a variety of community settings, including work with industry. As part of their curriculum at WPCC,...
WPCC Medical Assistant Student Wins Contest
May 16, 2018 – Monica Castro, a student in Western Piedmont Community College’s (WPCC) Medical Assisting Program, recently won the “Spirit of Medical Assisting T-shirt Contest” at the North Carolina Society of Medical Assistants (NCAMA) Educator’s...
Meritor Supports WPCC Advanced Manufacturing Day
May 25, 2018 – Employees of Meritor in Morganton, N.C. recently presented the Western Piedmont Community Foundation with a check to support Western Piedmont Community College’s 2018 Advanced Manufacturing Day. The event hosted more than 400 11th and 12th...
WPCC is a Family Affair for WPCC Alum
May 15, 2018 - Western Piedmont Community College (WPCC) is a family tradition for WPCC alum Jamie Griffin, a graphic designer with Carolinas Healthcare System Blue Ridge. Griffin met his wife Cindy, of 25 years, in the WPCC cafeteria as they were working...
Cosmetology Students Receive Media Attention for Giving Back
April 26, 2018 - "We love being a part of getting the whole package put together, a smile on their face and pictures that they will have for a lifetime," said Blake Dula, WPCC cosmetology coordinator during a recent interview with WCNC reporter, Rachel...
Enroll Now for Summer at Western Piedmont!
Morganton, NC – Registration for summer classes at Western Piedmont Community College (WPCC) is now open. Summer classes at WPCC offer an excellent opportunity for students to earn credit toward a college degree in a relaxed environment with a lower...
Cosmetology Program to Help Students Get Ready for the Prom
Morganton, N.C. – Faculty and students in Western Piedmont Community College’s cosmetology program have partnered with the Morganton Service League to help students in Burke County get ready for their high school proms. Services including hair styling,...
WPCC Foundation Host Tesla Quartet April 10
Morganton, N.C. – The Western Piedmont Foundation (WPF) will host the Tesla Quartet, resident quartet with the Western Piedmont Symphony, for a free performance open to the public on Tuesday, April 10th at 7 p.m. in Leviton Auditorium located in Moore Hall...
WPCC Alum Finds Her Way to A New Career
Beginning college mid-life isn’t the typical path taken by most students, but that was the unlikely route Kay Smith found herself on. At the age of 42, Smith’s job was outsourced and sent overseas. The years of production sewing had been good to her financially, but she was ready for a change and seized the opportunity to go to college through the Trade Adjustment Assistance program, which paid for her two-year degree in full.
WPCC Announces President’s & Dean’s Lists for Fall, 2017
Western Piedmont Community College’s Dean of Student Services, Susan Williams, has released the Fall 2017 President’s List of 143 students, and a Dean’s List of 416 students.