Forsyth Technical Community College

• 67 Associate in Applied Science Degrees
• 20 College Transfer Degrees; Associate in Arts, Associate in Science
• 35 Diplomas
• 67 Certificates
• 14 Programs available entirely online

Number of Credit Students Served: 11,322

Number of Graduates: 1,051 (698 Associate Degrees, 164 Diplomas and 319 Certificates totaling 1,181 credentials)

Demographics

• African-American...25%
• American-Indian...0.5%
• Asian...1.3%
• Caucasian...66.5%
• Hispanic...3.9%
• Other...2.8%
• Average age: 28
• Female: 64%, Male: 36%
• Employed, at least part-time: 66% 
• From Forsyth County: 70%, From Stokes County: 9%, Other: 21% 
• Students enrolled full-time: 42% 
• Students enrolled part-time: 58% 
• Students receiving financial aid: 41% 

Number of Corporate and Continuing Education Students Served:

• Duplicated: 59,244
• Unduplicated: 31,770

• 10% Average Enrollment Growth per year
• Largest Health Technology program of any community college in North Carolina
• Largest Biotechnology degree program of any community college in North Carolina
• Richard Childress Race Car Technology Program oldest and largest Race Car Technology program of any community college in North Carolina
• Leading institution in the North Carolina Motorsports Training Initiative
• Only degreed community college Nanotechnology Program in the southeast

• Business and Industry Training
• CareersNow! A Pathway to Your Future
• Computer Technology
• Customized and Corporate Training
• Distance Learning Opportunities - Online Classes
• Educational Career Center/Joblink
• Health, Fire, Rescue and Emergency Service Operations
• International Center
• Industrial Technology
• JobsNOW "12 in 6"
• Literacy Education and ESL
• Personal Development
• Professional Development
• Small Business Center - Entrepreneurial Training & Counseling Services
• Vocational and Technical Programs

• Main Campus on Silas Creek Parkway - 14 Buildings: 488,710 sq. feet
• West Campus on Bolton Street: 78,490 sq. feet
• Other Locations
  • 4th Street Small Business Center - Chamber Building, 601 West 4th Street, Winston-Salem, NC: 3,644 sq. feet
  • International Center of Forsyth Tech - Forsyth County Public Library, 660 West 5th Street, Winston-Salem, NC: 2,200 sq. feet
  • Grady P. Swisher Center - 1251 Dudley Products Boulevard, Kernersville, NC: 41,000 sq. feet
  • Northwest Forsyth Center - 311 Big Oaks Drive, King, NC: 40,000 sq. feet
  • Stokes County Center - 1012 Main Street, Danbury NC: 2,350 sq. feet
  • Mazie S. Woodruff Center - 4905 Lansing Drive, Winston-Salem, NC: 41,000 sq. feet
  • New Transportation Technology Center - 4253 North Patterson Avenue, Winston-Salem, NC (Opening 2011): 100,000 sq. feet
  • Renovated Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools Administration Offices/Career Center – 1605 Miller Street, Winston-Salem, NC (Opening 2013): 300,000 sq. feet
•  Total Space: 1,097,394 sq. feet

• Library Collection of more than 42,000 books, 20,000 e-books, 239 periodical subscriptions, and more than 500 online periodical resources.
• Learning Center features tutoring services, online tutoring and computer lab.
• Mechtild/Montgomery Language Lab contains 20 computers for access to the Rosetta Stone software. The lab is available to all staff, students and alumni.
• Cooperative (Co-op) Education program allows Forsyth Tech students to integrate classroom study with supervised, work-related learning in an actual work environment. Businesses, government, and public and private agencies host qualified workers, allowing them to benefit not only from the student worker's contribution to overall productivity, but by having early access to students who will be entering the workforce.
• Distance Learning Courses deliver instructional content to learners across distance and time through the use of technology. Various program courses are delivered by interactive televideo, interactive Webconference, on-line or hybrid (partially via the internet and partially on campus.)

Monday through Friday: 8 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.
Saturday: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (except during the summer)

• James A. Rousseau II Minority Male Mentoring Program provides an opportunity for minority male students to discuss issues and concerns with mentors and professionals; enhance their communication skills, self-discipline, motivation, and self-concept; develop their job-seeking skills; and increase their practical knowledge of budgeting, investments, savings and financial planning.
• Montgomery Tucker Fund awards grants from the fund to faculty to further their education/professional development. Inspired by the dedication of Forsyth Tech's faculty members, Mrs. Mary Tucker endowed the Montgomery Tucker Faculty Development Fund.
• Shugart Women's Center at Forsyth Tech promotes the educational, personal and professional development of women attending Forsyth Tech by providing advocacy, referrals, information and resources to assist in achieving postive outcomes.
• Thomas H. Davis iTEC Center provides computer training for employees at local companies and teachers in Forsyth and Stokes Counties as well as surrounding counties. It also provides computer training for students and parents. The program utilizes not only instructors at Forsyth Tech, but initiated a "Loaned Tech" program using technical employees from local companies as part-time instructors.
• William Henry Moser Family Paralegal Program has a dedicated classroom renovated to use state-of-the-art computers and technology needed in this profession. The program was endowed by the generosity of William and Hilda Moser.

2100 Silas Creek Parkway, Winston-Salem, NC 27103-5197
336.723.0371
Linea en Español: 336.734.7742
www.forsythtech.edu

Available data as of April 23, 2010: Forsyth Technical Community College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award associate degrees, diplomas and certificates. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Forsyth Technical Community College.