Forsyth Technical Community College

Forsyth Technical Community College provides students with exceptional technical education and training as well as college transfer, adult basic education, and continuing and corporate education programs to develop a globally competitive workforce. The college responds to student, employer and community needs with innovative, flexible programs and service delivery.

• 67 Associate in Applied Science Degrees
• 20 College Transfer Degrees; Associate in Arts, Science or General Education
• 37 Diplomas
• 70 Certificates
• 25 Programs available entirely online

Number of Credit Students Served: 12,873

Number of Graduates: 1,414 (806 Associate Degrees, 199 Diplomas and 409 Certificates totaling 1,414 credentials)

Demographics

• African-American...26.9%
• American-Indian...0.5%
• Asian...1.2%
• Caucasian...62.9%
• Hispanic...4.9%
• Other...3.6%
• Average age: 28
• Female: 61%, Male: 39%
• Employed, at least part-time: 52% 
• From Forsyth County: 70%, From Stokes County: 9%, Other: 22% 
• Students enrolled full-time: 51% 
• Students enrolled part-time: 49% 
• Students receiving financial aid: 53% 

Number of Economic & Workforce Development Students Served:

• Duplicated: 66,721
• Unduplicated: 25,263

• 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 North Carolina
• 9th lowest net price for attendance of all 2-year public colleges in the U.S. (U. S. Department of Education ranking)
• Recognition of North Carolina Community College System Exceptional Institutional Performance rating for 2009-2010 and 2010-2011

• Business and Industry Training
• 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 Occupational Training
• Literacy Education and ESL
• Personal Enrichment
• Professional Development
• Small Business Center – Entrepreneurial Training & Counseling Services
• Vocational and Technical Programs

• Main Campus – 2100 Silas Creek Parkway, Winston-Salem, NC 27103 (14 Buildings): 508,463 sq. feet
• West Campus – 1300 Bolton Street, Winston-Salem, NC: 78,490 sq. feet
• Forsyth Tech Stokes County Center – 1165 Dodgetown Road, Walnut Cove, NC: 918 sq. feet
• International Center of Forsyth Tech – Forsyth County Public Library, 660 West 5th Street, Winston-Salem, NC: 2,200 sq. feet
• Northwest Forsyth Center – 3111 Big Oaks Drive, King, NC: 58,311 sq. feet
• Renovated Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools Administration Offices/Career Center – 1605 Miller Street, Winston-Salem, NC (Opening 2013): 304,000 sq. feet
• Small Business Center – Chamber Building, 601 West 4th Street, Winston-Salem, NC: 3,644 sq. feet
• Stokes County Center – 1012 Main Street, Danbury, NC: 12,033 sq. feet
• Grady P. Swisher Center – 1251 Dudley Products Boulevard, Kernersville, NC: 40,436 sq. feet
• Transportation Technology Center – 4253 North Patterson Avenue, Winston-Salem, NC (Opening January 2012): 122,500 sq. feet
• Mazie S. Woodruff Center – 4905 Lansing Drive, Winston-Salem, NC: 40,436 sq. feet
• Total Space: 1,171,431 sq. feet

• Library Collection of more than 46,000 books, 25,000 e-books, 239 periodical subscriptions, and more than 18,000 online periodical resources.
• Learning Center features tutoring services, academic testing make-up, and computer labs.
• Mechtild Montgomery Language Lab contains 20 computers for access to 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 Web conference, online or hybrid (partially via the internet and partially on campus.)

• Total Budget: $98,423,151
• Full-time employees: 467
• Part-time employees: 994

• Blynn Holocaust Collection
• Richard Childress Race Car Technology Program
• Robert F. Joyce School of Justice
• Len B. Preslar, Jr. School of Allied Health
• Paul M. Wiles School of Nursing

• Dorothy L. Lougee Nursing Assistant Program
• 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 August 23, 2011: 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.

The Commission can be contacted to file a third-party comment during the time of the College’s decennial review or to file a complaint if there is evidence appearing to support the College’s non-compliance with a requirement or standard. All other inquiries about the College should be addressed directly to the College.