Forty-four Forsyth Tech students won awards at the 54th Annual SkillsUSA State Leadership and Skills Conference on April 10 in Greensboro. These students will compete at the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference in Louisville, Kentucky June 24-28th.
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Forsyth Technical Community College Wins Outstanding Pre-Apprenticeship Program from ApprenticeshipNC
Forsyth Tech’s Electrical Lineman Academy was named the Outstanding Pre-Apprenticeship Program in the state at the 2019 ApprenticeshipNC Conference banquet on April 11 in Wilmington, N.C. Sponsored by the North Carolina Community College System, ApprenticeshipNC ensures North Carolina has an innovative, relevant, effective, and efficient workforce development system that develops adaptable, work ready, skilled talent to meet the current and future needs of workers and businesses to achieve and sustain economic prosperity.
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Forsyth Technical Community College Announces Push to Increase Use of Governor’s Finish Line Grants to Help Students with Financial Challenges
Frequently, it’s not academic pressure which prevents students from completing their education, it’s the unexpected financial crisis that keeps students from reaching their goals.
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North Carolina Small Business Center Network Celebrates National Small Business Week
The North Carolina Community College Small Business Center Network (SBCN) encourages you to celebrate your local Small Businesses during National Small Business Week May 5 – 11, 2019, #DreamSmallBiz.
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From student to president: Meet Forsyth Tech’s Janet Spriggs
Dr. Janet Spriggs was named president of Forsyth Technical Community College on Oct. 19, 2018. Spriggs was serving as the Chief Operating Officer of Rowan-Cabarrus Community College at the time of her selection. She is replacing Dr. Gary Green, who served as president from 2001 until his retirement. The announcement of her selection came 10 days after Bloomberg declared Forsyth Tech “an exemplar of what a community college ought to be.”
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In the Spotlight: Forsyth Tech’s Torry Reynolds

Torry Reynolds, dean of the math, science, and technologies division at Forsyth Technical Community College.
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How Forsyth Tech’s Launch Challenge Helped Bring a Salt Cave to Winston-Salem
When visitors step inside Himalayan Hideaway, Winston-Salem’s only salt cave, Chrissy Klunder, owner, hopes guests will feel like they’ve been transported to a courtyard in Nepal. The environment, which Klunder describes as a wellness zone and relaxation station, features a cozy ambiance with an eclectic décor of salt lamps, plants, and an assortment of Nepalese art and antiques.
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Encouraging Entrepreneurial Spirit
By Allan Younger, director, Small Business Center, Forsyth Technical Community College, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Featured in the magazine of the National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship
Six entrepreneurs are one step closer to achieving their dream as a result of funds awarded from the Small Business Launch Challenge at Forsyth Technical Community College in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Now in business are a costume designer, speech consultant, athletic trainer, and three culinary entrepreneurs.
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‘Aggie Plus’ is N.C. A&T’S New Transfer Program for Forsyth Tech Students
N.C. A&T and Forsyth Tech have signed a deal that could make it easier to transfer from the Winston-Salem community college to the Greensboro university.
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The Winston-Salem Journal’s Annual Readers’ Choice Awards
See the winner for Continuing Education and finalist for Colleges and Universities….on page 12 of the special section: