Twenty-two new electrical linemen were all smiles on August 1, as they received their certificates. Forsyth Technical Community College congratulated the 40th class to graduate from the nine-week program at the Northwest Forsyth Center in King, N.C.
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“It’s Like We’re Real Adults Now”: Forsyth Technical Community College Opens Doors
Sam McCart and John Belk beamed with pride while standing next to a welding machine in Forsyth Technical Community College’s Center for Advanced Manufacturing. Sam and John have been married for ten years, but the last year and a half have presented them with a unique opportunity to find their own pathway to prosperity through hard work and the help of Forsyth Technical Community College (FTCC).
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Bringing Back Her Smile
Ask most of the Dental Assisting students at Forsyth Technical Community College why they chose this career field and they will tell you, they want to help people be confident when they smile and talk. For the graduating class this past spring, their goal was to help bring back one patient’s smile.
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UNC Greensboro and Forsyth Tech Announce New Co-Admission Program
Partnership Improves Student Access to Undergraduate Education
UNC Greensboro (UNCG) today announced a new co-admission agreement with Forsyth Technical Community College (FT) to facilitate degree completion and student success by improving access to undergraduate educational resources, university facilities and support systems.
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Forsyth Technical Community College Students Garner National Awards
Fourteen students from Forsyth Tech won awards, including five gold medals, during the SkillsUSA competition in Louisville, Ky., June 25-29, 2018 during the 54th annual National Leadership and Skills Conference (NLSC), a showcase of career and technical education students. Since the SkillsUSA state competition in Greensboro in April, students have been diligently preparing for the national competition and their efforts paid off.
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Duke Energy Makes Donation for Electric Lineman Program at Forsyth Technical Community College
Duke Energy has donated $95,844.00 to support the Electrical Lineman Training Institute at Forsyth Technical Community College by replacing worn equipment and connecting graduates with potential employers across the region and beyond.
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Forsyth Technical Community College Nanotechnology Students Attend National Science Foundation Innovation Challenge
Forsyth Technical Community College Nanotechnology students participated in the The National Science Foundation (NSF), fourth annual Community College Innovation Challenge (CCIC) last week. This is a federally funded program that encourages students to develop skills for innovation and entrepreneurship by developing and presenting science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) solutions to real-world problems.
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Forsyth Technical Community College Awarded National Science Foundation Grant
Forsyth Technical Community College has won a $579,961 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), Division of Undergraduate Education-Advanced Technological Education, to define the workforce skills technicians will need for manufacturing jobs where biomedical devices intersect with tissue engineering. See the grant here.
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Amy Greeson, Founder of Natural Discoveries, Joins the National Center for Biotechnology Workforce as a Laboratory Tenant
Amy Greeson, pharmacist and founder of Natural Discoveries, a drug discovery/novel compound discovery company, has joined The National Center for Biotechnology Workforce (NCBW) as a laboratory tenant.
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Forsyth Technical Community College Nanotechnology Students Selected as Finalists in National Science Foundation Innovation Challenge
The National Science Foundation (NSF), in partnership with the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC), has named a team of Forsyth Tech nanotechnology students one of the 10 finalists in the second annual Community College Innovation Challenge (CCIC). This is a federally funded program that encourages students to develop skills for innovation and entrepreneurship by developing and presenting science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) solutions to real-world problems.
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