Category: Arts, Science & Education
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Davidson-Davie Begins Academic Year, Launches New Teacher Licensure Program
Davidson-Davie Begins Academic Year, Launches New Teacher Licensure Program Sustainable agriculture, fire protection, health information technology also now enrolling August 21, 2023 – With the first week of classes in the books, the semester is fully underway for over 3,500 Davidson-Davie students taking curriculum classes this fall. The college’s enrollment has continued to rise as…
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Davidson-Davie Partners with Gardner-Webb to Offer Human Services, Business and Accounting Transfer Opportunities
Davidson-Davie partners with Gardner-Webb to offer human services, business and accounting transfer opportunities September 10, 2021 – Davidson-Davie Community College and Gardner-Webb University signed agreements to give Davidson-Davie students yet another way to advance their education by seamless transfer to Gardner-Webb, a private, four-year Christian school located in Boiling Springs, west of Charlotte. The agreements…
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NC Education Leaders Address Increasing Statewide Teacher Pipeline
Articulation agreement creates a new pathway from community colleges to UNC Original article by NC Community Colleges August 23, 2021 – North Carolina education leaders signed an agreement Monday to address the critical teacher shortage in the state. President Thomas Stith of the North Carolina Community College System and President Peter Hans of the University of North Carolina…
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Davidson-Davie Partners with Lees-McRae to Offer Seamless Transfer, Scholarship Opportunities
Davidson-Davie Partners with Lees-McRae to Offer Seamless Transfer, Scholarship Opportunities April 15, 2021 –Davidson-Davie Community College is giving its students yet another way to advance their education by transfer to Lees-McRae College, a four-year school located in Banner Elk, North Carolina. The agreement was formalized in a signing ceremony that included both colleges’ presidents on…
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DCCC Congratulates Vice President Named to Top Post at Isothermal Community College
December 14, 2020 – Dr. Margaret H. Annunziata, vice president for academic affairs at Davidson County Community College, was named president of Isothermal Community College in western North Carolina after approval by the State Board of Community Colleges last week. She will assume her new role on Feb.1, 2021. “For us here at DCCC, this is…
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New transfer pathways offered for future educators
June 22, 2020 – Davidson County Community College will offer two new programs for students interested in pursuing careers in teaching education effective Fall 2020. DCCC is currently enrolling for both the Associate in Arts and Associate in Science in Teacher Preparation. These degrees offer a seamless pathway to any state university to earn a Bachelor’s degree…
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DCCC student reaches long-sought diploma with new state program
September 16, 2019 – At 17 years-old, Zach Frye learned he and his girlfriend were expecting a baby. In order to provide for his new family, he dropped out of high school and put his education on the back burner. In spite of his obstacles, however, he has reached a long-fought personal achievement. Zach Frye…
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DCCC faculty, students publish research in their fields
August 5, 2019 – Across the nation, the winds have shifted for universities and colleges. Four-year universities used to be powerhouses for research and breakthrough innovation in nearly every academic discipline imaginable. And yet, community college faculty have begun to enter the formerly exclusive camps of their colleagues at these large, four-year institutions. Over the…
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DCCC announces transfer agreement for Zoo & Aquarium Science students with WSSU
July 2, 2019 – Two new transfer agreements will create opportunities for Davidson County Community College graduates to pursue a bachelor’s degree from Winston-Salem State University (WSSU). The 2+2 agreements will create a streamlined path for graduates of DCCC’s Zoo & Aquarium Science program to enter WSSU with junior status – 60 or more credit…
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DCCC faculty member travels to Russia on Fulbright grant
May 29, 2019 – Davidson County Community College and Russia’s cultural capital of Saint Petersburg stand 4,733 miles apart. Physical distance seems to dwarf in comparison to the long, complex history of cold war and current political tension between the two nations. Despite this distance and difference, one DCCC faculty member ventured beyond the once-iron…