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Forsyth Technical Community College

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School Notes:

• Forsyth Tech's first classes began in the fall of 1960. Automotive mechanics, machine shop, electronics, and practical nursing were among the first course offerings at the new Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Industrial Education Center, Forsyth Tech's first name. In 1989, the College Transfer Program began which allowed the College to serve an even wider portion of the community. Forsyth Tech continues to look at training needs for the future. Forsyth Tech is currently a regional Cisco training academy and with the addition of the Thomas H. Davis iTEC (information technology education) Center, Forsyth Tech is providing a broad spectrum of technology training to the Northwest Piedmont utilizing traditional classroom and online courses to provide diverse technology training.
• Forsyth Tech is located in Winston-Salem North Carolina, part of the Piedmont Triad and serves Forsyth and Stokes Counties. Forsyth Tech is one of the largest community colleges in North Carolina and serves a large and growing segment of the population seeking to acquire career-oriented education to become more qualified and marketable in today's increasingly demanding workplace environment. Forsyth Tech has eight convenient locations and classes are offered on site in traditional classroom settings and through distance learning site options such as online, Telecourses, or interactive TV courses.
• The college offers 184 programs of study that lead to an associate's degree, certificate or diploma in a variety of fields, including healthcare, engineering technologies, business and office technologies, criminal justice, automotive repair, logistics management and biotechnology. Many students begin at Forsyth Tech and then continue on to a four-year college or university.
• Through our Corporate and Continuing Education Division, the college offers non-credit classes including computer training, yoga, foreign languages and basic landscaping. We also offer customized training for employers as well as services for entrepreneurs through the Forsyth Tech Small Business Center.
• Forsyth Tech is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the associate degree. The Associate Degree Nursing curriculum and Practical Nursing curriculum are approved by the North Carolina State Board of Nursing. Respiratory Care and Medical Sonography are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP). Radiography and Radiation Therapy are accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT). The Nuclear Medicine curriculum is accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Educational Programs in Nuclear Medicine Technology (JRCNMT).
• Profile last updated: 10/05/2009.

In the News:

• Business Calendar (Winston-Salem Journal)
  posted on November 15, 2009 at 05:00:00 am
  â–  The networking referral groups of the Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce will meet at the following times this week. Call Lisa Folger at 728-9245 or e-mail lfolger
• Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College in Asheville names five candidates for president (Asheville Citizen-Times)
  posted on November 11, 2009 at 01:49:03 am
  ASHEVILLE — A former program director at A-B Tech and the current president of Haywood Community College are among five finalists vying to be A-B Tech's next president, college officials announced Monday.
• Community Milestones (Winston-Salem Journal)
  posted on November 9, 2009 at 05:00:03 am
  Community Milestones
• Miller: Canton driver drags points lead to March (Peoria Journal Star)
  posted on October 28, 2009 at 10:29:22 pm
  Until at least mid-March, Canton resident Alex Hossler will hold the points lead in the American Drag Racing League’s Pro Extreme class. “I’ve never been the points leader of anything, so that was pretty cool,” said Hossler, who holds that lofty spot by virtue of winning ADRL World Finals in Ennis, Texas, last weekend. The ADRL’s 2010 points season began at that race. So until the series next ...
• Talladega II: Clint Bowyer preview (Motorsport.com)
  posted on October 28, 2009 at 01:49:28 am
  * This Week's BB&T Chevrolet at Talladega Superspeedway ... Clint Bowyer will pilot Chassis No. 260 from Richard Childress Racing's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stable. Built new for 2008, Mike Wallace piloted this Chevrolet to a 30th-place finish at Talladega Superspeedway last October.

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