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As a public, two-year, "open door" institution, Wilkes Community College is committed to providing comprehensive education and educational support services for people in Wilkes, Ashe, and Alleghany counties and beyond. As a member of the North Carolina Community College System, the college seeks to enhance intellectual, economic, cultural, and social development through a variety of means, by providing quality education, training and retraining for the workforce, including basic skills education, occupational, technical, and pre-baccalaureate programs; support for economic development through services to business and industry, both public and private; and a variety of services and cultural activities that improve the quality of life.
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| County |
Wilkes County, NC |
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| Title IV Eligible |
Yes |
Yes |
| Carnegie Classification |
Associate of Arts Colleges |
Associate of Arts Colleges |
| Institution Level |
At least 2 yrs but < 4 yrs |
At least 2 yrs but < 4 yrs |
| Institution Control |
Public |
Public |
| Full-Time Undergraduate |
1,345 students |
999 students |
| Part-Time Undergraduate |
1,272 students |
1,410 students |
| Total Enrollment |
2,617 students |
2,175 students |
| % Students Receiving Some Financial Aid |
62% |
78% |
| % Students Receiving Federal Grants |
51% |
47% |
| Avg. Amount Of Federal Grants Received |
$2,738 |
$2,810 |
| % Students Receiving State/Local Grants |
16% |
28% |
| Avg. Amount Of State/Local Grants Received |
$942 |
$1,211 |
| % Students Receiving Institutional Grants |
16% |
11% |
| Avg. Amount Of Institutional Grants Received |
$1,161 |
$1,117 |
| % Students Receiving Loans |
4% |
37% |
| Avg. Amount Of Loan Received |
$4,974 |
$3,048 |
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- Wilson Technical Community College is a dynamic member of the over 1,100 community colleges serving the United States and proud to be one of the 58 community colleges serving the State of North Carolina.
- In 1963, the North Carolina General Assembly passed the Community College Act creating a system of comprehensive community colleges and technical institutes. In September 1964, the people of Wilkes County approved the establishment of a community college through a bond vote for construction of facilities and a tax authorization for the operation of the college. Wilkes Community College was approved by the State Board of Education on October 1, 1964.
- Thompson, Hayes, and Lovette Halls, the first buildings on the Wilkes County campus on Collegiate Drive in Wilkesboro, were occupied on April 1, 1969. Since then, the college has expanded with more buildings for classrooms and offices. These, in addition to the John A. Walker Community Center, completed in 1984 and serving as a convention center and an entertainment complex; the Beacon Building, purchased in 1994; and the WCC Student and Learning Resources Center, completed in 1998, make up the current eleven buildings and 150.7 acres of the Wilkes campus. The beauty of the campus landscape and gardens was affirmed in 1987 by being selected for the National Register of Public Gardens. The college also has an Alleghany County center in Sparta and an Ashe County center in Jefferson.
- The college offers Associate Degrees Leading to Transfer to senior institutions, Associate in Applied Science Degrees, Diplomas, and Certificates leading to employment and non-credit (Continuing Education) programs leading to employment.
- Wilkes Community College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award associate degrees, diplomas, and certificates.
- Profile last updated:02/23/2008.
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