Wilkes Community College
Presents New and Expanded
Web Site
By Sandy Sheets
According to President Gordon G. Bums, Wilkes Com
munity College, on August 15, began sending house
holds and businesses around the world a wealth of infor
mation including the college catalog, an interactive
campus map, a searchable database of all personnel,
current degree program requirements, campus news re
leases, and much, much more. However, the college is
not worried about a large postage bill. Why? It’s simple.
The information is being made available via the Internet
at the College's Web Site on the World Wide Web.
The College's new Web Site was designed and is main
tained by Webmaster Jim Barrow, WCC's Economics
instructor who also now has administrative and techni
cal responsibility for the College's web presence. The
site makes information about every aspect of the college
available to anyone with access to a computer and an
Internet connection.
By visiting Wilkes Community College's cyberspace
home at www.wilkes.cc.nc.us, one can become ac
quainted with the college’s entire 141 acre main cam
pus, as well as travel 35 miles to the sites of the Ashe
and Alleghany Campuses. Prospective and current stu
dents visiting the site will be informed about every as
pect of WCC activities and opportunities, see a map of
the campus, have access to information about each cur
riculum program and learn about continuing education
courses, financial aid, and student support services.
Visitors can see what is happening in the campus’s
269,000 square feet of classroom, laboratory and office
space, without leaving their chairs. The Web Site pro
vides information on everything from course availabil
ity for every program to hours that the college bookstore
is open. One can examine the college catalog, learn
about a particular instructor, complete an admission ap
plication, and review college-related newspaper articles
and events, all from the comfort of home or office.
At the College's site one will also find WCC's Virtual
Campus. The Virtual Campus is in effect a "college
without walls," where students can do course work on
line without the restrictions imposed by the traditional
classroom experience. Students may enroll in an avail
able course, complete the course requirements and as
signments, take examinations, and finish the course
without ever physically coming on campus.
A visitor to the site can also become acquainted with
college personnel, including access to biographical in
formation on the trustees, instructors and staff By go
ing to the online library, one can view the list of books
and media available to students or conduct research on a
subject of choice. Site visitors may meet students, past
and present, by visiting the alumni page. The site en
ables one to check out college events and student activi
ties, as well as learn about WCC's athletic programs and
opportunities.
The John A. Walker Center pages of the site give com
plete information on upcoming events, seating and tick
ets. By linking to the MerleFest section, visitors have
access to a wealth of information about this world fa
mous Americana music festival, held each spring on
WCC's campus. Information includes MerleFest '99 per
formers, stage performance schedules, festival history, a
map of the festival’s site and the capability to purchase
advance tickets.
In summation, if it’s happening at Wilkes Community
College, you can get the details at the college’s Web
Site. The site is continuously updated so that the infor
mation is always current and relevant. Visit the WCC
web site at www.wilkes.cc.nc.us and find out what’s
happening at Wilkes Community College, where our
campus is now the world.
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