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WCC Students Are Now Exempt From
Testing Based On SAT Scores
By: Sandy Sheets
In order to make every effort to see
that students are successful in their
chosen course of study, Wilkes Com
munity College requires that all de
gree, diploma and certificate seeking
applicants whose program of study
requires a reading, English or mathe
matics course take a battery of place
ment tests prior to enrolling. There are now exemptions to
this policy which allow students to enroll without taking all
or part of the series of placement tests.
1. Applicants transferring to Wilkes Community College
from another institution who have successfully com
pleted a transferable freshman English, reading, or
mathematics course will be exempt from the placement
test for that particular subject area.
'2. Applicants who have earned an associate degree or
higher from an accredited institution are exempted from
placement testing at Wilkes Community College.
3. Students who have a verbal score of 475 on the SAT or
19 on the ACT are exempt from the English section of
the placement test at Wilkes Community College.
4. Students who have a math score of 475 on the SAT or
19 on the ACT are exempt from the math section of the
placement test at Wilkes Community College.
5. Students who have a reading score of 19 on ACT are
exempt from the reading section of the placement test at
Wilkes Community College.
No exemptions from placement testing apply to nursing,
dental assisting, or speech-language pathology assistant ap
plicants. Dental hygiene applicants who are completing gen
eral studies courses at Wilkes Community College and plan
to complete their degree at Catawba Valley Community Col
lege and Technical Institute (CVCC) must complete the
placements tests required by CVCC.
Students requiring special testing accommodations due to a
disability should notify the WCC Student Services Office to
request appropriate accommodations be made. This request
should be made at least ten working days prior to the testing
session. Anyone having questions about
placement testing and enrollment at Wilkes
Community College should call Larry
Caudill at 336-838-6138 or visit the college’s
web site at www.wilkes.cc.nc.us.
WCC STUDENTS RECEIVED
NC COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM
ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AWARDS
By: Sandy Sheets
At the North Carolina Community College System Aca
demic Excellence Awards Program held in Raleigh on May
18, 1999, Wilkes Community College students Tina Taylor
of McGrady and James Lentz of North Wilkesboro were
named among the recipients of this year’s North Carolina
Community College System Academic Excellence Award.
Only two students from each of the state’s fifty-nine commu
nity college institutions are chosen annually for this honor.
The Academic Excellence Awards recognize and encourage
scholarship among the more than 710,000 students of the
North Carolina Community College System.
The Wilkes Community College students were
selected by college president Gordon Bums
based on their outstanding achievements and
leadership at Wilkes. The lead instructors in
their programs of study nominated Taylor and
Lentz for the award.
Ms. Taylor is enrolled in the college’s Associate Degree
Nursing program and has maintained a grade point average
of 3.49. She has been active in establishing a new scholar
ship for WCC nursing students in conjunction with the
Health Foundation and the nursing class in memory of the
late Ben Abemethy. She volunteers as a tutor for the first
year nursing students.
Mr. Lentz is a student in the Associate in Science In
formation Systems/Programming program with a
grade point average of 3.72. He is president of
WCC’s student chapter of AITP and is a member
of the Student Govemment Association. Fall se
mester, he received the WCC Outstanding Leader
ship award.
In presenting the awards, North Carolina Govemor James B.
Hunt, Jr. stated, “As Govemor, I want to congratulate each
of you on receiving the Academic Excellence Award from
the North Carolina Community College System. The Aca
demic Excellence Award is indeed a high
honor that is bestowed upon a select few. You
and your family, friends, and instructors
should feel proud of this momentous occa- |5Uc
sion.”
Leaders from across the state attended the ceremony with
colleges hosting members of the General Assembly from
their communities along with school officials, friends and
families. Dr. Edward H. Wilson, Jr., President of the North
Carolina Association of Community College Presidents,
made the award presentation. In presenting the awards. Dr.
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