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August 2006
WCC Earns Superior
Status from State Board
Wilkes Community Colleges
“Superior Rating” was issued by the North
Carolina State Board of Community Colleges
Critical Success Factors Report.
"The hard work and dedication of
the people of the college make these results and
successes possible," says WCC President Dr.
Gordon Burns.'I’m extremely proud of them
and this recognition.”
A “Superior Rating” allows the
college to carry-over unspent state budge
balances up to 1 2/3% and makes the college
eligible to receive a portion of end of year
system-wide fond balances.
In addition to the financial
implications, the rating serves as proof that the
college is fulfilling its mission, having a positive
impact on the community and reaffirming that
the college is delivering quality educational
First mandated by the NC General
Assembly in 1989, the Critical Success
Factors Report has evolved into the major
accountability document for the North
Carolina Community College System. Twelve
performance measures for accountability,
adopted by the state board in 1999, are
See Superior Status For WCC
on page 2
BACK TO SCHOOL EDITION
Volume 37- Issue 1
WCC Makes An "A"
On Tlie Biggest
Test of All!
Many WCC faculty and
staff members have played
an important role in the
reaffirmation process. Dr.
Dean Sprinkle, who led
the reaffirmation process,
has provided exemplary
leadership college-wide.
V
ilkes Community College received the news on Thursday,
June 22 that the college had received reaffirmation of
accreditation from The Commission on Colleges of the
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
The Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of
Colleges and Schools is the regional body for the accreditation of higher
education institutions in the southern states and Latin America that award
associate, baccalaureate, masters or doctoral degrees.
Accreditation by the Commission on Colleges signifies that
an institution has a purpose appropriate to higher education and has
resources, programs and services sufficient to accomplish and sustain
that purpose. Accreditation indicates that an institution maintains clearly
specified educational objectives that are consistent with its mission and
appropriate to the degrees it offers and that it is successful in achieving its
stated objectives.
The accreditation process occurs every 10 years and involves a
collective analysis and judgment by an institutions internal constituencies,
an informed review by peers external to the institution and a reasoned
decision by the elected members of the Commission on Colleges. The
current reaffirmation process was initiated in January of 2004.
See A + Grade For WCC on page 2
COMMUNrTY
COLLEGE
Strong Designs by WCC Graphic Students I^^^WR^T^NSIDE
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The cover of the WCC Fall 2006
Tabloid was designed by second-year graphics
student Adam Minton who has also been
assisting with produCTion of a new WCC
promotional video.
Graphic Design 1 students were
given a class projert to design a cover for the
fall tabloid with an eye-catching and engaging
Fall Tabloid designed by Adam Mitton
image. Students used photos, artwork or a
combination for imagery and were allowed to
use colors and fonts of their choosing. The only
criteria given to the students were to use the
established WCC logo and follow printing rules
set up on the tabloid template.
Once the projects were complete, the
WCC Marketing Committee gathered to select
See Tabloid Designers on page 2
Student Support Services pg. 3
Clubi pg. 5
Sports pg. 10
Certified Landscaping Technician Test....pg. 12
Student Activities for Ashe Center. pg. 13
Student Activities for Alleghany Center...pg, 14
Smoking Atvareness...., pg. 15
Dealing With School Stress pg. 15