Gaston’s most recent Study Abroad trip in May 2024 took students to Switzerland, and it included a day trip to visit the plant of one our current apprenticeship partners in St. Niklaus. Originally based in Zurich and started in 1910, Bosch, the electrical engineering and precision mechanics company, opened its Scintilla building in St. Niklaus […]
When Gastonia’s Chagan Friday first attended Â鶹ÊÓƵ in 2014, he wasn’t sure what he wanted for a career, and so he left school for 4 ½ years. A few years ago, Friday noticed athletics was making a return to Â鶹ÊÓƵ, and along with that, the College was adding a new Sports Media Technology […]
Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Learning Resources Department is launching a Learning Resources Passport Program for students this Fall. From attending workshops or tutoring sessions to getting a library card and more, students can earn stamps throughout the Learning Resources Department in order to win a button and be entered into a drawing to win prizes. This program […]
Â鶹ÊÓƵ students and members of the local community are invited to attend the 2024 Â鶹ÊÓƵ Health Fair on Thursday, April 18, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The mission of this free event, sponsored by the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Health & Wellness Committee, is to educate the College’s student body and community members about […]
February is Career and Technical Education Appreciation Month and on February 23 Lincoln County Schools superintendent Dr. Aaron Allen met with Joanne Matz, Dean of Lincoln County Partnerships, and Dr. Jennifer Nichols, VP for Educational Partnerships, on the Lincoln campus of Â鶹ÊÓƵ to celebrate the partnership between Lincoln County Schools and Gaston and discuss […]
Two teams from Gaston represented the College for two awards at the Bellwether College Consortium’s annual Community College Futures Assembly in San Antonio, Texas, on February 25 to 27. The consortium is a group of award-winning colleges charged with addressing critical issues facing community colleges, with concentration on workforce development, instructional programs and services, and […]
A career fair at Â鶹ÊÓƵ on Wednesday, March 20, gives job seekers the opportunity to meet representatives from over 70 regional businesses. The free event, open to all past and current Â鶹ÊÓƵ students and to the community, takes place in the Myers Center Auditorium on the Dallas campus from 9 a.m. until 1 […]
In observance of Black History Month, the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Multicultural Affairs Committee (M.A.C.) presented an appearance by educator, actor, writer and social activist Rob Jones. Jones is the executive director of Dialogues on Diversity, a theater company that focuses on social justice and diversity awareness. The event was held from noon to 1 p.m. on […]
WSGE 91.7 FM, Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s volunteer-driven radio station, won the Cammy Award as the 2023 Radio Station of the year at the Carolina Beach Music Awards event held in November in North Myrtle Beach, S.C. The station had been named the FM Station of the Year six times prior to the 2023 awards (in 2020, […]
