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Davidson-Davie: Lions and tigers and sharks!

August 24, 2022 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

THOMASVILLE (August 24, 2022) – We don’t often think about what’s needed to work in a zoo or aquarium. But Davidson-Davie Community College is one school that offers instruction in both. The college’s Zoo & Aquarium Science program is one of just two in the country offered by a community college, Davidson-Davie President Darrin Hartness… READ MORE

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Davidson-Davie: Health-care support jobs

June 22, 2022 by Higher Ed Works 1 Comment

MOCKSVILLE (June 22, 2022) – The Davie campus of Davidson-Davie Community College sits not far from major health-care providers in the Piedmont Triad and Charlotte: Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, Novant, you name it. “They’re excellent partners with our college, and there’s a lot of workforce in this region related to health care,” Davidson-Davie President… READ MORE

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Central Sterile Processing: Who cleans those instruments?

June 22, 2022 by Higher Ed Works 2 Comments

MOCKSVILLE (June 22, 2022) – We don’t usually think about who prepares the instruments a surgeon uses – but they’re very important people. And situated as it is between major health providers in North Carolina, Davidson-Davie Community offers a nine-month program in Central Sterile Processing that’s designed to meet considerable demand for those technicians. “Students… READ MORE

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‘Always a demand for truck drivers’

June 1, 2022 by Higher Ed Works 1 Comment

MOCKSVILLE (June 1, 2022) — With the supply-chain delays we face these days, there’s never been a more important time to train truck drivers. “Even your automobile came to the dealership on a truck. Everything you own at some point was on a truck,” Jeff Ferguson, Director of the Truck Driver Training Program at Davidson-Davie… READ MORE

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Davidson-Davie and a different furniture industry

June 1, 2022 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

THOMASVILLE (June 1, 2022) – With storied names like Lexington and Thomasville in its back yard, you’d expect Davidson-Davie Community College to have a long history with the furniture industry. And it does.  But that relationship has “morphed” over the years, Dr. Darrin Hartness, President of Davidson-Davie, says in the accompanying video. The college supplies… READ MORE

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Davidson-Davie: Students improve their lives

April 28, 2022 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

THOMASVILLE (April 27, 2022) – Communities need to stick together. And Davidson-Davie Community College serves as the glue for two counties just south of Winston-Salem. In the accompanying video, Davidson-Davie President Darrin Hartness describes how the college serves as an integral part of community. “We now serve over 12,000 students each year with over 40… READ MORE

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DDCC Davie Campus: ‘Tremendous impact on the workforce’

April 28, 2022 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

MOCKSVILLE (April 27, 2022) – In January 2021, the trustees at Davidson County Community College voted unanimously to add an important word to the college’s name: Davie. “That new name better reflects the service district that we serve,” Darrin Hartness, President of what’s now called Davidson-Davie Community College, says in the accompanying video. “Davie Campus… READ MORE

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Davidson-Davie basketball: ‘Let’s go Storm!’

April 22, 2022 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

THOMASVILLE (April 22, 2022) – You’ve got your Tar Heels. You’ve got your Wolfpack. You’ve got your Blue Devils. Better add the Storm. We don’t often hear much about athletics at community colleges. But in a streak that local papers call “staggering,” Davidson-Davie Community College’s men’s basketball team has reached the National Junior College Athletic… READ MORE

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