Category Archives: Education

WCPS Superintendent Releases Proposed Budget
GOLDSBORO, N.C. - As part of the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 budget planning process, Wayne County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Marc Whichard presented his proposed $207 million budget during this mont...
Amy Roux Apr 16, 2026

WCPS Announces Regional Battle of the Books Winner
GOLDSBORO, N.C. - A team of fifth-grade students from Spring Creek Middle School is headed to the state stage after winning the Regional Elementary Battle of the Books Competition on Tuesday, April 14...
Amy Roux Apr 15, 2026

WCC to Offer Junior Bison Summer Camps
GOLDSBORO, N.C. - Middle and high school students are invited to explore hobbies and future careers through Wayne Community College's Junior Bison Summer Camps. "Our Junior Bison Summer Camps are a gr...
Amy Roux Apr 08, 2026

WCC Earns 2026-2027 Military Friendly Schools® Designation
GOLDSBORO, N.C. - Wayne Community College has earned the 2026-2027 Military Friendly Schools designation with silver award status in the small community college category. Institutions earning the Mili...
Amy Roux Apr 02, 2026

NC Community Colleges, UnitedHealthcare Announce Scholarship Program
GOLDSBORO, N.C. - Wayne Community College is participating in the UnitedHealthcare Future Leaders in Health Scholarship Program, a new initiative aimed at training the next generation of rural healthc...
Amy Roux Apr 01, 2026

WCC Receives Grant from Belk Endowment to Prepare Military Personnel for FAA Certifications
GOLDSBORO, N.C. - Wayne Community College has received a grant for $53,480 from the John M. Belk Endowment to support military personnel in becoming certified aircraft mechanics through its new Wayne ...
Amy Roux Mar 25, 2026

New Inductees Welcomed into WCC's Honor Society Chapter
GOLDSBORO, N.C. - Wayne Community College's Upsilon Chi chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society welcomed 54 new members in its spring induction ceremony. Each semester, eligible WCC students are ...
Amy Roux Mar 25, 2026

WCC's High School Dual-Enrollment Program Fast-Tracks Haley's Career Goals
GOLDSBORO, N.C. - Harley Marie Haley earned an associate degree from Wayne Community College before she even graduated from Charles B. Aycock High School. Because of WCC's dual-enrollment program for ...
Amy Roux Mar 23, 2026

WCC to Offer Welding Training in New Lab at Southern Wayne High School
GOLDSBORO, N.C. - Wayne Community College and Southern Wayne High School (SWHS) celebrated their new shared welding space at a ceremony attended by local elected officials, educators, and students. Th...
Amy Roux Mar 19, 2026

WCC, ECU Sign Formal Agreement for Transfer Program
GOLDSBORO, N.C. - Wayne Community College and East Carolina University's Department of Technology Systems made their transfer partnership official at a signing ceremony, guaranteeing admission to the ...
Amy Roux Mar 17, 2026


