Thank you for visiting Xap.com.

If you are seeing this message, you are doing so for one of several reasons:

  1. You are using a text based browser
  2. You are viewing this site on a web-enabled cell phone
  3. You are using an outdated browser which doesn't fully support Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)

If you fall into the third category, you'll need to upgrade your browser to view Xap.com the way it was intended to be viewed.

To make your life a little simpler, here are some links to CSS compliant browsers:

Any one of these browsers properly supports the CSS used on this site and will allow you to view this site as intended.

Sunday 3.21.2010

Plan, explore, and apply to college using these great tools.

McDowell Technical Community College

McDowell Technical Community College


Official telephone: (828) 652-6021
Fax number: (828) 652-1014
Website: www.mcdowelltech.cc.nc.us
Screen last updated on: January 2010
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in mid-August, early January, and mid-May.
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students held in August.
Number and length of summer sessions: One summer session of 10 weeks.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Total faculty: 35
Full-time faculty: 22
Part-time faculty: 13

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
independent study, Phi Beta Kappa, internships
Cooperative programs are offered: yes

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Administrative Information Technology
  • Applied Speech Communication
  • Automotive Systems Technology
  • Business Administration
  • Computer Application/Networks
  • Computer Applications
  • Criminal Justice/Loss Prevention
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Early Childhood Special Education
  • Electric Utility Technology/Instrument/Control Option
  • General Education
  • General Studies
  • German/Secondary Education
  • Graphic Arts/Advertising Technology
  • Health Information Technology
  • Industrial Manufacturing Engineering
  • Information Systems Technology
  • Liberal Arts/Transfer
  • Machining Technology
  • Machinist Technology
  • Management
  • Natural Resources Technology
  • Nursing
  • Nursing/R.N.
  • Office Systems Technology
  • Organizational Dynamics
  • Photographic Technology
  • TV News
Certificates

  • Air Conditioning
  • Auto Body Repair
  • Automotive Systems Technology
  • Basic Law Enforcement Training
  • Cabinetmaking
  • Carpentry
  • Cosmetology
  • Cosmetology Instructor
  • Electrical/Electronic Technology
  • Health Information Technology
  • Machining Technology
  • Manicuring
  • Nail Technology
  • Nursing Assistant
  • Office Systems Technology
  • Practical Nursing
  • Real Estate
  • Welding Technology

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit and/or placement for CEEB Advanced Placement
  • credit and/or placement for school's own challenge exams
  • credit and/or placement for relevant military experience