In The Media
Here you’ll find stories about GTCC people, programs and events that have appeared in newspapers, magazines on television and elsewhere.
Marshall Aerospace company will have its new maintenance crew chiefs trained at GTCC
Published on November 13, 2024United Kingdom-based company Marshall has hired five veterans as maintenance crew chief members who will get their training at Guilford Technical Community College.
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GTCC alum spend his Sundays as a music director at three churches
Published on November 13, 2024Johnnie Draft III, a graduate of Guilford Technical Community College with degrees in music and education, is a music director at three churches.
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Everything helps: GTCC alum challenges her students to make a difference for those affected by Hurricane Helene
Published on November 4, 2024Southern Guilford High School teacher and GTCC alum Briton Wertz shows her EMT and public safety students that even a little can go a long way in the wake of a disaster.
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GTCC's Chef Al Romano share pumpkin carving tips ahead of Halloween
Published on October 29, 2024Guilford Technical Community College's Chef Al Romano has carved a few pumpkins in his time. He recently shared some expert tips on WXII's Channel 12.
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Greensboro siblings from Mexico are repaying the kindness shown them at GTCC
Published on October 16, 2024Yectli and Tonalmitzin Guzman-Perez moved to Greensboro from Mexico in 2021 because of their dad's job. They were excited to begin their studies at GTCC, but they were also nervous. They faced a language barrier, cultural differences, and changes in everyday life, such as finding a grocery store, choosing a pharmacy, and other things. Now, they're helping others in the same situation.
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GTCC instructor and two students turn trash into treasure as they turn a jet cockpit into a training aid
Published on October 14, 2024At GTCC, students are reimagining outdated aviation equipment to enhance their training. Once destined for the scrap pile, a former business jet cockpit mock-up has been transformed into a valuable avionics training aid. Under the leadership of instructor Bill Kluepfel, students are gaining hands-on experience with modern avionics systems, setting them up for success in the rapidly evolving aviation industry.
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Ice sculpture, teaching, fine food, motorcycles, cars ... GTCC culinary instructor Chef Al Romano is up to the task
Published on October 8, 2024Guilford Technical Community College culinary instructor Chef Al Romano has accomplished a lot in his career and life. He and his accomplishments were recently featured in an online magazine
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HondaJet aircraft named 'Coolest Thing Made in N.C.' in 2024
Published on October 7, 2024The HondaJet Elite II is made at HondaJet's global headquarters in Greensboro. Through its partnership with GTCC, the company offers apprenticeships in which students can learn about aviation engineering and manufacturing.
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GTCC student featured in study about how extracurricular activities can help students stay in school
Published on October 7, 2024The Inside Higher Web organization took a look at how many two- and four-year college students are involved in extra curricular activities. One GTCC student was featured as someone who is making it work.
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GTCC alumnus finds success right in his backyard ... literally
Published on September 24, 2024Tony Wohlgemuth grew up on a struggling farm in Archdale, N.C. He felt so tied to the place that he decided as a young teenager that he would do whatever he had to do to hang on to the farm. Now, the GTCC alumnus hosts 100,000 people a year at his farm, Kersey Valley.
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Local TV features two potters who took classes at GTCC and now have their own business
Published on September 3, 2024Linda Beitz and Beth Shull have been friends for years. But in 2022, they decided to take a pottery class at GTCC. Two years later, they have their own pottery business.
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Oak Ridge Military Academy has 10 students in GTCC dual-enrollment courses
Published on August 7, 2024
FAME, other GTCC programs continue to be recognized around the world
Published on August 6, 2024The jobs are coming, and our local students are staying. That model is enticing major companies to look closer at bringing their businesses to the Triad.
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GTCC culinary graduate named 2024 ACF Southeast Region Student Pastry Chef of the Year
Published on June 28, 2024GTCC graduate Ila Seamans thought her future was a career in nursing, but she made a turn into the culinary program to become a pastry chef. And it's paying off. She has been named the 2024 ACF Southeast Region Student Pastry Chef of the Year after a competition in the spring.
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Raleigh hosts Esports Travel Summit that draws businesses and area colleges, including GTCC
Published on June 3, 2024N.C. tourism officials, businesses, and universities took part in the Esports Travel Summit in Raleigh hoping to draw future events to the state.
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GTCC student sees FAME program as his path for the future
Published on June 3, 2024The auto giant has invested more than $1 billion about 20 miles south of Greensboro. GTCC student Muhammud Abu-Kass is part of the first class of the FAME (Federation for Advanced Manufacturing Education) Program. During the two-year program, students are sponsored by Toyota and paid to complete long hours in the classroom and hands-on work with Toyota employees at the plant.
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N.C. State Board approves cutting-edge programs at GTCC, other colleges
Published on May 28, 2024The N.C. State Board of Community Colleges approved several new programs and certifications at the April 19 board meeting, demonstrating the importance of preparing students for emerging industries, including the GTCC Lithium-Ion Battery Manufacturing program. As electric cars grow in popularity, the need for their batteries increases. GTCC's battery manufacturing program is teaching students how to meet that need.
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GTCC student an example of the rise of the 'Battery Belt' in N.C.
Published on May 9, 2024Growing up, Devante Cuthbertson assumed he might have to leave his North Carolina hometown to pursue a career, but a new multi-billion-dollar Toyota battery plant is offering him a reason to stay put. The 28-year-old from Greensboro is among students in an apprenticeship program at Guilford Technical Community College.
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GTCC student recalls her time at youth media camp documenting history in N.C.
Published on May 2, 2024GTCC student Trinidee Jones recalls her time at Freedom Hill Youth Media Camp. The four-week camp is for ages 14 to 19 and teaches the basics of documentary filmmaking. When Jones attended, the subject of the film was Princeville after hurricanes Floyd and Matthew. The free camp is accepting applications.
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GTCC's Titan Link gets well-deserved recognition
Published on April 25, 2024Titan Link offers access to resources for students when life throws unexpected curve balls. This is a "safe space for (students) to be able to get items and know that there’s no judgment because that’s what we’re here for," said Undrea Jenkins, the GTCC High Point Campus Facilitator for Titan Link.
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Former GTCC instructor continued to teach after winning the lottery
Published on April 9, 2024Dwight David Lynch won $10 million, but he didn't immediately give up his teaching position. "I wanted to stay grounded, and I loved what I was doing," he said.
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A GTCC student mentor and a GTCC athlete help Out of the Garden Project
Published on April 4, 2024Akir Khan, GTCC student mentor and Out of the Garden Project volunteer-turned-board chairman, and GTCC basketball player Sameer Qureshi are helping provide food for recent refugees to the U.S. as volunteers for the new Refugee Resettlement Market.
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GTCC program aims to ease HVAC labor shortage
Published on March 25, 2024GTCC is working to help fill a void in the HVAC industry. The school has about 90 students enrolled in the HVAC program, and local employers had the opportunity to meet these students at a recent job fair. Originally shown on Spectrum Local News.
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GTCC graduate opens new therapeutic massage business
Published on February 15, 2024GTCC graduate Crystal Hogue has opened Massage Lab in Archdale. She plans to use the techniques she learned in the professional therapeutic massage program at GTCC.
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Program aims to address automotive technician shortage
Published on February 7, 2024There is a nationwide shortage of automotive technicians, which is causing repair times to be longer.
Originally published on Spectrum Local News.
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GTCC adapting as aviation, battery manufacturers take root in Triad
Published on January 30, 2024Guilford Technical Community College is working closely with industry leaders to figure out what companies need to produce work-ready graduates.
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Apprentice program pays students to learn a trade
Published on December 7, 2023The GTCC GAP program prepares students to enter the workforce.
Originally published on WXII 12.
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Toyota launches a unique hiring process in Greensboro
Published on December 7, 2023The Toyota battery manufacturing plant in Liberty is on track to open in 2025. The plant has a hiring technique that not only helps with employment but also helps its future employees get college degrees. Originally published on Spectrum Local News.
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Stephanie Salinas: Finding her niche as a paralegal
Published on November 29, 2023GTCC graduate Stephanie Salinas serves as a voice for the underprivileged community in her role as a paralegal.
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GTCC Chef Al Romano gives Jackie Pascale a pumpkin carving tutorial
Published on October 27, 2023GTCC's Alan "Chef Al" Romano leads a pumpkin carving tutorial on WXII 12. Originally published by WXII 12.
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Chef Al joins WXII for an ice carving demonstration
Published on August 16, 2023In the heat of summer, GTCC's culinary technology Instructor Alan "Chef Al" Ramano joins WXII 12's Jackie Pascale for a special live ice carving tutorial. One of the many skills students learn in GTCC's popular culinary program.
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New Scholarship Supports Workforce Education
Published on November 16, 2022Jan Knox, associate vice president of marketing, communications and the GTCC Foundation, discusses with WXII 12 News how a grant from the foundation of the heavy metal band Metallica will benefit GTCC students pursuing a technical education degree.
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GTCC leaders on "Triad Today" program
Published on June 6, 2022GTCC leaders discuss important initiatives and opportunities with Jim Longworth on the Triad's only public affairs program, "Triad Today." The program airs weekly on WXLV ABC 45. Learn more at triadtoday.com.
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Warren Crow talks Titan Tech with iHeartRadio
Published on May 15, 2022GTCC will present the Titan Tech summer sessions June 13-17 for teens that will include options from cooking to photography to cyber investigation among others.
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Weld, cook or make a record: GTCC Titan Tech Camps offer it all to your teen
Published on May 10, 2022GTCC's Titan Tech Summer Sessions could show your teens all about possible career paths.
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GTCC's Chef Al shares easy Mother's Day recipes for kids
Published on May 4, 2022The chef/professor shows that kids can make a special meal for their mothers.
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Greensboro News & Record features Medlin student center grand reopening
Published on April 27, 2022With a ribbon cutting and public event, Guilford Technical Community College’s Medlin Campus Center celebrated a ceremonial grand reopening after an extensive renovation project.
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GTCC aviation students react to news of manufacturer’s arrival in Triad
Published on February 1, 2022With the announcement of Boom Supersonic choosing Greensboro for its first manufacturing plant, WFMY and Spectrum News spent some time on GTCC’s aviation campus chatting with students and what the announcement means for their futures in the industry.
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Spectrum News chats with Longleaf Grant recipient
Published on January 19, 2022Daniela Campbell was home-schooled, first through a co-op and then solely by her mom. It was from her home-schooling peers that she heard of GTCC and was intrigued by the college’s offerings and advantages. Not only did she quickly become a proponent of community colleges in general and GTCC in particular, she began taking advantage of programs as soon as possible. Perhaps the biggest advantage she embraced was the Longleaf Grant, which she says has been “a blessing, a giant gift.”
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Deaf student overcomes challenges, graduates from GTCC diesel mechanic program
Published on July 26, 2021Guilford Technical Community College has a new class of diesel mechanics. Each graduate leaves the program certified in automotive service excellence and ready to transition into the workforce.
Among the graduates is 38-year-old David Bryant who overcame more challenges over the past four semesters than his peers.
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GTCC Spring 2021 commencement
Published on May 14, 2021Guilford Technical Community College will hosted its Spring 2021 commencement Thursday, May 13 at the Greensboro Coliseum.
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Vice President Kamala Harris visits Triad, speaks about American Jobs Plan at Guilford Technical Community College
Published on April 20, 2021Vice president Kamala Harris gave a speech Monday at Guilford Technical Community College on the importance of passing the American Jobs Plan and toured the Thomas Built Buses facility in High Point afterward.
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GTCC Truck Driver Training Program Helping to Fill National Shortage
Published on February 18, 2021GTCC recently added the Truck Driver Training program to its course selection with the first class graduating in Dec. 2020. Spectrum News 1's Guili Frendak shares how this new program is helping to fill the national shortage of truck drivers.
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GTCC Law Enforcement Training Staff Talks About Teachable Moments
Published on February 18, 2021GTCC's Program Director, Law Enforcement Pre & In-Service Training, Terry Clanton spoke with WGHP-TV on how recent events are all teaching moments for students.
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GTCC Paralegal Student Association Requests Paralegal Day Proclamation
Published on October 23, 2020Pamela Hollern, director of GTCC’s paralegal technology program, shares about the importance of paralegals in her legal career and the determination – despite a global pandemic – of the GTCC Student Paralegal Association’s efforts to have Gov. Roy Cooper proclaim Oct. 23, 2020, as Paralegal Day in North Carolina.
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GTCC's Sybil Newman helps students get the resources they need outside the classroom
Published on April 29, 2020Titan Link Program Coordinator Sybil Newman is passionate about helping GTCC students with challenges that arise outside the classroom. WGHP FOX 8 recently featured Sybil and the work Titan Link has been doing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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GTCC students help build tiny homes
Published on January 10, 2020WGHP FOX 8 reports on GTCC students getting hands-on experience with the Tiny House Project in High Point.
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GTCC alumna finds purpose in air conditioning business
Published on October 17, 2019GTCC alumna Day Coker studied electronics engineering at GTCC and now owns her own heating and air conditioning business, AC by Day C. She was recently featured in a WGHP FOX 8 segment for charting her own path as a female in a male-dominated profession.
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Guilford Technical Community College graduates first group of students in POWER Pathways Program
Published on May 10, 2019Guilford Technical Community College graduated the first group of students in its POWER Pathways Program May 10. POWER Pathways gives adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities an opportunity to learn employment skills. This semester focused on the food service industry.
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GAP Apprenticeships program will pay students for working at local companies while they go to school
Published on March 18, 2019GTCC is one of four in the region working off a state grant that built an apprenticeship program to help manufacturers, here, find quality, trained workers. FOX 8's Bob Buckley reports on the program's success.
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How Greensboro Grows Its Skilled Workforce
Published on March 1, 2019In Guilford County, North Carolina, leaders have stopped asking, “Why don’t we have the right talent?” and started saying, “Here’s how we’re going to create talent.” Industry Week explores how Guilford County is helping create a skilled workforce through programs like the Guilford Apprenticeship Partners program that GTCC supports.
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Guilford Technical Community College serves as ‘ground zero’ for aviation training in North Carolina
Published on February 21, 2019EdNC recently toured GTCC's aviation campuses, the state's largest aviation training program.
“If you’re going to talk about aviation training in North Carolina, you are at ground zero,” stated Guilford Technical Community College (GTCC) President Randy Parker. “We have the largest aviation program in the state, probably the biggest in several states, and one of the three largest programs on the east coast. In our labs, you will find equipment you won’t see at the universities or most community colleges in North Carolina or the states around us.”
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GTCC program empowers local students with intellectual disabilities
Published on February 8, 2019FOX 8's Natalie Wilson previews a new program at GTCC for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities called POWER Pathways. The program emphasizes job readiness and will begin with a course on food service.
“They're going to have a component where they're working on interview skills, resume writing and kind of those soft skills needed to get a job and also to keep a job,” Dean of Adult Education Claire Ricci said.
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GTCC’s newest building gives technical programs a lot more space
Published on February 7, 2019The Center for Advanced Manufacturing — GTCC leaders call it CAM for short — is the college’s newest and most modern building. The $35.5 million facility that opened last year covers nearly 6 acres and gives significantly more space — and more state-of-the-art equipment — to five college programs.
“Vocational careers are absolutely essential to our economy,” Randy Gunter, the dean of the college’s industrial, construction and transportation technologies division, said during a tour of the building last month. “Bottom line, (CAM is) helping to drive economic development for the county.”
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GTCC is newest member of UNC-Chapel Hill's community college transfer program
Published on January 11, 2019GTCC is the newest member of a UNC-Chapel Hill program that helps community college graduates earn a four-year degree. The Carolina Student Transfer Excellence Program, or C-STEP, helps talented low- and middle-income students make the jump from community college to the state’s flagship public university.
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Piedmont Triad International Grows Up and Brings Region Along for the Ride
Published on January 10, 2019Airport Improvement Magazine chats with Nick Yale, director of aviation at GTCC about how the college feeds talent to support the Triad's growing aviation cluster. The school offers five separate degree programs related to aerospace jobs, plus continuing education courses for aerospace professionals. It also provides custom training for aerospace companies in the region.
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At GTCC, aged Medlin Campus Center to get the 'wow factor'
Published on December 18, 2018The Greensboro News & Record speaks with GTCC's Mitchell Johnson about the renovations to Medlin Campus Center.
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GTCC adds second track to its paralegal program
Published on November 7, 2018GTCC has added a second accelerated track to its paralegal program.
The community college now offers a one-semester paralegal program for people who already have a two-year or four-year college degree.
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Taking off: GTCC’s aviation program rises to industry demand
Published on September 28, 2018Education NC recently visited GTCC's Aviation Campus to learn about the programs in this growing industry.
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New deal gives GTCC grads a price break on a 4-year degree
Published on September 21, 2018GTCC has a new deal to help its graduates earn a bachelor’s degree for no more than $10,000.
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In search for new workers, Guilford County manufacturers turn to young apprentices
Published on September 4, 2018The Greensboro News & Record takes a look at the value of apprenticeship programs like those offered in Guilford, Randolph and Rockingham counties. The Guilford Apprenticeship Partners initiative, a collaboration between local industry, economic development and GTCC, is in its third year and recently signed its largest class of apprentices.
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Cline Observatory offers stargazing opportunities on Friday evenings
Published on August 31, 2018The Cline Observatory on GTCC's Jamestown campus offers free opportunities for stargazing through telescopes on clear-sky Friday evenings.
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Greensboro's colleges and universities have big hopes for new buildings
Published on August 27, 2018GTCC President Dr. Randy Parker shares with the Greensboro News & Record details about the newest addition to GTCC's Jamestown Campus -- the new Center for Advanced Manufacturing. Opening fall semester 2018, the facility will be home to three growing programs: transportation, welding technology and computer integrated machining. The 242,000 square-foot facility will allow the college to serve more students and provide flex lab space for companies to install equipment and train employees.
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'The table is where I earned my college degree': Greensboro man appears in Stouffer's mac and cheese commercial
Published on August 8, 2018GTCC graduate Fredrick Pegues ('17) is featured in a new Stouffer's television commercial. He shared with WXII's Wanda Starke the importance of family and how he and his twin daughters, Hope and Faith, studied around the dinner table. It is where Pegues says he "earned his college degree."
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