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MOOREFIELD, W.Va. – Two Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College nursing students were awarded $750 scholarships by Jeff Fraley, director of nursing education for 40 & 8 Voiture 1623, on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025. The recipients were Brittany Goldizen and Cheryl Sanders. This marks the second time Goldizen has received this scholarship and the first for Sanders. Because only two students were selected for the semester, the 40 & 8 increased each award from $500 to $750. “The 40 & 8 scholarship has been…
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MOOREFIELD, W.Va. — Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College’s Workforce Education department has expanded its offerings with 29 new fully online, short-term trainings across seven program categories. The redesigned program catalog now includes updated and new trainings in categories of agriculture innovation, allied health, career and technical education, commercial driver’s license (CDL), construction trades, networking and information technology, and artificial intelligence. A grant has been awarded for the artificial intelligence program, which is still in development and pending approval from the Higher Learning Commission…
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MOOREFIELD, W.Va. — Eastern West Virginia Community & Technical College (Eastern WVCTC) has been selected as a program sponsor by the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) Center for Policy and Practice to participate in the first cohort of the Scaling Apprenticeship at Community Colleges Project. As a program sponsor, Eastern WVCTC will receive tools to expand programs in industries such as heavy equipment operation, advanced manufacturing, cybersecurity, education, healthcare, diesel technology, welding, sterile manufacturing, information technology and agriculture. “We’re incredibly honored and excited to…
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MOOREFIELD, W.Va. – Eastern West Virginia Community & Technical College (Eastern WVCTC) welcomed prospective students to two beach-themed open houses this summer, held Wednesday, July 16, and Friday, Aug. 8, at its Moorefield campus. The events gave attendees a chance to meet with academic and workforce education advisors, explore programs, and receive on-the-spot assistance with applications and class registration. Hourly prize drawings, food, beverages, and photo opportunities with Eastern’s mascot, Easton the Eagle, kept the events lively. Two grand prize winners—one from each open house—took…
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Moorefield, W.Va. – Eastern West Virginia Community & Technical College (Eastern WVCTC) has been awarded $169,440 from the West Virginia Council for Community and Technical College Education’s Technical Program Development Grant. The council is distributing more than $1 million to five community colleges across the state to support new training programs. Eastern intends to use its share to launch a fully online, one‑year certificate in Applied Artificial Intelligence, pending final approval from the Higher Learning Commission, which is anticipated early this fall. The college will also…
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Moorefield, W.Va. — Eastern West Virginia Community & Technical College has hired Madelyn Evans as the program assistant I for it’s Workforce Education department. Evans, a resident of Maysville, West Virginia, grew up in the area and has plans to raise a family there. She is currently engaged to her fiancé, Ian VanMeter. “We are getting married in September of 2026 and are in the process of building a home,” said Evans. Evans experience ranges from working as a daycare teacher for Learning Tree Daycare…
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MOORFIELD, W.Va. — Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College hosted a Health Resource Fair on Friday, June 13, 2025, sponsored by the Campus Mental Health Grant-Strategies with Proven Effectiveness. The event brought together 18 health and wellness organizations from across the Potomac Highlands region to share information about the services they offer to the public. “Bringing so many trusted providers together in one place helps remove the guesswork for our students and community members,” said Monica Wilson, vice president for academics and student services.…
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Moorefield, W.Va. — Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College, through its Workforce and Continuing Education Department, is offering free training in artificial intelligence prompt engineering for residents of the Potomac Highlands region (Hardy, Grant, Hampshire, Mineral, Pendleton and Tucker counties). The training costs $49 for participants outside of these counties. The only requirement is to create a free account at chat.openai.com before the session. The training will be led remotely via Zoom by Lee Ann Wiiki, CEO of Lintu Solutions, on Tuesday, July 15,…
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Moorefield, W.Va. — Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College (Eastern) held its 2025 Community Art Show in the Charles D. Terrell Gallery at its main campus from Tuesday, May 27, to Friday, June 13. The show was co-judged by Kristen Colebank and Donna Davy, and an awards reception was held on Tuesday, June 3, where artists could connect to discuss their work and speak with the judges. St. George Medical Clinic in Tucker County sponsored the event. A total of 13 artists from the…
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MOOREFIELD, W.Va. — On Wednesday, June 4, 2025, Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College welcomed twenty-five juvenile Bluegill fish to be educational animal ambassadors. These fish were released into the on-campus Aquaponics tank by the Biological & Environmental Technology program coordinator, Nathan Van Vranken, and adjunct faculty member, Sarah Purol. Aquaponics is a sustainable farming method that combines aquaculture (raising fish) with hydroponics (growing plants in water). In this system, fish waste provides natural nutrients for the plants, which, in turn, helps filter and…
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