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Moorefield, W.Va. – Eastern West Virginia Community & Technical College (Eastern) held its inaugural Eastern Extravaganza on Friday, May 17, 2024. The Eastern Extravaganza is a vendor show held throughout the halls of the main campus, and this is the first year it has been held since before COVID-19. Bat Country performed live, and 304 Highway Food Truck was also on-site for attendees to eat. Between visiting vendors, attendees could eat and listen to music. Eastern staff provided kids with free activities based on different…
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stern West Virginia Community and Technical College is pleased to announce its honors lists for the fall 2019 semester.
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ATHENS, WV – Concord University and Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College (Eastern WVCTC) have entered into a collaborative agreement, in which Concord will provide the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration program to Eastern WVCTC graduates. Students who have completed the Associate of Arts or Associate of Science degree at Eastern WVCTC will have satisfied up to 62 credit hours of required coursework toward the 120 required hours to complete the Bachelors of Science in Business Administration at Concord. Credits earned at Eastern…
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MOOREFIELD, W.Va. – A Pinning Ceremony was held for Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College’s graduating Nursing Cohort, at Moorefield High School. It was a night filled with joy, relief, and celebration for the graduates, as this was the culmination of two years of hard work and studying, plus having finished the final certification exam just days prior. The ceremony opened with a welcome address from Eastern’s director of Nursing Education, Alicia VanMeter. Jamie Reel gave a breathtaking performance of the National Anthem, stunning the crowd with…
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MOOREFIELD, W.Va. – Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College honored 27 Fall 2023 and 54 Spring 2024 graduates at the college’s commencement ceremony on May 4 at Moorfield High School. Fifty of the graduates participated in the ceremony. Speakers for the graduation ceremony included President Thomas Striplin, Ed.D.; Board of Governors chairman Greg Greenwalt; invocation was nursing graduate Victoria “Tori” Hyndman; student speaker Crystal Goodwater; benediction Tiffany Sentmen, student services program coordinator; and Commissioner for the West Virginia Department of Agriculture, Kent Leonhardt, who…
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LaVale, Md. – Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College (Eastern) and Allegany College of Maryland (ACM) toured Mineral County Technical Center (MCTC) juniors and seniors around ACM’s state-of-the-art Western Maryland Works Training Center and Makerspace on Thursday, April 25; Loretta Lawson, principal of MCTC, Jim Spurling, Project Lead the Way engineering instructor, and Gary Trail, special populations instructor, chaperoned the student’s attendance. “The Mineral County Technical Center has always had a great working relationship with Eastern College. From job fairs, showcase innovations, farm fellowship,…
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ATHENS, WV – Concord University and Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College (Eastern WVCTC) have entered into a collaborative agreement, in which Concord will provide the Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree (BSN) program to Eastern WVCTC students. Students will be required to complete the Eastern Associate in Nursing (ADN). Since the coursework is online, this program increases accessibility to students who live outside the area. Concord University is also pursuing a national accreditation by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), which would…
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Moorefield, W.Va. – Eastern West Virginia Community & Technical College had a successful inaugural Career Carnival held on Tuesday, April 23, at the main campus in Moorefield, WV. The event, spearheaded by Dixie Heavener, Eastern’s Title III Project Director and Career Counselor, marked a significant milestone in the college’s commitment to fostering career exploration and community engagement. The Career Carnival provided attendees with a unique blend of interactive and educational learning activities centered around career and major exploration. Participants immersed themselves in carnival games designed to…
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Romney, W.Va. – Eastern West Virginia Community & Technical College (Eastern) attended the Upper Potomac Highlands Science Expo held at the Hampshire County Public Library on Saturday, April 13. Representatives from Eastern, including Nathan Van Vranken, science faculty/Biological & Environmental Technology program coordinator, and Amanda Gross, Workforce Education program assistant I, actively participated in the event, showcasing the college’s commitment to STEM education and workforce development. Nathan Van Vranken led an engaging panel discussion, focusing on strategies to enhance STEM readiness in the Potomac Highlands…
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ATHENS, WV – Concord University and Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College (Eastern WVCTC) have entered into a collaborative agreement, in which Concord will provide the Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education program to Eastern WVCTC students. Students will be required to complete the Eastern Associate in Science (A.S.) with a concentration in the Elementary Education classes offered at Concord. Students will spend two years at Eastern WVCTC and two years at Concord to complete the degree, which will also earn them a teaching…
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