Forsyth Technical Community College
| Forsyth Technical Community College |
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 Technology Building, main campus |
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| Established | 1960 |
| Type | Public |
| Budget | $72,592,790[1] |
| President | Dr. Gary M. Green |
| Students | Curriculum: 12,873[1] Continuing Ed: 31,770[1] |
| Location | Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA |
| Campus | multiple campuses |
| Former names | Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Industrial Education Center (1960-1964), Forsyth Technical Institute (1964-1985), Forsyth Technical College (1985-1987)[2] |
| Colors | Blue and White |
| Affiliations | North Carolina Community College System |
| Website | http://www.forsythtech.edu/ |
Forsyth Technical Community College is a two-year public community college in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, serving Forsyth and Stokes counties. The college is one of the largest in the North Carolina Community College System, with an enrollment of over 11,000 credit students and 31,000 Corporate and Continuing Education students.[1]
The college has eight locations[3] and offers many distance learning classes and specialty programs[4] in addition to 67 Associates in Applied Science degrees, 20 college transfer (Associates in Arts and Associates in Science) degrees, 35 diplomas, and 67 certificates.[1]
Under the leadership of Dr. Bob H. Greene (May 25, 1936-July 14, 2011), the university grew at an unprecedented rate, adding two new facilities and gaining more standing in the Winston-Salem community. The school is the home to the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools' Career Center High School. Forsyth Tech has purchased the current Career Center building, and a new Career Center on the campus of Kennedy Learning Center will open by December of 2011.
Forsyth was briefly mentioned in President Barack Obama's 2011 State of the Union address as an example of education reform in low-income and low-opportunity areas. President Obama visited the school to give a speech on October 6th, 2010. [5]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e "Fast Facts". Forsyth Technical Community College. http://www.forsythtech.edu/about/fast-facts. Retrieved 2011-01-27.
- ^ "Forsyth Tech History". Forsyth Technical Community College. http://www.forsythtech.edu/about/our-history. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
- ^ "Forsyth Tech Locations". Forsyth Technical Community College. http://www.forsythtech.edu/services-for-students/campus-life/locations. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
- ^ "Course Offerings". Forsyth Technical Community College. http://www.forsythtech.edu/courses. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
- ^ http://www.forsythtech.edu/president-obama
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