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Pierpont Community and Technical College, located in Fairmont, West Virginia, offers a variety of associate degree and certificate programs aimed at both career preparation and academic transfer.

It emphasizes hands-on learning and skill development to equip students for immediate employment or further education.

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PAMLICO COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - A community college in the East has officially appointed a new president.

Pamlico Community College says Zac Schnell, who has served as the college’s chief administrator since November, has been appointed to the college’s top job permanently.

The State Board of Community Colleges made Schnell’s appointment official Friday at its meeting in Raleigh.

Schnell, who hails from Wilmington, led the college’s Environmental Science Technology program since 2016. He was named acting president following the unexpected death of Interim President Michelle Willis Krauss on November 7th.

Schnell, who lives in Arapahoe, said he looks forward to his new role with the college.

“I am excited to work with our team here to build on our accomplishments and to help lead the college forward,” Schnell said. “Pamlico County is a wonderful place, and all of us at the college are dedicated to providing new opportunities for our community to grow together and thrive. I am eager t

Officials from Nassau Community College are excited about the potential increase in enrollment due to a newly proposed state education intiative.

The county’s only two-year college provides education to over 17,000 people. That number may expand under Gov. Kathy Hochul’s plan for free community college for individuals in high-demand fields.

Nassau Community has an IT program, a cybersecurity program and a nursing program that would all likely fall under the state’s proposal.

The school’s Vice President for Community and Governmental Relations, Jerry Kornbluth, says that if Hochul’s proposal is passed, enrollment is likely to increase, and it could benefit everyone.

“We’re going to be able to target a different population of 25 to 55,” Kornbluth said. “There are people that are in jobs that may be at a dead end, and this will give them an opportunity to get into a high-demand career. I think it would really be a win-win, not just for Nassau, but for the residents of Nassau County.”

Fairmont, WV – Acclaimed author Jonathan Corcoran will deliver a literary reading at Pierpont Community and Technical College’s Advanced Technology Center on Thursday, October 17 at 6:00 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.

Corcoran will read from his new memoir, No Son of Mine, where he details the chasm between his upbringing in rural West Virginia and the expanding horizons that brought him new bonds beyond bloodlines. He recounts the years of a seemingly unbreakable relationship with his late mother that ended abruptly as he embraced a new path, leaving the remnants of a complex relationship to be explored through grief, anger, questioning, and growth.

“I hope readers of my book will come away with a better understanding of the complicated factors that shape families and family relationships, particularly within our wonderful and complex homeplace of West Virginia,” said Corcoran. “I hope that my book – my life story – offers folks a chance to reflect on how we love eac