Technology is always changing, and it is important for the Delmarva Peninsula to keep pace. Now, thanks to the new Patricia and Alan Guerrieri Technology Center at Wor-Wic Community College, it is possible for the region’s workforce to stay on the cutting edge.
An awards and recognition ceremony recently celebrated the achievements of 76 Wor-Wic Community College graduates who earned associate degrees and certificates in nursing.
Wor-Wic Community College is inviting the public to a free virtual poetry reading with Abigail Chabitnoy on Thursday, Sept. 28, at 7 p.m., via Zoom.
Meredith Myrer of Salisbury was a dental assistant for several years after taking courses at Wor-Wic Community College. “I loved working with patients and seeing them smile,” she said. After having a baby, she decided that furthering her education would be a good next step. “I had a dental patient who was an occupational therapy assistant, and that always stuck out in my head,” she said.
Wor-Wic Community College will offer two prekindergarten classes for 3- and 4-year-olds this fall thanks to a grant from the Maryland State Department of Education (MDSE).
A group of sixth- to ninth-grade students attended a six-week summer learning program at Wor-Wic Community College thanks to a partnership with Horizons Delmarva, a program that provides low-income public school students from Wicomico and Worcester counties with an intensive academic experience that helps foster a love of learning and achievement.
The Wor-Wic Community College Foundation is sponsoring a 5K Hero Run or 2-mile walk, along with the 2023 First Responder Team Cup Challenge, on Saturday, Oct. 7, at 9 a.m., at the college campus on the corner of Route 50 and Walston Switch Road in Salisbury. Check-in and registration begin at 8 a.m.
A total of 395 Wor-Wic Community College students have been recognized for superior performance by being named to the dean’s list for the recently completed spring term.
Wor-Wic Community College recently received a $6,240 donation in memory of Deputy 1st Class Brian K. Heller for the endowed scholarship in his name.
The Ocean City-Berlin Optimist Club recently donated $40,000 to fund scholarships for Worcester County students up to age 21 who are attending Wor-Wic Community College.