A recently completed economic study conducted for Maryland’s 16 community colleges detailed the impact Wor-Wic Community College makes on the Lower Eastern Shore. Businesses, taxpayers and our local communities benefit from the existence of the college.
Dr. Ray Hoy, president of Wor-Wic Community College, recently received the 2021 Hall of Fame Award from the Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce, along with Dr. Heidi Anderson, president of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, and Dr. Charles Wight, president of Salisbury University, at the 101st annual awards luncheon held at the Wicomico Youth and Civic Center.
Twenty-five law enforcement officers from Wicomico, Worcester, Dorchester, Talbot and Caroline counties graduated in the 87th entrance-level class of the Eastern Shore Criminal Justice Academy (ESCJA) operated by Wor-Wic Community College at the corner of Route 50 and Walston Switch Road in Salisbury.
Ten Wor-Wic Community College students participated in an induction ceremony for the Alpha Nu Omicron chapter of Phi Theta Kappa at the college campus on the corner of Route 50 and Walston Switch Road in Salisbury.
A free dual enrollment information session for current high school sophomores and juniors and their parents will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 22, at 6 p.m., in Guerrieri Hall at Wor-Wic Community College in Salisbury.
Wor-Wic Community College is inviting the public to a free virtual poetry reading with Tiana Clark on Thursday, Feb. 3, at 7 p.m., via Zoom.
Morgan Lurz of Berlin took Wor-Wic’s “Electrical Wiring Technician: Introduction” course, a stepping stone to an electrical apprenticeship, and is now a journeyman electrician for the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW).
Julie Gravenor of Salisbury plans to graduate with her business transfer associate degree this May, but she just graduated from Parkside High School last June. She earned 45 college credits over five terms between 2019 and 2021 while she was still in high school. Dual enrollment allows students to earn both high school and college credit at the same time.
Raquel Weeks of Salisbury graduated from James M. Bennett High School in 2010 and then attended the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) for two years. Financially, attending college was a burden, and she just couldn’t juggle all her responsibilities – including school – while working full time, so she dropped out.
Wor-Wic Community College will hold an information session for anyone interested in the Maryland Community College Promise Scholarship on Tuesday, Feb. 8, at 6 p.m., in Guerrieri Hall at Wor-Wic Community College on the corner of Rt. 50 and Walston Switch Road in Salisbury.