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About Haywood Community College- SACS
Who Are Our Students?
Enrollment
- Curriculum for Academic Year 2009-2010: 3322
- Continuing Education for Calendar Year 2008: 5166
Degrees of study
- Associate
- Diploma
- Certificate
Tuition
Current tuition rates for 2009-10 Fall and Spring semester are:
In-State:
- Part-time–$50.00 per credit hour.
- Full-time–$800 per semester.
Out-of-State:
- Part-time–$241.30 per credit hour.
- Full-time–$3,860.80 per semester.
Note: Additional fees apply
Financial aid is available for students who qualify. In 2008, the HCC Foundation awarded $79,980 in student scholarships.
Location
Haywood Community College is located in Haywood County in the mountains of Western North Carolina. (A link for directions appears at the very bottom of the page.)
The Campus
The campus is located in Clyde, NC and is a designated arboretum known for its stand of lofty oak trees and beauty of its gardens. The Rhododendron and Dahlia Gardens are visited each year by area garden clubs and local residents and are a source of pride for the college.
The grounds often serve as an outdoor classroom for students in our natural resources programs. Students also have access to two other tracts of land—the 320-acre Raymond J. Fowler Conservancy and Teaching Forest and the 54-acre John T. and Catherine R. Beaty Natural Resources Classroom.
The Regional High Technology Center is the home of the Advanced Machining Center which is a state-of-the-art education center for advanced metal forming, machining up to and including 5-axis contours, and computer aided design (CAD), manufacturing (CAM) and engineering (CAE).
Programs of Study
HCC currently offers over 50 curricular programs of study and is always developing new programs based on changing technologies and the workforce needs of the region. The college strives to build elements of creativity, entrepreneurship and sustainability into our programs whenever possible.
New programs include:
- Clinical Informatics
Unique Programs
HCC offers the only fish and wildlife associate degree program in North Carolina and is accredited by the North American Wildlife Technology Association. Forest Management Technology is also unique to this local region. HCC natural resources students compete at national levels and consistently outperform their peers at other colleges and universities.
Another unique program of study offered at HCC is Professional Crafts. The four major program areas of clay, fiber, jewelry, and wood offer the only program in the nation that provides both hands-on craft curriculum and the business skills development experience to allow students to successfully open their own business.
Distance Learning
HCC distance learning students represent over half the counties in North Carolina, as well as several other states. In the 2007-08 year, roughly 42% of our students took online courses; hybrid or online course sections represented roughly 23% of our total course offerings; over 41% of our courses have an online presence; and 9 or our associate programs and 9 certificate programs are offered completely online. Through Distance Learning classes, HCC is able to reach new students who would otherwise be unable to attend the college.
Haywood Early College
Haywood Early College opened in the fall of 2006. HEC enables students to earn a high school diploma and complete sufficient college credit to earn an associate degree or complete transfer requirements by the end of their twelfth or thirteenth year of school.
Advanced College Track
Through the Advanced College Track (ACT) program, high school students can enroll in classes through dual enrollment, concurrent enrollment, or college tech prep. The main goal of ACT is to guide high school students on a successful path to pursue and complete a college degree. This program familiarizes students with the college environment while giving them more educational and career opportunities.
Continuing Education and Workforce Development
Each year through partnerships with local industries, the college provides training opportunities for industry employees and career advancement courses for working professionals.
Through the Continuing Education Division, the college provides training to emergency medical technicians, firemen, and law enforcement officers.
The college also offers personal enrichment courses through community service such as quilting, sign language, or upholstery. The list is long and varied.
Service Learning
HCC seeks to take learning beyond the classroom by encouraging individuals to develop their abilities in problem solving, leadership, critical thinking, and entrepreneurship. Through service learning projects, students gain hands-on experience through practical applications and in turn develop a sense of community awareness and civic obligation.