Three local entrepreneurs were announced as winners of the 2022 53 Ideas Pitch Competition after weeks of training, networking and one final pitch. The competition featured more than 100 submissions and Faith Griffin (The Shaving Step), Kimberly Evans (Just Her Rideshare) and Carly Rhyne (The Ellipticraft) took the top three awards, respectively. “This year’s competition […]

Recent South Piedmont Community College Graduate Richard Baker was featured on Spectrum News 1 about the impact of his education and the opportunities afforded him by the Associate in a Year (AAY) and Gateway Scholarship programs. Click on the video preview below to view the full story on Spectrum News 1’s website or click here. […]

Walter Sprouse and his wife were traveling from their home in Asheboro, NC to Monroe last July when a truck crossed the solid yellow line and hit their vehicle head on. Their vehicle was wrecked and they were greviously wounded, but this story has a happy ending.  Thanks to the quick thinking of two Union […]

South Piedmont’s Small Business Center is leading the third annual ‘53 Ideas Pitch Competition,’ an initiative that began in 2020 with support from Fifth Third Bank to provide anyone with an idea access to the capital, training and social connections needed to take an idea and turn it into a viable business. Contestants will not […]

On President’s Day, South Piedmont Community College hosted Fulbright Visiting Scholar Veronica Pellegrino as a virtual guest lecturer. Professor Pellegrino, who teaches at the National University of San Villa in Argentina, is a Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence at Davidson Davie Community College  Her lecture focused on the functional spanish and culture in her home country, Argentina as […]

Monroe, NC– Common Heart’s adult literacy program is on the move – to South Piedmont Community College! The college, which has supported the program since its launch in late 2019, will now house this free community service in the School of College & Career Readiness. The move will give students more opportunities and a larger […]

Monroe, NC– On December 3, 2021, the Robert P. Holding Foundation donated $30,000 to the SPCC Foundation to establish an endowed scholarship fund. According to Hank Dunbar of First Citizens Bank, “The Robert P. Holding Foundation has a strong sense of respect and gratitude for the work of South Piedmont Community College and the programs […]

The decision to attend college is a daunting choice that so many people face; this decision is even more difficult for adults who have not attended school in many years. Four SPCC students faced that challenge and started their college journey in January 2021. They graduated with a degree after completing the Associate In Arts […]

Anson County, NC– South Piedmont Community College announced a new partnership with Columbus McKinnon Company, expanding its apprenticeship program through the placement of 10 new apprentices. This partnership was celebrated during a Signing Day ceremony on January 6th at South Piedmont’s Lockhart-Taylor Center in Wadesboro, NC. Each apprentice will work at Columbus McKinnon Company through […]