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Nash News | February 19, 2021 NCC Earns 2021-2022 Military Friendly Designation Nash Community College announced this week that it has earned the 2021-2022 Military Friendly School designation. US Navy veteran, Shanette Graham, is a student at the college. "The advisors, counselors and other students at NCC provide a family atmosphere," Graham said. "They make it easy to communicate about classes, work, grades and planning for the future.” Over 1,200 schools participated in the 2021-2022 Military Friendly Schools survey with only 747 earning the special distinction. During her eight-year enlistment, Graham held the rank of third class petty officer on the USS Theodore Roosevelt. She was deployed to Africa, Dubai and England as a machinist mate servicing the aircraft carrier's engines and other mechanical systems. Graham graduated from Barton College with a Bachelor of Science degree in biology and a minor in psychology and then began working at a pharmaceutical plant as a biologist. "I just want to keep learning,” she said. “Since as far back as I can remember I have always loved dealing with numbers. Although math is not one of the favorite subjects for many students, it has always been my strongest subject." Shanette Graham is pursuing an Accounting and Finance diploma and hopes to move up the ranks in her career with the United States Postal Service. Read More Instructors Use Virtual Reality Technology Nash Community College’s Applied Engineering Technologies Department recently met with representatives from Mimbus to explore opportunities to enhance virtual learning for HVAC students. The company provides innovative solutions for training and helps schools lower training costs, accident risks and the time it takes for students to learn techniques used in vocational fields. During the visit, NCC instructors and instructional designers learned to use virtual reality equipment in the context of refrigerant fluid handling. “There are many benefits of implementing virtual reality technology in the classroom,” Department Chair of Applied Engineering Technologies Alex Barnhill said. “By practicing their skills in a virtual reality environment, our students can apply what they learn in the classroom in a simulated environment and without the risk of making costly mistakes.” Additionally, Barnhill said, students go through the physical motions of completing tasks during the simulation. The training participants also completed modules involving pressurization and evacuation and refrigerant fluid charge. Read More NCC is accepting nominations for its annual Outstanding Alumnus Award recipient. The recipient must be a Nash Community College graduate or student who has provided outstanding service to the college, achieved recognition in their profession, and made significant contributions in their community through public service and civic involvement. Submit the nomination form by March 12, 2021. Copyright © 2021 Nash Community College. All Rights Reserved.
Nash News | February 19, 2021
NCC Earns 2021-2022 Military Friendly Designation
Nash Community College announced this week that it has earned the 2021-2022 Military Friendly School designation.
US Navy veteran, Shanette Graham, is a student at the college. "The advisors, counselors and other students at NCC provide a family atmosphere," Graham said. "They make it easy to communicate about classes, work, grades and planning for the future.”
Over 1,200 schools participated in the 2021-2022 Military Friendly Schools survey with only 747 earning the special distinction.
During her eight-year enlistment, Graham held the rank of third class petty officer on the USS Theodore Roosevelt. She was deployed to Africa, Dubai and England as a machinist mate servicing the aircraft carrier's engines and other mechanical systems.
Graham graduated from Barton College with a Bachelor of Science degree in biology and a minor in psychology and then began working at a pharmaceutical plant as a biologist. "I just want to keep learning,” she said. “Since as far back as I can remember I have always loved dealing with numbers. Although math is not one of the favorite subjects for many students, it has always been my strongest subject."
Shanette Graham is pursuing an Accounting and Finance diploma and hopes to move up the ranks in her career with the United States Postal Service.
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Instructors Use Virtual Reality Technology
Nash Community College’s Applied Engineering Technologies Department recently met with representatives from Mimbus to explore opportunities to enhance virtual learning for HVAC students. The company provides innovative solutions for training and helps schools lower training costs, accident risks and the time it takes for students to learn techniques used in vocational fields.
During the visit, NCC instructors and instructional designers learned to use virtual reality equipment in the context of refrigerant fluid handling. “There are many benefits of implementing virtual reality technology in the classroom,” Department Chair of Applied Engineering Technologies Alex Barnhill said. “By practicing their skills in a virtual reality environment, our students can apply what they learn in the classroom in a simulated environment and without the risk of making costly mistakes.” Additionally, Barnhill said, students go through the physical motions of completing tasks during the simulation. The training participants also completed modules involving pressurization and evacuation and refrigerant fluid charge.
NCC is accepting nominations for its annual Outstanding Alumnus Award recipient. The recipient must be a Nash Community College graduate or student who has provided outstanding service to the college, achieved recognition in their profession, and made significant contributions in their community through public service and civic involvement. Submit the nomination form by March 12, 2021.
Copyright © 2021 Nash Community College. All Rights Reserved.