An Advanced Technology Christmas!

HCC's Autobody Program has grown into a two-year Associate Degree in Collision Repair and Refinishing Technology beginning in the Fall 2011.   

The bus was paid for with funds from the HCC Foundation and other funds. Haywood County Habitat for Humanity provided funds for new tires. HCC Autobody Repair Instructors Mark Hicks and Mike Moore prepared the bus to be painted. Rick Styles, Haywood County Schools employee, painted the bus using Martin Senour Paint donated from Randy Stocker, Supply Sales Manager at NAPA Auto Parts in Canton.

The automotive students removed bumpers, mirrors, lights, wheel opening flares, decals and nameplates.   They also repaired dents and holes in outer panels where mirrors and lights were.  Students sanded and primed the entire bus including the roof, and did a finishing sand and wash.  All windows and other items were masked.

Special thanks to HCC security for escort to the county garage, Electrical student Andre Rodriguez for helping pick up the bus, and to all HCC electrical/electronics students for preparing the bus and making it into a work vehicle.

Alternative Energy Class Learns About Wind Turbines







Howard Tew's Alternative Energy Class visit a Haywood County wind turbine. 

    



A large number of Haywood Community College students, faculty, and staff participated in the college’s Veteran’s Day Celebration. At the event, the Wall of Honor was unveiled. Pictured left to right are Lt. Col. (Retired) Pete Armstrong, HCC President Dr. Rose Johnson, HCC Network Technology instructor and MSgt. (Retired) Tim Burke, HCC Automotive Technology instructor and Cpl Darrell Honeycutt, and United States Congressman Heath Shuler.

The ALT-120 Renewable Energy Technologies class toured a solar farm. The students were mesmerized as the early morning fog burned away to reveal the largest solar photovoltaic farm in WNC just outside Canton on the Evergreen Packaging Company's industrial landfill. The 190-plus large solar arrays dwarfed the students at the site.

Register now for the Spring 2011 ALT 220 Photovoltaics Systems Technology class to learn more about solar photovoltaics applications.

Attention Future Employers...

Haywood Community College is training your future employees . In the above picture Building Construction students complete the calculations required in their Soils and Site work Class.

Nails and sawdust are flying...

Construction Three students are moving right along in the building project on campus. If you are new to the blog, this is the home we are building on campus that will showcase all of the emerging technologies and practices in green construction. Click on this to learn more about what we offer.

Bruce Campbell, Automotive Instructor, provided his experience at the "Biofuel Technician Training Program" in Asheville at the ABCCM facility. This program was a 5 day green jobs training workshop. Bruce's AUT 285 class attended the final day of "Engine Management Using Biofuels." Preston Jacobsen, Sustainability Technician at HCC, is pictured at the computer assisting Bruce.

Construction Continues....

We have the skills to pay the bills!

Hands on knowledge in the framing of a residence is a skill that will never become obsolete. Technologies are always being upgraded but the methods continue to remain somewhat the same. Building Construction students show off their skills in the framing of the FPL RD home.

Robotics

Introducing Mr. Jim Falbo, our new EET lead instructor. Mr. Falbo comes from the Chicago area where he was an instructor at Joliet Junior College and the Grundy Area Vocational Center.


He has a MS degree in Training and Development. His industrial experience includes Commonwealth Edison's nuclear power station where he was responsible for testing, maintaining, and troubleshooting of nuclear reactor safety controls and power systems.


His expertise is in robotics, programmable logic controllers, industrial controls and solar technologies. One of his coolest projects is his police surveillance robot. He is working with the HCC Criminal Justice department for local applications. Check it out at his web site
https://sites.google.com/site/surveillancerobots/


Jim will be teaching robotics in the 2011 spring semester as well an independent study class to build the surveillance robot.
Jim can be reached at HCC's Regional High Technology Center at 627-4569 or jfalbo@haywood.edu.

New Welding Continuing Education Classes

New welding continuing education classes begin Friday, September 17, 2010 at Haywood Community College. Classes are Fridays from 4-11pm from 9/17-12/17/10. To learn more about the class and to register go to http://www.haywood.edu/class_schedules/class/2010CE3/WLD-8106/welding_fabrication

Tuscola High School students begin their college careers by taking machining at Haywood Community College. Dale Haddock, Lead Machining Instructor, instructs the students in safety and basic machine operations. Go Tuscola!

Steve Kirton (Electrical/Electronic Technology Instructor), Todd Mollo (student) and Grayson Newell (Sundance Power) install photovoltaic panels on the roof of building 1000. The six photovoltaic panels produce 700 Watts of electricity for HCC.

Students Insulate Attic

Building Construction Students suffered in the heat of a local attic in order to add insulation to a home. Energy efficiency is an important part of the cirriculum for the students that are pursuing their Associates degree here at the college.

Cst 112 Students contribute to Community

CST 112 students create their own plan and work together to finish work on the local Boy Scout Camp project. Camp cook "Dodger" always treats the students to a fine lunch when we visit the camp to work. Camp Daniel Boone continues to provide opportunities for the students to learn in a work environment. Thank you for all you do for us Eddie and Dodger.

JOB IN EET AND MECHATRONICS

EET

http://jobs.esc.state.nc.us/lmi/wagerate/msashevi.htm

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ELECTRO – MECHANICAL TECHNICIANS JOBS

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CST 221 Statics Students build Impressive first round of Bridges

Building Construction students study Structural Efficiency in their Statics class by the construction of simple popsicle stick bridges. Some of the above bridges contained fewer than 50 sticks and supported a weight of more than 70 pounds. Some of the designs were very impressive for their first attempt at this exercise.