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South Piedmont Community College 

Summer 2007 Volume 4 • Number 1 

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Have FUN, Make 

New FRIENDS… 

See Page 4 

Burned Out at Work? 

Hit the Road! 

See Page 6 

Find Joy 

on the Job! 

See Page 8 

Course Schedule 

for Fall 2007 

See Page S-1 

A Caring 

Instructor 

Can Jump-Start 

A Career 

See Page 2

Do you want to 

teach? 

SPCC can help you prepare 

to work with any age group. 

Short-term options for child care 

and after-school workers: 

• Infant/Toddler Care Certificate 

• School-Age Care Certificate 

• Learning Disabilities Certificate 

Two-year degrees lead to childcare facility 

management or work as a teacher’s assistant. 

You may choose to work in a Head Start program 

or a recreation program: 

• Early Childhood Education Degree 

• Early Childhood Education-Special Education Degree 

• Early Childhood Education-Teacher Associate Degree 

(Transfer to UNC-Charlotte or UNC-Greensboro to 

earn B-K teacher certification.) 

Become an elementary school teacher 

through the 2+2 program. 

• Study two years at SPCC, then study two years 

at Wingate University. 

• Earn an Associate in Arts-Elementary Education 

degree at SPCC. Transfer to Wingate University and 

earn a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary 

Education (K-6). 

Prepare to teach in middle school, 

high school or college. 

• Enroll in the college transfer program at SPCC to 

complete the first two years of a bachelor’s degree, 

and transfer to a four-year college or university to 

continue your education. 

Learn more about teacher education 

options at SPCC. Call Scott Collier. 

In Union County, dial 704-290-5100. 

In Anson County, dial 704-272-5300.

Questions about the South Piedmont Community 

College programs and services described in this 

publication should be directed to Student Success 

at 704-290-5100 (Monroe) or 704-272-5300 

(Polkton). Comments or questions about this 

publication should be directed to the Marketing and 

Communications Office at 704-272-5342. 

Publisher:................................... Dr. John R. McKay 

President, South Piedmont Community College 

Editor:...........................................Rosemary O. Britt 

Director, Marketing & Communications 

Contributing Writers:....................... Rosemary Britt, 

Amanda Secrest 

Photography:.................................... Rosemary Britt 

John Ratliff 

Amanda Secrest 

Digital Imaging:.............................David Whitesides 

Visit South Piedmont Community 

College on the web at www.spcc.edu 


Board of Trustees 

Frank Carpenter 

Kenneth E. Collins, Vice Chair 

Anne M. Covington 

Thomas L. Crooke Sr., Secretary 

Kenneth W. Horne Jr. 

Hoy S. Lanning Jr. 

Harvey H. Leavitt III, Chair 

Dr. Charles F. Palmer 

E. Lynn Raye, Past Chair 

Richard Stone 

Jarvis T. Woodburn 

Michael Spencer, Student Government 

Association President 

Executive Staff 

John R. McKay, Ed.D, President 

Elaine Clodfelter, Vice President, Student Success 

John DeVitto, Vice President, Finance and 

Administrative Services 

Paul Silberquit, Executive Director, Information 

Services 

Fred Sparger, Vice President, College and 

Community Relations 

Barbara Tansey, Ph.D, Vice President, Student 

Learning 

Career Focus is published two times a year by 

South Piedmont Community College, P.O. Box 126, 

Polkton, NC 28135 in partnership with Washtenaw 

Community College, Ann Arbor, MI 48104. 

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© 2007 South Piedmont Community College 

Features 

Careers 

2 A Caring Instructor Can Jump-Start a Career 

Meet two men who credit their accounting instructor 

with opening the door to success. 

4 Have FUN, Make New FRIENDS… 

Get HOME Every Night! 

Community college offers lots of social and personal 

growth opportunities. Everyone is welcome! 

6 Burned Out at Work? Consider Hitting the Road! 

SPCC truck driver training can get you started. 

8 Find Joy on the Job! 

A career in Human Services can lead to 

tremendous satisfaction at work. 

10 Study One Semester. Work in Healthcare. 

Only SPCC offers the Office Laboratory Technician program. 

S-1 SPCC Course Schedule for Fall 2007 

11 Plan to Succeed in Business 

REAL helps entrepreneurs write a 

complete business plan. 

19 Sign Me Up! 

Student Application 

13 South Piedmont Community College A-Z 

Are you ready to start a career, learn new skills or change careers? 

South Piedmont Community College has a program for you. 

Contents 

On the cover 

Dillon Melton had just completed associate’s degrees in accounting and business 

administration when his accounting instructor, Dr. Kazem Khan, was asked to recommend 

someone who could help a growing company set up an efficient bookkeeping system. Melton 

took the job and his career has taken off! When Melton needed to hire someone, he called Dr. 

Khan, who recommended Jason Keller. 

C a r e e r F o c u s 

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A Caring Instructor 

Can Jump-Start A Career 

Meet two men who credit their accounting instructor 

with opening the door to success 

By Rosemary Britt 

hen Select Stainless owner 

Ben Williams needed an inhouse 

accounting specialist to 

help set up an efficient bookkeeping 

system for his growing company, 

he made a smart move. He picked 

up the phone and called SPCC 

Accounting Instructor Kazem Khan 

and asked him to recommend one 

of his best students. Khan put 

Williams in touch with Dillon 

Melton, and Melton began an 

accounting job that would turn into 

a great career! 

Melton, who had just finished dual 

associate’s degrees in accounting 

and business administration, 

began work at Select Stainless in 

2000. The company was located in 

Waxhaw and had only 10 employees 

and sales of about $20,000 per 

month. He worked for two years 

in accounting, where his duties 

included setting up a computerized 

payroll system that could 

accommodate a growing workforce. 

Melton then moved to purchasing 

and later to sales. 

“The owner thought it was 

important for me to be in sales 

because I was good at taking care 

of customers,” says Melton, now 

national sales manager at the 

company that has grown to 150 

employees and sales of more than 

$1 million per month. This year 

the custom stainless steel fixture 

operation moved to Matthews to a 

much larger facility. 

“I like accounting, but I really enjoy 

working with our customers and 

making sure we meet their needs,” 

Dillon Melton, national sales manager at Select Stainless, and Doug Joyner, regional sales manager, 

discuss drawings of the company’s next major project. 

says Melton, who has now hired 

enough sales representatives to 

keep 32 states covered. 

Earlier this year when Melton 

needed to hire a new in-house 

sales person, he followed Williams’ 

lead and called Khan to ask him 

to send a strong graduate or 

second-year student his way. Khan 

recommended Jason Keller, an 

SPCC student studying accounting 

and business administration, who 

expects to graduate in December. 

Keller tried out the sales job, but 

decided he enjoyed accounting more. 

He was moved to an accounting 

position at Select Stainless, where 

he has flourished. 

Melton and Keller agree that the 

company’s focus on high quality, 

rather than just price, is the key 

to their success. “Our quality is 

so high that our customers tell us 

they don’t mind spending a touch 

more because their customers are so 

 

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Meanwhile Keller’s dad, Todd 

Keller, had moved to Monroe to 

work as chief financial officer at 

Circle S Ranch, and he invited 

his son to join him and go to a 

“little school” near his home. 

Keller and his wife came to 

Monroe and he enrolled at SPCC. 

Today he is sure he made the 

right choice. 

“I think I made the perfect 

decision,” Melton says of his 

decision to enroll at SPCC. 

“I second that!” Keller says, 

noting that he grew up near 

the University of Georgia and 

decided he didn’t want to go to 

a university or other four-year 

school. 

Jason Keller works in accounting at Select Stainless. He will complete degrees in business 

administration and accounting later this year. He began his career with Select Stainless 

following a recommendation from SPCC Accounting Instructor Kazem Khan. 

happy with the finished results,” 

says Keller. Select Stainless 

customers include many national 

and regional restaurant and 

grocery chains. 

The high quality includes 

a strong response to every 

customer inquiry, too. “When a 

customer calls, we call back right 

away,” says Melton. “Customer 

service is something we pride 

ourselves on. Our approach to 

business is this: Number one is 

quality; number two is service 

and number three is price, in 

that order. That’s our reputation. 

That’s the way we want it.” 

Melton says his own experience 

with SPCC coupled with Keller’s 

satisfaction has made his hiring 

process a simple one. “When 

I look to hire someone for our 

office, I call Dr. Khan,” says 

Melton. “He’ll put me in contact 

with a good person. He doesn’t 

look at you as a head in the seat. 

He gets to know you, and he 

knows what you can do!” 

Many Paths Lead to SPCC 

When Dillon Melton was playing 

on the Forest Hills High School 

baseball team that won the 

1997 state championship, he 

was thinking of college ball. 

He was entitled….He hit the 

championship-winning home 

run! Melton was recruited to play 

baseball at Surry Community 

College near the Virginia border 

and played for a year. He says it 

was a successful year, but playing 

college ball began to “feel too 

much like work.” He had always 

played ball for fun. 

Melton decided he really wanted 

to go to a community college 

and focus on his studies. He 

returned home and enrolled at 

SPCC for two years to complete 

associate’s degrees in accounting 

and business administration. “I 

knew I wanted to make a living 

with my mind,” says Melton, 

who worked part-time for years 

with his father, Roger Melton, a 

painting contractor. While he still 

paints regularly on Saturdays, he 

says, “I don’t want to do it every 

day!” 

Melton is back to playing ball for 

fun, too. He coaches a Babe Ruth 

team in Marshville, where he 

lives, and plays pick-up softball 

games, often with church teams. 

Jason Keller grew up in Orlando, 

Fla., and Athens, Ga. When he 

got out of high school, he took a 

job at the Pilgrim’s Pride plant 

driving a tractor-trailer hauling 

live chickens. He later entered 

the Pilgrim’s Pride management 

training program and was about 

a third of the way through when 

he decided to shift gears and go 

to school. 

Both men say they never 

considered four-year schools. 

“Once you’ve been out of school 

a little while, it’s all about what 

you can do and the experience 

you have,” Melton says. “I wanted 

to go to a community college, get 

some skills I could use on the 

job, and go to work. I figured two 

years of experience would get 

me further than two more years 

in school, and that’s the way it’s 

worked out! If I had to go back, 

I would choose South Piedmont 

Community College again.” CF 

Learn more about SPCC! 

In Union County, 

call 704-290-5100. 

In Anson County, 

call 704-272-5300. 

For information on accounting: 

Dr. Kazem Khan 

For information on business 

administration: 

Fredrea Crawford-Smith 




Have FUN, Make New FRIENDS… 

Get HOME Every Night! 

Community college offers lots of social and personal 

growth opportunities. Everyone is welcome! 

By Amanda Secrest 

The time has come for you to go 

off to college and be part of all 

the activities and fun that go 

with college. It sounds like a great 

idea, but there’s just one problem… 

You know deep down that you’re 

just not ready to leave home. 

OR 

You just can’t bring yourself to pay 

too much for the first two years of 

a four-year degree. 

OR 

An associate’s degree or diploma 

will give you the job skills you’re 

looking for. 

OR 

Our Student Government 

Association is for all students. You 

pay a small fee when you enroll 

that entitles you to participate in 

all meetings and SGA-sponsored 

events. SGA also sponsors trips 

each year with other clubs. This 

year SGA and the Extreme 

Players Club, our recreational 

entertainment club, traveled to 

the Seymour Johnson Air Show in 

Goldsboro for a weekend. 

You don’t want to miss the SGA 

Spring Fling and Fall Festival 

held each year! Between afternoon 

classes, you can enjoy musical 

entertainment, free food, games, 

contests and rides. 

Have you ever had a fun study 

group? Let us show you there is 

such a thing! For example, we have 

six health technology clubs that 

are specific to programs of study. 

If you need help, you always have 

someone to call on. It’s like a great 

big support network! 

If you are looking for a more elite, 

invitation-only club, you may be 

interested in Phi Theta Kappa, 

an international honor society for 

two-year college students. Here’s a 

helpful hint…the key to getting an 

invitation is to make great grades! 

Like all students, you are busy. 

Getting involved can help you 

make time to have fun and meet 

people. “PTK has allowed me to 

meet other students and build 

strong friendships through our 

meetings and service projects, 

giving me a greater sense of 

belonging at South Piedmont,” says 

Sandra Smith, Phi Theta Kappa 

vice president of scholarship 2006- 

2007. 

Do you plan to continue your 

education when you earn your 

associate’s degree? In that case, 

you should check out the College 

Transfer Club. You get the inside 

scoop on four-year schools across 

the state and help with the 

transfer process. 

“The great thing about CTC is you 

You have obligations that just 

won’t allow you to leave the 

glorious southern piedmont of 

North Carolina! 

May we suggest that you look 

at South Piedmont Community 

College? With campuses in Monroe 

and Polkton, SPCC offers the 

complete college experience and 

you can enjoy it by day and evening 

and sleep in your own cozy bed 

every night. 

Rule number one to ensure a 

meaningful college experience 

is GET INVOLVED. You’ll make 

friends and have fun while you 

build interpersonal, leadership 

and intellectual skills. What better 

way to develop these skills than 

in a college club? SPCC has 20 

clubs ranging from the Student 

Government Association to the 

Medical Assisting Club. 

The SPCC Student Government Association sponsored a white water rafting excursion to the U.S. 

National Whitewater Center on the banks of the Catawba River near Charlotte. 

 


History Instructor William 

Dick gave his American 

history students a tasty 

assignment. They had to 

locate an authentic recipe 

from the Colonial period, 

cook it, and bring it to the 

campus to share with their 

classmates. 

get to really check out your dream 

school and see if you belong 

there,” says Rhonda Naylor, SPCC 

college transfer club member. “We 

had a great road trip with fun 

people. This is what the college 

experience is all about!” 

If you don’t see anything of 

interest, you can start your own 

club. All you have to do is find 

five other people to join, get a 

faculty or staff member to serve 

as an advisor, and have your 

constitution and by-laws approved 

by SGA. If you’re thinking it just 

sounds too simple, think no more. 

That’s really all there is to the 

process! 

Clubs & 

Organizations 

JPEG (Graphic Design) 

Campus Crusade for Christ 

College Transfer Club 

Criminal Justice Student Association 

Extreme Players Club 

Future Educators Club 

Medical Assisting Club 

Practical Nursing Club 

Radiation Therapy Club 

Organizations at SPCC are here 

to give you the opportunity to 

grow as an individual. Are you 

shy? Maybe a club is what you 

need to help you overcome that 

shyness. 

“Being involved in PTK and 

SGA has given me the courage 

to approach any person or 

handle a situation without 

feeling the pressure of being 

shy or not knowing what to do,” 

says Michael L. Spencer, SGA 

president 2007-08. 

Your key to knowledge and fun is 

right here. Remember, at SPCC 

we mean it when we say, “Start 

here… Go anywhere!” CF 

Medical Sonography Club 

Surgical Technology Club 

Therapeutic Massage Club 

Registered Nurses Club 

Legal Eagles (Paralegal) 

Saving Graces (MA & OST) 

Phi Beta Lambda (Business) 

Literary Arts Club 

Organization of Human Service 

Education 

Phi Theta Kappa, Alpha Omega 

Psi Chapter 

Student Government 

Association 

Surgical Technology Instructor Carol Courtney models how to interview and NOT 

get a job during a Dress for Success fashion show at SPCC. 

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Burned Out At Work? 

Consider Hitting The Road! 


evin Potts worked in offices servicing 

student loans and processing 

commercial telephone orders for 16 

years. With each passing year, he could 

feel the office burnout a little more. 

After one particularly frustrating day 

in the office, Potts went home and told his 

wife, Monica, he was interested in becoming 

a commercial truck driver. She responded by 

telling him about a banner advertising truck 

driver training she had seen on the South 

Piedmont Community College campus on Old 

Charlotte Highway in Monroe. 

Potts called SPCC, and reached Continuing 

Education Director Sandy Huntley, who gave 

him details on the program the college runs in 

cooperation with Future Truckers of America. 

When he learned he could take the course in 

Monroe, a short drive from his house, Potts was 

certain he could realize his longtime dream. 

As a family man, Potts understood he couldn’t 

make the decision to embark on such a dramatic 

career change without including his wife and 

two elementary-school-aged children, William 

and Zoe. The family talked extensively about 

the changes truck driving would bring to their 

household, and all agreed they could learn to be 

apart several days, even weeks, at a time. 

With eight years of service with the telephone 

company, Potts had built up enough money in 

his profit-sharing account to take time off from 

work to enroll at SPCC. Prior to enrollment, 

he signed on to drive for Swift Transportation 

Co., Inc. and became eligible for tuition 

reimbursement as part of his benefits package. 

In January, he enrolled at SPCC for the monthlong, 

four-day-a-week program. Then he was off 

to Swift Advanced Training, a six-week program 

Swift requires for new drivers just out of school. 

Most of Potts’ time in Advanced Training was 

spent on the roads of the eastern United States 

with an experienced driver who served as a 

ride-along mentor. As the two criss-crossed the 

country in their loaded 18-wheeler, Potts gained 

confidence behind the wheel of a big rig and 

adjusted to life on the road. 

He excelled so much during Advanced Training 

that he was assigned as a local driver with 

Swift at the Wal-Mart Distribution Center in 

Pageland, S.C. Typically, a beginning local driver 

has at least two years of experience including 

extensive close-quarters driving, so Potts is still 

After 16 years working in an office environment, Kevin Potts enrolled at SPCC and 

became a professional truck driver. 

marveling at his good fortune to land a job that 

will allow him to get home almost every day. 

“The large trucking companies are the ones who 

will hire beginning drivers and all of them offer 

advanced training programs,” Potts said. He 

researched the large trucking companies before 

he signed up for training at SPCC, and decided 

Swift offered the best options for him. Potts 

said he would advise all prospective commercial 

drivers to do some research on the large carriers 

before settling in for training because routes, 

pay and time at home can vary significantly. 

He also advises prospective drivers to make 

the choice as a family because everyone in the 

family has to be on board with the decision to 

make truck driving…particularly long distance 

hauling…work as a career. 

“It was a big risk for me to go to school and then 

go to Swift Advanced Training,” Potts said. He 

explained that he didn’t get a paycheck while he 

was studying at SPCC and during the Advanced 

Training, he earned trainee pay. “My wife has 

gone through so much adjustment over the past 

few months,” Potts added. “All the talk you do 

can’t prepare you for that first week away, and 

we’re still adjusting to our new life.” 

Potts said his family has made adjustments, 

but they are already seeing the rewards of his 

career change. “My first two weeks on the job, 

I made $200 more than I made at my previous 

job with eight years of service!” Potts said. “I 

only project my earning capability to increase. 

I’m at my lowest earning point right now in 

the trucking industry.” Potts said he and his 

family are taking advantage of increased 

earnings to pay down debts. He adds, “Stagnant 

wages coupled with rising health insurance 

costs contributed to my decision to become a 

professional driver.” 

Have loads of job options! 

The trucking industry has a variety of hauling 

options. 

• Local trucking typically features regular 

routes and gets a driver home every day. 

Drivers may be paid slightly less than they 

would be for hauling long-distance loads. 

• Long-distance trucking moves goods to 

distant areas. Drivers may spend three 

weeks on the road at a time hauling multiple 

loads and working their way across the 

United States and back. Drivers may even 

take loads into Mexico or Canada. 

 


• Specialized freight trucking provides overthe-road 

transportation of freight that 

requires special trailers to accommodate 

the load. Examples include refrigerated 

units, flatbeds, doubles, tankers and 

hazardous materials loads. 

• Intermodal transportation is an 

increasingly popular shipping option 

that combines transportation by truck, 

train, plane or ship. Typically goods are 

transported by truck on at least one leg of 

the trip. 

The number of jobs in the truck transportation 

and warehousing industry is expected to grow 

steadily through 2014, according to the U.S. 

Department of Labor. 

Train at SPCC to become 

a professional driver 

SPCC offers a four-week training course in 

conjunction with Future Truckers of America 

(FTA) to prepare you to earn a commercial 

driver’s license (CDL). You may study in 

Monroe or Wadesboro, where classes meet 

Monday-Thursday, 7 a.m.-6 p.m. A new 

class begins each month. SPCC also offers a 

weekend course that meets Saturdays and 

Sundays from 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. for 10 weeks. 

The 160-hour course consists of 50 hours of 

classroom instruction, 50 hours in the field, 

40 hours observation and 20 hours handson 

experience behind the wheel of a Volvo 

conventional tractor/trailer. 

Training includes defensive driving, coupling 

and uncoupling procedures of tractors/trailers, 

gear shifting and operational procedures, 

double clutching, air brake system, motor 

carrier safety regulations, filing a driver’s log, 

backing the truck, preventive maintenance, 

open country road driving, driving in traffic 

and freight handling principles. 

SPCC/FTA instructors have a minimum of 15 

years over-the-road experience. FTA is licensed 

by the N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles. 

Program entry requirements 

• Be at least 21 years old to drive outside 

North Carolina 

• Be at least 18 to drive inside North 

Carolina 

• Be in good enough physical condition to 

pass the Department of Transportation 

physical exam 

Since Kevin Potts completed truck driver training at SPCC, he has been working as a 

local driver with Swift Transportation Co., Inc. 

• Possess a valid driver’s license 

• Speak, read and write English 

• Pass a required drug test 

Tuition & Financial Aid 

The fee for commercial truck driver training 

through SPCC is $3,299 and covers all books, 

materials, permit fee and use of equipment 

during training. The fee also covers the 

appropriate state licensing upon graduation. 

The total fee must be paid prior to the 

beginning of classes. A physical exam and drug 

test are required and paid separately by the 

student after classes begin. 

Workforce Investment Act (WIA) funds may be 

used for truck driver training at SPCC. Funds 

are available to participants who have lost 

jobs due to manufacturing plant closings or 

had their jobs relocated overseas. 

Many large trucking companies offer tuition 

reimbursement and paid advanced training 

to new drivers. Contact prospective employers 

prior to enrolling to maximize sign-on benefits. 

Getting a job 

Job placement assistance is provided to 

graduates of the SPCC/FTA Commercial 

Truck Driving School. Job opportunities are 

abundant in the trucking industry. Starting 

wages for new drivers in their first year of 

employment range from $30,000 to $35,000, 

according to FTA data. 

Sign up for training 

To learn more, call Sandy Huntley. In Union 

County, dial 704-290-5100. In Anson County, 

dial 704-272-5300. CF 




Find Joy on the Job! 

A Career in Human Services Can Lead 

to Tremendous Satisfaction at Work 


Faye Williams waited 

years to fulfill her 

college dreams. As she 

finished her senior 

year of high school, 

she debated whether to attend 

Wingate University or Barber- 

Scotia College to pursue a 

degree in music. It was a 

decision that would be made for 

her when she and her mother 

were involved in a serious 

automobile accident that left 

her mother disabled and thrust 

Williams into the workforce to 

support her family. She worked 

25 years in the hotel business, 

and then worked for a time as 

a detention officer looking after 

females in the Union County 

Jail. In the meantime, Williams 

raised a family of her own. 

When Williams’ daughter 

graduated from Monroe High 

School in 1999 and enrolled in 

the nursing assistant program 

at SPCC, she drove her to class 

in Polkton each day. “I went 

to her graduation, and I was 

very proud of her,” Williams 

says. By 2000, Williams was 

asking herself a big question… 

“I wonder if I can go back to 

school?” She decided to find 

out by enrolling in a general 

psychology course at Wingate 

University. The answer was a 

final grade of A. “It gave me 

more determination,” Williams 

says. 

In 2001, she enrolled in the 

Human Services program at 

SPCC, and she brought her 

family with her to school. Her 

younger son enrolled in the 

autobody program while her 

older son studied electronics. 

Her daughter, who was still 

debating her career path, 

enrolled in a Spanish class with 

her mother. 

Williams found she excelled 

in college, and completed an 

associate’s degree in Human 

Services Technology-Social 

Services. Then she enrolled in 

the Human Services program 

at Gardner-Webb University. 

The GOAL program operated by 

Gardner-Webb on SPCC’s L.L. 

Polk Campus allowed her to 

take all her classes in Polkton. 

She will graduate Aug. 4 with 

her bachelor’s degree in Human 

Services. 

Why Human Services 

Technology? 

“I saw the door revolving at 

the jail, with the same women 

coming in again and again, and 

it was disappointing,” Williams 

says. “I wondered how to stop 

it.” 

She began a job search. “I was 

looking for a position that would 

fulfill me spiritually,” Williams 

says. She began her path to 

fulfillment when she responded 

to an ad for a position at Union 

Diversifed Industries (UDI). “I 

walked into the facility and saw 

the clients. Some of them had 

Down syndrome …. Some had 

physical disabilities….Then I 

saw people who looked O.K., but 

I learned they had disabilities, 

too. I knew I had found my 

calling.” 

The job at UDI would lead to 

Williams’ current position at 

the North Carolina Vocational 

Rehabilitation Office. There she 

is a casework technician and 

job placement specialist, and 

her duties take her to every 

public high school in Union 

County. She spends her days 

assisting high school counselors 

in designing a plan to help 

students with disabilities make 

the transition from high school 

to work or college. Many of her 

clients enroll at SPCC, and 

Williams will accompany them 

to the college to complete the 

admission and registration 

process. 

Clients can always count on 

Williams sharing a bit of her 

philosophy with them. “I always 

tell people, ‘If you can’t use 

your body, use your mind,’” says 

Williams. “If you’ve got aches 

and pains, go to school and get 

your mind off your troubles. 

You just might open a new door 

while you’re at it!” 

Williams stresses to every client 

the idea that each individual 

is responsible for finding his 

or her own joy and satisfaction 

in life. She frequently works 

with clients referred by the 

Department of Social Services 

who must find and keep a job. 

Williams works with them 

to assess their interests and 

strengths and identify obstacles 

to success. She may refer 

them to the Human Resources 

Development (HRD) program 

at SPCC to learn job seeking 

and keeping skills. Other needs 

that she may work to meet 

are a client's lack of childcare 

or transportation to work. All 

the way, Williams stresses the 

importance of finding joy in life. 

“Joy,” Williams says 

emphatically. “You’ve got to 

make it. You can’t look to 

someone to give it to you. You 

have to do it for yourself. You 

have to know you’re here for 

a reason, and know you have 

something to accomplish. Being 

satisfied with your life will help 

you have happy moments to 

look back on.” 

Human Services Job 

Opportunities 

A degree in Human Services 

Technology can lead to a 

wide variety of jobs in a 

range of settings. Graduates 

find positions in the local 

department of social services, 

mental health centers, group 

homes, halfway houses, nursing 

homes, assisted living facilities 

and youth service agencies. 

They may work with battered 

women in shelters or they 

may serve their community 

providing church-supported 

services. Some become parole 

officers. 

Human Services offices tend 

to be plain and salaries are 

modest. In North Carolina, 

graduates of a two-year 

program typically begin their 

first job with a salary between 

$22,000 and $27,000. Salaries 

rise with each level of academic 

attainment, and many students 

elect to continue their education 

to earn a bachelor’s, master’s, 

even a doctorate in Human 

Services. 

For Human Services grads, 

money may not be the 

most important benefit of 

employment. Most graduates 

report that they achieve a 

wonderful sense of satisfaction 

from their work. Human 

Services workers also enjoy 

tremendous job stability 

because the human touch just 

can’t be outsourced or imported! 

Learn more about Human 

Services Technology at 

SPCC: 


dial 704-290-5100 


dial 704-272-5300 

Ask for Fedder Williams, Human 

Services instructor. 

Email: f-williams@spcc.edu 

 


Now Totally 

Online… 

Microsoft 

Office 

Certificate 

Prepare for the Microsoft Office 

Specialist certification exam 

by earning the Office Systems 

Technology certificate. Complete 

these six courses on campus or 

online: 

DBA 110 Database Concepts 

OST 131 Keyboarding 

CIS 110 Intro. To Computers 

CTS 125 Presentation Graphics 

CTS 130 Spreadsheet 

OST 136 Word Processing 

To learn more, 

contact Patricia Johnson. 


dial 704-272-5300. 


dial 704-290-5100. 

Email: p-johnson@spcc.edu 

Call: 704-290-5100 or 704-272-5300 I 

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CareerFocus 


Study One Semester. Work in Healthcare. 

Only SPCC offers the Office Laboratory Technician program. 


Have you often thought 

you would like to work 

in a busy medical office? 

Perhaps you would like to 

be the friendly person at the front 

desk or the file clerk who stays 

on the move. Maybe you want 

to work in a lab in a physician’s 

office or a hospital. It’s O.K. if 

you dream of spending your days 

drawing blood… folks make a 

living doing this! 

If you are seeing the possibilities, 

you owe it to yourself to 

investigate the Office Laboratory 

Technician program at SPCC. 

The one semester program is a 

certificate within the Medical 

Assisting curriculum. Many 

students elect to continue their 

education after the first semester 

to earn a diploma or associate’s 

degree in Medical Assisting, 

but others may choose to enter 

the workforce. The employment 

possibilities are endless! 

Karen Arney of Waxhaw used 

her OLT certificate she earned 

during the Fall 2006 semester 

to work through a temporary 

agency. The arrangement allowed 

her to have a part-time job at 

a family practice and continue 

her education at SPCC. Arney’s 

goal is to become a medical 

sonographer, and she returned 

to SPCC to take classes she 

needed to qualify for admission 

to the SPCC medical sonography 

program. Arney recently learned 

she had been admitted to the 

program, and plans to give up 

work as an office/lab tech while 

she studies sonography. 

first….I saw the importance 

of being there for patients and 

getting to know them.” 

Before she enrolled at SPCC, 

Arney spent nine years as a stayat-home 

mom. She had studied 

a year at Kings College right out 

of high school and then worked 

as an administrative assistant. 

Arney wanted to shift into a 

medical field before re-entering 

the workforce full-time, and OLT 

was her first step. “COLT was a 

way to get my feet wet and make 

sure I could handle working in 

medical,” Arney says. “It gives you 

a chance to get a feel before you 

commit two years to a program.” 

CF 

Want to learn more 

about the one-semester 

Office Laboratory 

Technician certificate? 

The OLT program gave her all the 

basic skills she needed to work in 

a physician’s office, Arney says. 

Topics of study include making 

initial contact with patients, 

drawing blood and collecting 

specimens, performing laboratory 

tests and EKGs, and cleaning 

and bandaging wounds. OLT 

students also learn basic front 

office administrative procedures 

and have to demonstrate an 

understanding of patient 

confidentiality requirements. 

Upon completion of the OLT 

program, a grad may take a 

certification exam to become a 

COLT. 

Arney says the employment 

opportunities following her 

graduation from the OLT program 

confirmed her decision to work 

in healthcare. “The big thing I 

took away was the importance 

of patient care,” Arney says. 

“Regardless of your position in 

the office, the patient comes 

Contact Medical Assisting Program 

Director Lori Starnes. Call 704-290- 

5100 (Union County) or 704-272-5300 

(Anson County) or email lstarnes@ 

spcc.edu. 

New This Fall! 

Mechanical Engineering 

Technology 

Drafting Certificate 

Evenings only! 

Old Charlotte Highway Campus 

4209 Old Charlotte Hwy., 

Monroe 

For more information: 

Ernest Simons 

esimons@spcc.edu 

704-290-5100 (Union County) 

or 

704-272-5300 (Anson County) 

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Plan to Succeed 

REAL Helps Entrepreneurs Write a Complete Business Plan 

Successful business owners agree! 

A business plan that includes a 

marketing plan is essential to 

growing a healthy business. 


“If you want your business to be 

successful over the years, place an 

emphasis on planning and understand 

that the need for planning never goes 

away,” SPCC Small Business Center 

Director Vince Holloman tells his 

clients. “If you’re thinking of going 

into business or want to fine tune an 

existing business, you owe it to yourself 

to enroll in the REAL program at 

SPCC. This entrepreneurship program 

pushes you to carefully think through 

all the essential elements of a business 

plan.” 

REAL Is Their Key to Success! 

As owners of two successful businesses, 

Martha and Jaime Ferro swear by 

the REAL program at SPCC. Jaime 

already operated J. Ferro Contracting, 

a home renovation business, when they 

enrolled in REAL. Martha, who holds 

a degree in education and educational 

psychology, dreamed of opening a child 

enrichment center. She had worked 

in childcare in New Jersey for years 

before they relocated to Union County 

with their two children in 2005. 

As the Ferros worked through the 

REAL business planning process, they 

researched the need for high quality 

preschool educational services in the 

Waxhaw area and discovered there 

were no facilities offering the programs 

Martha wanted to offer. 

They responded by purchasing a house 

and renovating it to create the Waxhaw 

Enrichment Center. The facility opened 

in August 2006 to provide high-quality 

preschool services to children ages 

2-5 and enrollment is near capacity. 

Parents enroll their children in a halfday 

toddler or preschool program and 

select the number of days to attend. 

The Ferros began with morning 

programs and plan to expand to 

afternoon programs in the near future. 

Marketing Is Essential. 

The Waxhaw Enrichment Center 

stands out from other daycare and 

preschool facilities in a number of 

ways, but its approach to marketing is 

one of the most striking. Jaime Ferro 

says Holloman suggested during a 

REAL class that they build a website 

to funnel enrollment, and they took his 

advice. Martha says the website has 

allowed a number of families in the 

process of relocating to find her facility 

and enroll their children before they’ve 

even moved. 

“Mothers tell me they type in preschool 

and Waxhaw in the search engine, and 

our center pops up first,” says Martha. 

“They know what their children will 

be doing before they move, and that 

relieves some of the stress of moving.” 

Analyze the Market 

To Find New Opportunity. 

As natives of Colombia, the Ferros 

speak Spanish fluently. They know 

that many people want their children 

to learn Spanish, and have responded 

by offering an eight-week bilingual 

camp for preschool-aged children this 

summer. 

Do what you love! 

Jaime and Martha Ferro say their 

success with the Waxhaw Enrichment 

Center is the result of pursuing 

a passion. “When someone loves 

something as much as my wife loves 

working with children, you want to 

support it,” Jaime says. While Martha 

detailed the essential elements of the 

facility, Jaime did the renovations 

necessary to convert the house into a 

preschool complete with fixtures and 

furniture that fit small children. CF 

Call: 704-290-5100 or 704-272-5300 I www.spcc.edu I South Piedmont Community College CareerFocus I Summer 2007 I 11

Get Your Business Running This Fall! 

Take SPCC’S REAL Course. REAL Entrepreneurship is a hands-on course that develops entrepreneurial traits, knowledge and 

skills, and guides participants through the process of planning, creating and operating small businesses of their own design. REAL 

Enterprises is the non-profit organization that supports high schools, colleges and community-based organizations across the United 

States who offer REAL courses. 

REAL graduates have a better than 85% success rate. If you already have a business, REAL can help you improve or expand. 

What topics are covered? The Realities of Self-Employment, Self-Assessment, Personal Finances and Budgeting, Community 

and Industry Analysis, New Product Development, Writing the Business Plan, Market and Financial Feasibility, Small Business 

Marketing, Personnel and Customer Service, Legal Structure and Taxes, Cash Flow and Breakeven Analysis, Understanding Financial 

Statements, Taking and Managing Risks, Utilizing Other Professionals, Managing Assets and Debt, and Legal and Ethical Issues. 

FOR INFORMATION OR TO REGISTER by PHONE 

CALL 704-290-5222 in Monroe or 704-272-5453 in Wadesboro 

MONROE: Sept. 18 through Nov. 1, meets Tuesdays & Thursdays, 6-9 pm 

WADESBORO: Sept. 10 through Dec. 17, meets Mondays, 5:30-9 pm 

FEE: $95, payable when you register. Includes software & materials. 

Seminars to Help You Get Started Successfully 

The Best Businesses to Start Now! This seminar focuses on over 50 current “hot” business ideas. 

Learn ways to create ideas, what type of business is right for you, and start-up basics. Presented by Mike Collins. 

MONROE: Tuesday, Aug. 21, 6-9 pm, Building A, Old Charlotte Highway Campus 

How to Start a Business Learn important business basics, tips and strategies. Includes planning, licensing, 

hiring, marketing, financing and much more! 

MONROE: Thursday, Sept. 6, 6-9 pm, Building A, Old Charlotte Highway Campus 

WADESBORO: Thursday, Aug. 30, 2-5 pm, Lockhart-Taylor Center 

How to Write a Business Plan Prepare your business for the unexpected and learn how to determine what resources 

and capital you need to succeed. Learn to prepare a business plan to keep you on track and attract financing. 

WADESBORO: Wednesday, Aug. 22, 1-4 pm, Lockhart-Taylor Center 

MONROE: Wednesday, Aug. 22, 6-9 pm, Building A, Old Charlotte Highway Campus 

More Seminars to Come – Check www.spcc.edu, “Small Business Centers,” “Class Schedule” 

CareerFocus Café • www.careerfocuscafe.com 

See the newest online video at the Café 

Are you happy? Yes? No? 

Find out why 

University of Michigan professor of 

psychology Norbert Schwartz has 

devoted his career to the study of 

happiness and he’s got a few insights 

for the rest of us. And a few surprises. 

Come to CareerFocus Café online 

to hear what he has to say about 

how money, your career choices and 

your day-to-day life can affect your 

happiness. 

CareerFocus Café 

(www.careerfocuscafe.com), 

is the new online video companion 

to CareerFocus magazine. Host 

Lani Garcia introduces us 

to book authors, experts and 

extraordinary people. All have 

something to tell us about career 

choices, job hunting and the world 

of work. So, drop by and see what 

we’re talking about. CF 

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Thinking 

about 

Your 

Future? 

We are. Your education, your career development—they’re always on our mind. That’s 

why we’re busy creating new degree and certificate programs and improving your 

access to the best, most affordable education. 

In the last five years, SPCC has added new programs…Associate Degree Nursing, Radiation 

Therapy, Office Laboratory Technician, Biotechnology, Elementary Education 2+2 with 

Wingate University…to name a few. We’ve dramatically increased the number of courses 

offered online to make college more convenient. 

And…don’t forget about our solid foundation of academic courses for college transfer students. 

Thanks to the North Carolina Comprehensive Articulation Agreement, students may transfer 

their SPCC credits for approved transfer courses to any of the 16 public universities in the 

state. SPCC has articulation agreements with many of the private colleges and universities in 

the area, as well. 

We should mention our gorgeous campuses, excellent facilities and state-of-the-art technology 

everywhere from the graphic design labs to the networking labs to the health technologies 

and science laboratories. 

Yes, we’re close and convenient. Yes, we’re affordable and responsive. But we’re also driven to 

provide the best education and the best facilities for the community we serve. 

And yes, your future is on our mind. So whether you’re starting out, starting over or moving 

on, you’re going to find what you need right here. CF 

SPCC Credential 

Certificate 

Diploma 

Associate in Arts Degree/Associate in 

Science Degree 

Associate in Applied Science Degree 

Continuing Education Program 

Gives you 

The skills you need to move into an entry-level job and 

college credits 

Additional skills to help you move up with a promotion 

and college credits 

The first two years of college coursework to transfer to 

a four-year college or university as a junior 

In-depth career preparation, as well as some general 

education classes during a two-year course of study 

Training in your chosen field, but does not award 

college credits 

South Piedmont Community College A-Z 

What follows is an alphabetical listing of programs and areas of study offered by 

South Piedmont Community College. For more information, call 704-290-5100 

or 704-272-5300 or visit SPCC on the Web at www.spcc.edu. 

Area of Study SPCC Program Prepares you for Employment opportunities Entry Salary ranges 

Accounting AAS or Certificate Employment in accounting firms, as well 

as large and small corporations, preparing 

financial statements, balance sheets and 

tax returns 

Accounting firms, small businesses, 

banks, hospitals; self-employment $29,785-$40,794 

Activity Coordinator Continuing Education Program Employment planning daily activities for 

older adult residents of assisted living and 

long-term care facilities, and coordinating 

volunteer programs (Graduates of 

the program are state-qualified to be 

employed.) 

Assisted living and long-term care 

facilities $18,000-30,000 1 

Advertising/Graphic 

Design 

AAS or Certificate 

Employment in graphic design with 

emphasis on design, advertising, 

illustration and digital preparation of 

materials 

Graphic design studios, advertising 

agencies, printing companies, 

newspapers; self-employment 

$24,051-$30,487 







Air Conditioning, 

Heating and 

Refrigeration 

AAS, Diploma or Certificate 

A career in residential and commercial 

maintenance and installation of heating 

and cooling systems 

Firms that specialize in installing, 

repairing and servicing heating and 

cooling systems and refrigeration 

equipment in homes, commercial and 

industrial buildings 

$24,613-$29,321 

Associate in Arts AA Transfer to a senior college or university Transfer to a senior institution to continue 

studies 

Associate in 

Arts-Elementary 

Education 

AA 

Transfer to a senior college or university 

to study elementary education (SPCC and 

Wingate University offer cohort transfer 

program.) 

Work as an elementary school teacher 

$25,510 (local 

supplement may apply) 2 

Associate in 

General Education 

AGE 

Application to an Allied Health program 

at SPCC 

Application to an Allied Health program 

at SPCC 

Associate in 

Science 

AS Transfer to a senior college or university Transfer to a senior institution to continue 

studies 

Autobody Repair 

Diploma or 

Certificate or 


Employment in the autobody repair trade 

Auto dealerships or franchised 

independent garages; self-employment $26,750-32,949 

Basic Law 

Enforcement 

Training (BLET) 

Certificate 

Career as a certified law enforcement 

officer in North Carolina 

Municipal police departments, sheriffs’ 

offices, bailiff, NC State Highway Patrol, 

State Bureau of Investigation 

$22,048-23,728 

Biotechnology 

(offered in 

collaboration with 

Gaston College) 

AAS or BioWork Continuing 

Education Certificate 

Employment as research assistants 

to biologists or chemists, laboratory 

technicians, instrumentation technicians 

or quality assurance technicians 

High tech 

manufacturing, 

agribusiness, 

government, 

research and 

development, sales, 

customer service 

$25,000-50,000 3 

Business 

Administration 

AAS or Diploma or Certificate 

Employment requiring fundamental 

knowledge of business functions and 

processes 

Government agencies, financial 

institutions, large/small businesses; selfemployment 

$27,094-36,478 

Business 


– Electronic 

Commerce 

AAS or 

Diploma or 

Certificate or 

Entrepreneurship Certificate 

A career in the Internet economy planning 

and implementing policies and goals for 

an organization’s marketing strategy on 

the web, and managing the efforts of the 

Internet development team to maximize 

web site effectiveness in meeting revenue 

goals set by the company. 

Government agencies, financial 

institutions, small/medium sized 

businesses or industry or selfemployment 

E-Commerce 

Development 

Programmer $38,000- 

53,000 

E-Commerce Business 

Analyst $43,400-56,000 

Web Front-End Designer 

$36,400-49,000 4 

Office Laboratory 

Technician (COLT) 

(a Medical 

Assisting certificate 

option) 

Certificate 

Employment performing routine medical 

laboratory testing and office tasks 

[Graduates may apply to take the AMT 

certification exam to become a Certified 

Office Laboratory Technician (COLT).] 

Physicians’ offices and hospitals 

$19,560-26,271 

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Computer 

Information 

Technology 


Employment with organizations that 

use computers to process, manage and 

communicate information 

Systems maintenance, troubleshooting, 

support/training and business 

applications design and implementation 

$28,000-38,000 

Computer 

Programming 

AAS or 

Diploma or 

Certificate 

Employment as computer programmer 

and related positions 

Business, industry, government 

organizations as programmers, 

programmer trainees, analysts, software 

developers, computer operators, 

technicians 

$37,039-47,050 

Contractors’ Exam 

Review 


Taking the N.C. Residential or Commercial 

Contractors’ Exam given by the North 

Carolina Contractors’ Licensing Board. 

Residential and commercial construction 

Varies according to 

construction field 

Criminal Justice 

AAS or 

Diploma or 

Certificate 

Employment in law enforcement agencies 

and correctional facilities 

Police officer, deputy sheriff, detention 

officer, state trooper, probation/parole 

officer, surveillance officer, loss 

prevention specialist 

$23,728-27,595 

Early Childhood 

Education 


Working with children from infancy 

through middle childhood in diverse 

learning environments 

Preschools, childcare programs, Head 

Start, public and private schools and 

recreational centers 

$17,202-19,618 


Education-Special 

Education 


Employment in the area of special 

education with child development and 

childcare programs, preschools, public 

and private schools, public and private 

agencies, recreational centers, Head Start 

programs and school-age programs 


Start, public and private schools, public 

and private agencies and recreational 

centers 

$14,545-19,618 


Education-Teacher 

Associate 


Employment helping teachers and 

supervising students; may grade papers, 

check homework, maintain records, 

operate equipment 


Start, public and private schools and 

recreational centers 

$14,545-16,873 

Electrical/ 

Electronics 

Technology 


Employment installing and maintaining 

electrical/electronic systems found in 

residential, commercial and industrial 

facilities 

On-the-job trainee or apprentice assisting 

in the layout, installation and maintenance 

of electrical/electronic systems 

(Graduates who successfully complete 

the required apprenticeship are prepared 

to take the state electrical contracting 

license exam.) 

$33,456-40,502 

Emergency Medical 

Technician 


Certificate: 

Basic 

Intermediate 

Paramedic 

Administering first aid treatment and 

transporting sick or injured persons 

to medical facility, working as a paid 

or volunteer member of an emergency 

medical team 

Ambulance 

services, fire and 

rescue agencies 

$20,000-39,000 5 







Fire Fighter 

Training 


Employment or volunteer duties with a 

fire department. Basic and continuing 

training for fire fighters is provided in 

cooperation with local municipal and 

volunteer departments. (A student must 

be a member of a fire department to take 

training.) 

Municipal fire 

departments $22,267-26,130 

Fire Protection 

Technology 

(offered in 

conjunction with 

Central Piedmont 

Community 

College) 

AAS 

Occupations where the technical 

knowledge of fire protection is needed in 

order to deal with hazardous materials, 

investigate arson, and make fire 

prevention recommendations to the public 

and private sector. 

Governmental agencies, industrial 

firms, insurance rating organizations, 

educational organizations and municipal 

fire departments with the opportunity for 

skilled and supervisory-level positions. 

$29,463-32,585 

Floor Covering 

Institute 


Employment installing resilient, ceramic 

and/or laminate flooring. World Floor 

Covering Association curriculum is taught 

in one-week modules that cover one type 

of flooring. Take one or all. 

Flooring retailers, building contractors; 

self-employed $20,219-23,662 

Human Services 

Technology-Social 

Services 


Employment doing direct service delivery 

work in social service agencies 

Family and child assistance programs, 

rehabilitation services, youth services, 

services for aging and programs for 

developmentally disabled 

$22,459-26,723 

Human Services 

Technology-Social 

Services 

Substance Abuse 

Certificate 

Certificate 

Employment as substance abuse 

counselor, DWI counselor, residential 

facility worker 

Substance abuse counselors work with 

physicians, nurses, social workers, 

mental health counselors, and police in 

courts, schools, correctional facilities and 

treatment facilities. 

$20,000-35,000 5 

Industrial Systems 

Technology 

AAS or 

Maintenance Certificate or 

Welding Certificate 

Employment repairing, installing and 

maintaining industrial and HVAC 

equipment or welding 

Industrial plants, retailers, local 

government and community 

organizations; HVAC and refrigeration 

businesses; welding shops 

$25,670-30,770 

Medical Assisting AAS or Diploma Employment as a multi-skilled healthcare 

professional performing administrative, 

clinical and laboratory procedures 

(Graduates are eligible to sit for the 

American Association of Medical 

Assistants Certification Examination to 

become Certified Medical Assistants) 

Physicians’ offices, health maintenance 

organizations, health departments and 

hospitals 

$23,920-36,400 1 

Medical Coding 

Specialist 


Employment as a medical coding 

specialist upon satisfactory completion 

of online medical courses and a passing 

grade on the American Academy of 

Professional Coders exam. 

Physicians’ offices, hospitals, nursing 

homes, coding consulting companies $25,000-40,000 5 

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Medical Office 


AAS or Certificate or Medical 

Insurance Coding Diploma or 

Transcription Certificate 

Employment performing administrative 

and support functions in medical and 

other healthcare facilities 

Medical and dental 

offices, hospitals, 

insurance companies, 

laboratories, medical 

supply companies 

and other healthcare 

related organizations 

$20,250-41,506 7 

Medical 

Sonography 

AAS 

Employment as a medical sonographer or 

ultrasound technologist (Graduates are 

eligible to take examinations administered 

by the American Registry of Diagnostic 

Medical Sonographers) 

Hospitals, physicians’ offices, mobile 

services and educational institutions $40,269-66,622 8 

Network 

Technology 


Employment installing and supporting 

computer networks (Students in this 

program may prepare for exams to earn 

Cisco and/or MCSE certification) 

LAN/PC administrators, microcomputer 

support specialist, network control 

operator, communication technician/ 

analyst, network/computer consultant and 

information systems specialist 

$24,064-31,367 

Nursing Assistant 

I & II 


Employment as an NA I and II. Training 

and competency testing required for 

listing on NA Registry. 

Hospitals, nursing homes, patients’ 

homes, physician’s offices $15,000-18,000 5 

Nursing-Associate 

Degree 

AAS 

A healthcare career as a nurse (Graduates 

of this program are eligible to take the 

National Council of State Boards of 

Nursing Licensure Examination (NCLEX- 

RN) to become a registered nurse.) 

Hospitals, long-term care facilities, 

clinics, physicians offices and community 

agencies 

$28,000-65,000 5 

Nursing-Practical Diploma Providing nursing care to children and 

adults [Graduates are eligible to apply to 

take the NCLEX-PN, which is required for 

practice as a Licensed Practical Nurse 

(LPN).] 

Hospitals, clinics, physicians’ offices and 

long-term care facilities $18,800-35,000 5 

Nursing-LPN 

Refresher 

Certificate 

Employment as a licensed practical nurse 

upon reinstatement of LPN license by 

N.C. Board of Nursing. 

Hospitals, clinics, physicians’ offices and 

long-term care facilities $18,800-35,000 5 







Office Systems 

Technology 


Employment in an administrative support 

career 

Variety of positions in business, 

government and industry $25,276-31,232 7 

Paralegal 

Technology 

AAS or Diploma 

Employment performing routine legal 

tasks and assisting with substantive legal 

work under the supervision of an attorney 

Private law firms, governmental agencies, 

banks, insurance agencies and other 

business organizations 

$32,139-41,117 7 

Radiation Therapy 

Technology 

AAS 

Employment working in conjunction with 

nurses, physicists and physicians in the 

application of prescribed doses of ionizing 

radiation for the treatment of disease, 

primarily cancer 

Cancer treatment centers and oncology 

units of hospitals 

$57,000-65,000 9 

REAL (Rural 

Entrepreneurship 

through Action 

Learning) 


Self-employment in a business you own 

and operate using a business plan you 

develop while you are enrolled in the onesemester 

REAL program. 

Self-employment in a business you build 

Varies according to type 

and success of business 

Real Estate Sales/ 

Broker 


Upon passing the Real Estate 

Salesperson/Provisional Broker state 

exam, you will be qualified to work as 

a real estate agent renting, buying and 

selling property on a commission basis, 

and will attain provisional broker status.) 

Real estate agencies 

$27,819 (average entry 

earnings) 

Surgical 

Technology 


Employment assisting in the care of the 

surgical patient in the operating room and 

to function as a member of the surgical 

team (Graduates are eligible to apply to 

take the Liaison Council’s Certification 

Examination for Surgical Technologists.) 

Hospitals, clinics and other health related 

facilities $26,000-37,000 5 

Therapeutic 

Massage 


Work as a massage therapist to provide 

methodical pressure, friction and 

kneading of the body for maintaining 

wellness or treating alterations in wellness 

(Graduates may be eligible to take the 

national certification exam for Therapeutic 

Massage & Bodywork.) 

Hospitals, rehabilitation centers, nursing 

homes, spas, health and sports clubs $20,000-50,000 5 

Truck Driver 

Training (CDL) 


Employment as a short or long haul 

driver, including tractor-trailers. 

Training earns “A” license. 

Local companies, national trucking 

industries 

$27,022-$38,972 6 

North Carolina salary information taken from www.nccareers.org unless otherwise noted. 1 Results of a survey of local employers. 2 Information from www.ncpublicschools.org. 3 Information from 

www.ncbionetwork.org. 4 Results of a survey conducted by IT Clubs of America. 5 Information from NC Health Careers 2004-2006 published by N.C. Area Health Education Centers. 6 Information 

from Employment Security Commission of North Carolina. 7 Information from salary.com-Charlotte area results. 8 Information provided by Carolinas HealthCare System. 9 Information from www.asrt. 

org. 

SPCC A-Z salary information is designed to serve as a guide to students making career choices. Graduates may make more or less money than the figures cited and salaries are in no way guaranteed 

by South Piedmont Community College. 

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Application for Admission to Curriculum Programs 

Mail or submit to: Admissions Office, South Piedmont Community College, P.O. Box 126, 

Polkton, NC 28135. 

To apply: 

• Have official transcripts from your high school and each post-secondary institution mailed directly 

to the Admissions Office at P.O. Box 126, Polkton, NC 28135. Transcripts are not required for 

special credit students. A high school diploma or recognized equivalent is required for all programs 

leading to an associate's degree and all health technologies programs. 

• Students who are unable to complete the admissions process or supply high school and college 

transcripts may be admitted on a provisional basis for one semester. Students not completing 

admission requirements by the end of the semester will be reclassified as “Special Credit.” Special 

credit students are not eligible for financial aid and/or VA benefits. 

• All applicants, other than special credit students, must take the college placement test. If a course 

has pre-requisites or co-requisites that require CPT test results, the CPT test will be required. 

• The information you provide below will be placed in our master file. If any of this data changes, 

you must notify the Records Office immediately. Information on race and sex is requested for 

data-gathering purposes only. Directory information may be used for directory purposes unless 

you request this information to be protected by contacting the Records Office. 

• Students requesting assistance with admissions, classroom or testing situations due to any 

physical, psychological or learning disability should contact a counselor upon completion of the 

application. You may contact a counselor at 704-272-5300 (L.L. Polk Campus) or 704-290-5100 

(Old Charlotte Highway Campus). 

Instructions: Type or print in ink, respond to all questions completely, use your legal name 

and return completed application to the Admissions Office at the address shown above. 

Last Name 

First 

Mailing Address 

Middle/Former 

City State Zip 

County of Legal Residence 

State of Legal Residence 

Country 

Home Phone 

Business Phone 

Social Security Number 

E-Mail Address 

Date of Birth 

Gender: Male Female 

Ethnic Group White(1) Black (2) Indian (3) 

Hispanic (4) Asian (5) Other (6) 

Year and term entering 20___ Fall Spring Summer 

I plan to attend: Full-time Part-time 

Curriculum for which you are applying: 

Program Code: (see next page) 

Enrolling as: Freshman Transfer Returning SPCC student 

Campus Location: 

L.L. Polk/Polkton 

Other Off Campus 

Old Charlotte Highway/Monroe 

What is your long term goal at SPCC? (check one) 

GR To obtain and Associate's Degree, Diploma or Certificate 

EP To enhance job skills in present field of work 

EN To enhance employment skills for a new field of work 

TR To take courses to transfer to another college 

PE To take courses for personal enrichment or interest 

RESIDENCY: 

Are you a North Carolina resident? Yes No 

If yes, what is your county of residence? 

In what state do you pay State Income Tax? 

Enter your driver’s license number: 

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State 

Have you lived in NC continuously in the past 12 months? Yes No 

If NO, where else have you lived in the past 12 months? 

Are you active duty military or a military dependent? Yes No 

If you are active duty, where is your duty station? 

If military dependent, where is your sponsor’s duty station? 

Please select one of the two following statements. If your or your parents’ residence status is 

such that your cannot select either of the statements, write a letter of explanation and attach it 

to this application. If in doubt of status, please contact the Director of Admissions. 

Resident: This is to certify that I have been a legal resident or (if under 18) my parents 

have been legal residents of NC for the 12 months immediately preceding the date on 

which I will enroll at SPCC. 

Non-Resident: In applying for admission to SPCC, I acknowledge my ineligibility 

for the resident tuition rate (A residency application can be submitted at the end of the 

qualifying 12 month domicile period.) 

High School last attended 

City County State 

Yes, I graduated 

No, I did not graduate 

Graduation Date 

I received an Adult High School Diploma 

Last Date of Attendance 

School 

City State Date Received 

I received a GED 

School 


I am currently enrolled in high school 

School 


What type of high school courses did you take? 

College Prep Tech Prep General Prep 

Other Colleges Attended: 

College Name 

Date Last Attended 

College Name 


College Name 


State 

Degree 

State 

Degree 

State 

Degree 

Highest educational level completed: (check one) 8 9 10 11 12 

GED Adult High School Diploma(13) Post High School Vocational(14) 

Associate's Degree(15) Bachelor’s Degree(16) Master’s Degree(17) 

Employment Status: 

Retired(R) Unemployed-not seeking employment(UN) Unemployed-seeking employment(US) 

Employed: 1-10 hrs/week(E1) 11-20 hrs/week(E2) 

21-39 hrs/week(E3) 40 or more hrs/week(E4) 

In case of emergency, please notify: 

Name Relationship Phone 

In case of emergency, a physician and/or ambulance may be called at the student’s expense to 

provide medical services.

Citizenship (check only one): 

U.S. Citizen Permanent Resident Alien Refugee Non-U.S. Citizen 

If not a U.S. Citizen, complete the following: 

Resident Alien Card Number 

Issue Date 

Non Immigrant Visa Type 

Issue Date 

Expiration 

Expiration 

I hereby certify under penalty of perjury that all of the following information is true, complete 

and correct. I understand that if my status changes from that which I have indicated on this form I 

must submit a new form to the appropriate department. 

Foreign National Signature 

Date: 

Agency Authorized Signature 

Date: 

OR 

I hereby certify under penalty of perjury that I am a U.S. Citizen and the following System Data 

Gathering Form does not apply to me. 

U.S. Citizen Signature 

Date: 

Screen 1 Information 

Title: Last Name: First Name: Middle Name: 

Post Title: Student Type: Trainee Type: 

Your SSN / ITIN: 

Applied for SSN / ITIN: 

Institution-Assigned ID Number: Leave this field blank. 

Department at Institution: 

Occupation at Institution: (enter GC for Green Card and Exp. Date in this field) Foreign Taxpayer ID: 


Date of Birth: Marital Status: Spouse in USA?: 

Spouse Working in USA? 

Total Number of Dependents: 

Number of Dependents Who Were With Me in the U.S. at Some Time in the Calendar Year: 

Number of Dependents Who Are U.S. Citizens or Residents: 

Home Phone: Day Phone: Fax: 

Email Address: 

Date First in USA: 


U.S. Address Line 1: 



City: State: Zip code: 

Foreign Address Line 1: 



Foreign City: Province/Region: Postal Code: 

Country of Residence Address: 


Country of Passport/Citizenship: 

Passport Number: 

Passport Exp. Date: 

U.S. Citizen?: Country of Tax Residence Before Entering US: 

Office in USA?: Days of Office Availability: Recipient of Grant?: 

Proven Closer Connection?: Application for LPR?: 

In Full-time Program?: 

Wish to claim treaty benefits?: 

VISA / IMMIGRATION STATUS HISTORY 


See TAB - Immigration Status Codes for HELP. 

Visa Record # 1 

Immigration Status (Visa Type): J Subcategory (J1 & J2): 

Primary Purpose of Visit: 

Tax Residence: Treaty benefit taken as: Visa Number: 

First day in USA: 

Last Day in USA: 













Information supplied on this application is in no way used as criteria for admission. It is used for institutional statistical purposes 

and is held in strict confi dence. It is the policy of South Piedmont Community College not to discriminate against any person on 

the basis of race, color, handicap, sex, religion, age or national origin in the recruitment and admission of students. Submission of 

your Social Security Number is voluntary as required under G.S. 143-64.60. 

I hereby certify that the information I have given is true to the best of my knowledge. I further understand 

that falsification or failure to supply the correct information may be considered grounds for rejection or 

dismissal. I am also aware that SPCC’s Division of College and Community Relations may take my 

picture during my enrollment at SPCC and I authorize SPCC to use my likeness in advertising, articles, 

brochures and the college web page. 

Applicant’s Signature 

Date 

South Piedmont Community College Curriculums 

Associate's Degree (A), Diploma (D) and Certificate (C) Programs 

Program Title Level Program code 

Accounting A A25100 

C 

C25100 

Advertising & Graphic Design A A30100 

C 

C30100 

Air Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration A A35100 

D 

D35100 

C 

C35100 

Autobody Repair D D60100 

C 

C60100 

Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) C C55120 

Business Administration A A25120 

C 

C25120 

Business Administration E-Commerce A A2512I 

D 

D2512I 

C 

C2512I 

Computer Information Technology A A25260 

C 

C25260 

Computer Programming A A25130 

D 

D25130 

C 

C25130 

Criminal Justice A A55180 

D 

D55180 

C 

C55180 

Early Childhood Education (ECE) A A55220 

D 

D55220 

C 

C55220 

ECE-Activities Certificate C C55220A 

ECE-Curriculum Development Certificate C C55220CU 

ECE-Special Education A A5522A 

ECE-Teacher Associate A A5522B 

D 

D5522B 

C 

C5522B 

Electrical/Electronics (E/E) A A35220 

D 

D35220 

C 

C35220 

E/E-Digital Electronics Certificate C C35220DE 

E/E-Industrial Electronics Certificate C C35220IE 

Fire Protection Technology A A55240 

Human Services/Social Services (HS/SS) A A4538D 

D 

D4538D 

C 

C4538D 

HS/SS-Substance Abuse Certificate C C4538DA 

Industrial Systems Technology (IST) A A50240 

IST-Maintenance Certificate C C50240M 

IST- Welding Certificate C C50240W 

Network Technology (NT) A A25340 

C 

C25340 

NT-CISCO C C25340RS 

Medical Office Administration (MOA) A A25310 

C 

C25310 

MOA-Insurance Coding Diploma D D25310 

MOA-Transcription Certificate C C25310T 

Office Systems Technology (OST) A A25360 

D 

D25360 

C 

C25360 

OST-Microsoft Office Certificate C C25360A 

Paralegal Technology A A25380 

D 

D25380 

Programs with Special Admission Requirements (Contact SPCC Director of Admissions) 

Associate Degree Nursing A A10300N 

Medical Assisting A A10300M 

D 

A10300M 

Medical Sonography A A10300MS 

Practical Nursing Refresher C C45390 

Office Laboratory Technology C A10300C 

Practical Nursing D A10300P 

Radiation Therapy A A10300RT 

Surgical Technology A A10300S 

D 

A10300S 

Therapeutic Massage A A10300T 

D 

A10300T 

College Transfer Programs 

Associate in Arts A A10100 

Associate in Arts-Elementary Education A A1010R 

Associate in Science A A10400 

Other Programs 

Concurrent Enrollment 

Huskins Bill 

Special Credit 

T90980 

T90970 

T90990 

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Collision Avoidance Training 

Sign up for the same behind-the-wheel 

training police officers get! 

• Evasive maneuvers 

• Threshold/emergency braking 

• Forward serpentine 

• Backing 

• Skid recovery 

C.A.T. is an advanced defensive driving and vehicle control program designed 

primarily for teenage drivers. A valid N.C. driver’s license is required to enroll. 

All classes are conducted under the supervision of certified high liability driving 

instructors who ride with each student. Vehicles used by students cannot be 

lowered, lifted or equipped with oversized tires. 

Learn more. Contact Chris Johnson, 

704-290-5100 (Union County) 

or 704-272-5300 (Anson County) 

or email chjohnson@spcc.edu. 

Enjoy your next meeting 

with us. 

Olde Mill 

CONFERENCE FACILITIES 

at Lockhart-Taylor Center 

9 different meeting rooms 

available seating as few as 16 

to as many as 600. 

For more information 

or reservations, call 

Sandy Huntley in Wadesboro 

at 704-272-5456 

■ 

Each facility accommodates 

up to 600 

■ Catering 

■ Audio/visual equipment 

■ 

Overnight accommodations 

nearby 

Conference Center 

at Old Charlotte Highway Campus 

Seats 600 auditorium-style 

and 420 for events serving 

meals, plus a boardroom 

seating 28 people. 

For more information 

or reservations, call 

Penny Wooten in Monroe 

at 704-290-5861 

CONTINUING EDUCATION UPDATE

Want a jump 

start on college? 

Start racking up credits while 

you’re still 

Register NOW 

for Fall 2007 

Monday-Thursday 

8 am - 4 pm 

Friday 

8 am - 2 pm 

Evenings by appointment. 

Classes start Aug. 15 

in high school. 

Extended Registration Hours 

Friday, Aug. 10, 8 am-5 pm All Campuses 

Saturday, Aug. 11, 8 am-1 pm All Campuses 

Monday, Aug. 13, 8 am-7 pm OCH Campus 

1:30-7 pm L.L. Polk Campus 

Tuesday, Aug.14, 8 am - 7 pm 

All Campuses 

No tuition for 

high school 

students!* 

*must be 16 or older. 

 

 


P.O. Box 126 

Polkton, NC 28135 

ECRWSS 

POSTAL CUSTOMER 

NON PROFIT ORG. 

US POSTAGE 

PAID 

DETROIT, MI 

PERMIT #80 

Scott Collier, SPCC Recruitment Director 

704-272-5346 

or call 704-272-5300 in Anson County 

704-290-5100 in Union County

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