As a public, two-year, "open door" institution, Wilkes Community College is committed to providing comprehensive education and educational support services for people in Wilkes, Ashe, and Alleghany counties and beyond. As a member of the North Carolina Community College System, the college seeks to enhance intellectual, economic, cultural, and social development through a variety of means, by providing

• quality education, training and retraining for the workforce, including basic skills education, occupational, technical, and pre-baccalaureate programs;
• support for economic development through services to business and industry, both public and private; and
• a variety of services and cultural activities that improve the quality of life.

**New Student Orientation and Registration information for Fall, 2007**

* Respiratory Therapy Degree Program...currently accepting applications for Fall Semester 2008 . *

Updated 5/22/07

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Phone: 336-838-6100 * Fax: 336-838-6277