Dr. Joel D. Welch, PhD, PE

Great to spend time with students today, bowling to help raise funds for big brothers/big sisters. @WPCC_Pioneers

Join us today at the Foothills Higher Education Center for a Health Sciences Open House. It is great way to learn about careers and see the state of the art training facilities at WPCC. @WPCC_Pioneers

A great day working with our WPCC team at the Adult Learning Convening, learning about how we can better serve our adult students. @WPCC_Pioneers

A great day to visit WPCC. Learn about our incredible programs and courses. You can learn how to grow a plant, fix a robot, speak a foreign language, paint a picture or build a house. We have courses for everyone. Grab lunch at a food truck here today. @WPCC_Pioneers

Students enjoying Botany Day at WPCC. @WPCC_Pioneers

Prizes are ready for the construction Rodeo. I love getting to recognize the skills of our future trades workers.

Bryan and I are happy to be out supporting Burke L.E.A.F. this evening.

Enjoyed hosting Lisa Shimkat, Paul Fitzpatrick, Tyler Teresa and Juliana Florio from the U. S. Small Business Administration. We love to show off our Strong WPCC team, especially our students. Thank you to all of our community members who spoke this morning about needs.

Great to have the John M. Belk Endowment, Leon Levine Foundation, Golden Leaf Foundation, America Achieves, and EdNC in campus to talk about Good Jobs in Western North Carolina. I love showing off WPCC and discussing how we can change lives in our community. @WPCC_Pioneers

Great to be at the Catawba Valley Leadership Conference. Enjoyed seeing some of our Strong WPCC Team who are here to grow their leadership and Tonia who leads Burke County Chamber of Commerce.

Great to have Mike Krause on campus today too kick off NC Reconnect. Our students did a great job speaking about their educational journey as adult learners. We are excited about the impact we are going to have helping adults achieve their goals at WPCC. @WPCC_Pioneers

Ready for Casino night at WPCC. We appreciate our community support and especially our partnership with NCSSM and allowing us to use their venue for our event. Love our students! @WPCC_Pioneers

Love sharing our immersive technology room with our Foundation Board. @WPCC_Pioneers

Great planning session with the WPCC Board today. WPCC is blessed to have a strong board that cares about our students and community.

Thank you Congressman Moore for your support of community colleges. @WPCC_Pioneers

Great to be at Capitol Hill today talking about the great stuff going on at WPCC. Hearing from Senator Tillis and Senator Budd about their support for Community Colleges. @WPCC_Pioneers

Great to be at Capitol Hill today talking about the great stuff going on at WPCC. Hearing from Senator Tillis and Senator Budd about their support for Community Colleges. @WPCC_Pioneers

Great to see all of the students at ACCT in Washington, DC including our SGA President. @WPCC_Pioneers

Love celebrating with our students. Our Medical Laboratory Technology students are receiving their pins this evening and we are very proud of them. @WPCC_Pioneers

Enjoyed our annual Trustee Christmas dinner last evening. It is an honor to get to work with a great group who care deeply about our students and our community. @WPCC_Pioneers