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Wilkes Community College was founded in October 1964 by the North Carolina Board of Education. [5] The first Board of Trustees was sworn into office on January 15, 1965, and classes were first held in August 1965.
Most of Wilkesboro's high school students attend Wilkes Central High School; it is located in the adjacent community of Moravian Falls. Wilkes Early College, based at Wilkes Community College, and one charter school, Bridges Charter School in State Road, North Carolina, offer other high-school options to Wilkesboro's students. [12]
At the expiration of the six month "Stay Silent" authorization in November 2008, the College asked for an extension of the order to finalize the details of the transfer to an unspecified community college. In 2009, Isothermal Community College acquired the license of WSIF, Wilkesboro, North Carolina, formerly operated by Wilkes Community College.
Wilkes College became Wilkes University in December 1989, and the school officially received university status a month later, in January 1990. [8] [14]Wilkes University opened the School of Pharmacy in 1996, [17] and in 1999, through a donation from Mrs. Geraldine Nesbitt Orr, the Nesbitt School of Pharmacy was established.
The North Carolina Community College System (System Office) is a statewide network of 58 public community colleges. [3] The system enrolls nearly 600,000 students annually. [ 2 ] It also provides the North Carolina Learning Object Repository as a central location to manage, collect, contribute, and share digital learning resources for use in ...
In 2009, Isothermal Community College acquired the license of WSIF, Wilkesboro, North Carolina, formerly operated by Wilkes Community College. [15] WSIF began simulcasting WNCW programming in January 2010. Also in 2009, the North Carolina General Assembly voted to eliminate state funding for all public radio stations that received the funding.
MerleFest is an annual "traditional plus" music festival held in Wilkesboro, North Carolina on the campus of Wilkes Community College.The festival, which is held the last weekend in April, was hosted by Grammy Award winner Doc Watson prior to his death and is named in memory and honor of his son, Eddy Merle Watson, [1] who died in a farm tractor accident in 1985.
West Wilkes High School (formerly Millers Creek High School) is a public high school (grades 9–12) located in Millers Creek, North Carolina. It is a part of the Wilkes County Schools system. The school's enrollment is typically around 700 students.