Halifax Community College Thursday welcomed nine Roanoke Rapids High School students and district staff to tour its range of advanced manufacturing and allied health offerings.

The Gregory B. Davis Foundation promoted the Summer STEM Immersion Experience, a campus visit to show the students local education options for the pursuit of science, engineering, technical and math-based careers.

Education is a key factor in the foundation’s mission and it supports educational opportunities that kick-start student success, per its website.

The students visited HCC’s newest building, the Advanced Manufacturing & Corporate Training Center. 

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Instructors from its Automotive Systems Technology, Welding Technology and Industrial Systems Technology departments outlined specifics related to classes and answered questions about careers within the programs. 

The visit also included a tour of HCC’s Dental Hygiene, Medical Laboratory Technology and Nursing program areas.

HCC Acting President and VP of Administrative Services/CFO, Dr. David Forester, addressed the students and motivated them to continue the STEM path in their educational undertakings. 

“I encourage all of you students to consider enrolling in Halifax Community College in any of the in-demand fields that you have visited today on campus,” he said. “HCC has fabulous STEM programs with superb faculty. The students enrolled in HCC’s STEM programs are able to receive great, high-paying jobs quickly after graduating.”