MCC | Workforce Development Center | March 2022 Newsletter

Montgomery Community College's

Workforce Development Center

Who Are We?

Montgomery Community College's Workforce Development Center is where innovation, empowerment, and resources unite to assist the great people of Montgomery County and beyond. We specialize in offering short term training courses that not only allow a person to enter into a new career, but the specialized training to help them advance in their career. We aid current and future small business owners with the right tools and resources to not only achieve their goals, but exceed them.

We offer financial resources to help individuals thrive in school and on the job. We are on the receiving end when the local industry needs specialized training or a qualified employee. In addition to injecting the workforce with talented workers, we offer opportunities for personal growth through our unique programming that allows people to just have fun! Much like a financial advisor, we are with you every step of the way.

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MCC'S Welcomes New

Director of Health & Public Safety

The Workforce Development Center at Montgomery Community College is pleased to welcome Greg Taylor as its new Director of Health and Public Safety. Taylor replaces Riley Beaman who was recently hired by North Carolina Division of Aviation. Taylor is MCC's former Director of Institutional Effectiveness.

Taylor has decades of experience in the fields of firefighting, rescue squad, emergency medical services, disaster response and law enforcement. He graduated Basic Law Enforcement Training at MCC in the 1980s, holds a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice, and master’s degrees in both education leadership and career technical education. He resides in Rockingham where he serves as a volunteer firefighter and a training officer to Richmond County’s rescue squad.

“I am so energized by this opportunity,” said Taylor. “Public safety is my passion, and it means so much to be able to serve MCC in this way. The College played such a big role in jumpstarting my career and I am so thrilled to be able to give back to students in Montgomery County.”

Programs under Taylor’s purview include Emergency Medical Service (EMS) including Emergency Medical Responder (EMR), Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) and Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT); Healthcare Careers including Nurse Aide, Pharmacy Technician and Phlebotomy; and Public Safety Education in-service and specialty training for Law Enforcement, Correctional Officers and Firefighters.