Surry-Yadkin Works Expands Summer Workforce Programs with Construction Academy (8/12/2026) Surry-Yadkin Works is expanding career-connected learning opportunities this summer through its Construction Academy, providing students and recent graduates with hands-on experience, college coursework, and direct exposure to careers in the construction industry.
Altec Receives Statewide Honor for Building Career Pathways Through Registered Pre-Apprenticeship (6/29/2026) ApprenticeshipNC presented its 2026 Outstanding Registered Pre-Apprenticeship Employer Award to Altec during a ceremony on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, at the Mount Airy–Surry County Airport Terminal. The annual award recognizes employers that demonstrate exceptional leadership in advancing Registered Pre-Apprenticeship opportunities across North Carolina. The event brought together elected officials, education and business leaders, apprentices, and pre-apprentices to celebrate the company’s achievements and commitment to expanding work-based learning opportunities.
Surry-Yadkin Works Launches Electric Summer Academy to Prepare Students for High-Demand Electrical Careers (6/22/2026) Surry-Yadkin Works, in partnership with Surry Community College, Elkin City Schools, Mount Airy City Schools, Surry County Schools, Yadkin County Schools and local industry partners, has launched the Careers Electric Summer Academy, providing students with hands-on training and college coursework that prepares them for careers in North Carolina's growing electrical workforce.
Dr. Travis L. Reeves Awarded the Order of the Long Leaf Pine (6/15/2026) Surry-Yadkin Works was honored to present Dr. Travis L. Reeves, Superintendent of Surry County Schools, with the Order of the Long Leaf Pine on behalf of Governor Josh Stein during the annual Career Signing and Apprenticeship Recognition Program held on June 4, at Surry Community College.
Surry-Yadkin Works Pre-Apprentices Sign with Hugh Chatham Health (5/27/2026) Twenty-five area students have completed pre-apprenticeships at Hugh Chatham Health and are accepting apprenticeships or part-time positions to continue their education in the healthcare field through the Surry-Yadkin Works program.
Surry-Yadkin Works Apprentices Recognized (12/18/2025) Skylar Armstrong and Ella Vanhoy of Yadkin County were recently recognized by the Yadkin County Schools Board of Education for the successful completion of their apprenticeships through Surry-Yadkin Works...
Surry-Yadkin Works Celebrates Job Commitments of 101 Students (07/31/2025) Recently, Surry-Yadkin Works celebrated 69 students accepting part-time employment, full-time employment, and apprenticeships at a job signing event. Thirty-two other students accepted employment at separate events for Hugh Chatham Health and Northern Regional Hospital…
HCH Foundation Awarded $1 Million Dollar Grant (04/29/2025) The Hugh Chatham Health Foundation has been awarded a $1,000,000 grant from The Edward M. Armfield Sr. Foundation. This funding will...
Surry-Yadkin Works FLEET Ribbon Cutting Ceremony (03/04/2025) Surry-Yadkin Works and Altec officially opened the Surry-Yadkin Works FLEET center with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Altec’s Mount Airy, North Carolina, facility, FLEET is the very first school program in North Carolina to be established inside a manufacturing company...
SCC Participates in NC Community College System Conference Panel (11/20/2024) The North Carolina Community College System Conference in October brought together educators, administrators, and workforce leaders to discuss innovative strategies for advancing education and economic development across the state...
SCC, Surry-Yadkin Works, and Surry County Schools Celebrate Teacher Aide Apprentices (08/20/2024) On August 1, Laken Coe, Sarah Abbigayle Inman, and Meredith Mauldin were recognized by Surry County Schools, Surry-Yadkin Works, and Surry Community College for their successful completion of a Teacher Aide Apprenticeship through Surry-Yadkin Works...
102 Surry-Yadkin Works Pre-Apprentices Sign with Companies for Employment (07/02/2024) Forty-six Surry-Yadkin Works pre-apprentices signed on to work part-time, full-time, or as apprentices with partnering companies in a job signing ceremony hosted by Surry Community College in the Dobson campus gymnasium on June 11...
Surry-Yadkin Works Interns Sign with Hugh Chatham Health as Apprentices and PRNs (06/11/2024) Fifteen area students have completed pre-apprenticeships at Hugh Chatham Health and are accepting apprenticeships or part-time positions to continue their education in the healthcare field through the Surry-Yadkin Works program...
Forty-One Surry-Yadkin Works Interns Sign with Northern Regional Hospital as Apprentices and PRNs (05/22/2024) The first youth apprentice program for registered nurses in North Carolina has concluded this year with a remarkable achievement. A total of 22 local students have committed to apprenticeships at Northern Regional Hospital in Mount Airy, while an additional 19 have signed to continue their employment with Northern Regional Hospital through the Surry-Yadkin Works program...
Surry and Yadkin Early College High Schools Have Record Number of Super Seniors (12/07/2023) The Surry Early College High School of Design, located on the Dobson Campus of Surry Community College, and the Yadkin Early College High School, located at Surry Community College’s Yadkin Center, both have a record number of super seniors...
Explosion of Interest in Surry-Yadkin Works (01/18/2023) The board was told in a request from Surry Community College that participation has been so robust in Surry/Yadkin Works that the program needs more funding to add staff to oversee the operation of the workforce programs that place area students in paid internships...
Surry-Yadkin Works Highlighted by NCBCE (01/25/2022) Surry-Yadkin Works was recently highlighted in the North Carolina Business Committee for Education’s (NCBCE) annual meeting...
Surry-Yadkin Works Plans Virtual Kickoff Event March 9 (02/24/2021) Surry-Yadkin Works, the first community-based internship program of its kind in North Carolina covering a two-county region, is hosting a virtual kickoff on Tuesday, March 9, at 11 a.m...