Gaston College - Economic Workforce Development

08/23/2026

The Workforce Development/Continuing Education department offers the Manicure/Nail Technology program, which includes a combination of classroom theory, lab, and nail salon experience. The first 4 weeks will consist of theory and hands-on practice of beginner nail services. The remainder of the semester will consist of theory and hands-on practice of advanced nail services. Students will participate in a student-based Nail Salon, which will be open to the public with discounted nail services. Students will practice their newly learned skills on live models and mannequin hands/feet. For more information email [email protected].

08/23/2026

08/22/2026

08/22/2026

📚 It's a BIG week for business learning!

We've got four opportunities to sharpen your business skills this week:

💰 SBA Lending Overview
🚀 Start, Manage & Scale Your Business – Part 2
🧾 Small Business Tax Essentials – Part 1: Tax Foundations
🏗️ Business Builder Series – Part 1: How to Start a Business in NC

Whew! That's a lot of ways to learn, grow, and build your business. Check out the graphic for dates and times, then pick the classes that are right for you!
www.tinyurl.com/sbcgcclasses

Gaston College - Economic Workforce Development

08/22/2026

📣 JOB SEEKERS: Mark your calendars!

We have quite a few hiring events lined up for the rest of 2026! These include our multi-industry job fairs, Owens Corning hiring event, four CATS recruitment sessions, our Annual Manufacturing Job Fair, and a Gaston + Cleveland collaborative event during Hire a Veteran Week.

📅 8/26 — Multi-Industry Job Fair
📅 9/3 — Owens Corning Hiring Event
📅 9/15 — CATS Recruitment Session 1
📅 9/22 — CATS Recruitment Session 2
📅 9/29 — Annual Manufacturing Job Fair
📅 10/22 — Multi-Industry Job Fair
📅 11/5 — CATS Recruitment Session 3
📅 11/10 — Gaston + Cleveland Collaborative Job Fair
📅 11/19 — CATS Recruitment Session 4
📅 12/15 — Multi-Industry Job Fair

Save the schedule, prepare your résumé, and please share these opportunities with your friends and family!

08/22/2026

The FutureTEX initiative will work with American manufacturing to capitalize on digital infrastructure and other emerging technologies to make the domestic supply network more robust for the defense industrial base.

08/21/2026

💪 Maybe this is finally your time.

You’ve had the idea. You’ve thought about what it could become. Now it’s time to learn how to actually get started.

🏗 Our 7-part Business Builder Series kicks off this Thursday with How to Start a Business in NC with Nick Hawks, Founder of 1-2 Teach You. Learn the basics of setting up your business properly and building a strong foundation from day one.

🎓 Complete all seven sessions and earn a Small Business Startup Certificate from the Gaston College Small Business Center!

📅 Thursday | 6–8 PM
💻 Online
💰 FREE

Register for one: https://tinyurl.com/businessbuilder1
OR
Register for all seven: https://tinyurl.com/Business-Starter-Series

🛠 Your business has to start somewhere. Why not here?

Gaston College - Economic Workforce Development

08/21/2026

Our nursing faculty are back and ready for another semester of educating future nurses! 💙💛🩺

“Bow ties: Where nursing educators see clinical reasoning, everyone else sees formal wear.” 🎀

Bow-tie questions are a Next Generation NCLEX format that challenges nursing students to identify what’s happening, choose the right actions, and determine what to monitor-putting clinical judgment into practice.

Here’s to a great semester of nursing education!