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The Art of Preservation: Mike Carroll Shares his Passion for Taxidermy

Mar 5, 2025
For Mike Carroll, taxidermy is more than preservation, it’s an art that brings nature’s beauty back to life. Carroll is enrolled in Piedmont Community College’s (PCC) taxidermy program where he has been learning the skills need to take something dead and restore it into something beautiful. Throughout the course he has learned the proper techniques  Read More

Student Spotlight: Kelsey Weaver

Feb 26, 2025
Kelsey Weaver’s drive to go to college literally started with her driving down the road when she decided to stop by Piedmont Community College (PCC) to see what she needed to do to enroll. She recalled that she hadn’t planned to go to PCC that day but had been wanting to do something for herself  Read More

Women in STEM: PCC Alumna Ashley Pointer

Nov 29, 2024
This Q&A is part of a four-part series that focuses on women pursuing STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) careers. Each Friday in November a new Q&A will be released. Ashley Pointer is pursuing a degree in Psychology. She graduated from PCC in 2024 with an associate in science degree as a Career and College  Read More

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