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McDowell, North Carolina
McDowell County is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Jul 31, 2024
Goals updated only for participating counties
Status History:
Certified: Dec 2015
Maintained 1: Sep 2017
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
McDowell is actively engaged in maintaining their status as a Work Ready Community. To do so, they must earn 5 points that prove their ongoing commitment to developing a thriving economy for employers and employees.
Traditional goals 2 Points
Maximum of 4 points possible
Current Goal - 1 points
Emerging Goal - 1 points
Optional goals 2 Points
Maximum of 3 points possible
10 percent of employers increase engagement - 1 points
NCRC for College Credit - 1 points
ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]
Workforce | Total NCRC |
Bronze NCRC |
Silver NCRC |
Gold NCRC |
Platinum NCRC |
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Emerging | High School | 2047 | 505 | 1001 | 431 | 110 |
College | 294 | 23 | 143 | 110 | 18 | |
Current | Private | 275 | 28 | 132 | 109 | 6 |
Public | 160 | 17 | 89 | 43 | 11 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 20 | + | 14 | + | 0 |
Unemployed | 1121 | 207 | 681 | 224 | 9 | |
Recent Veteran | 8 | + | 0 | + | + | |
Workforce category not identified | 664 | 117 | 98 | 65 | 19 | |
Totals | 4253 | 901 | 2158 | 987 | 174 |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
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Emerging | High School | 2047 | 505 | 1001 | 431 | 110 |
College | 294 | 23 | 143 | 110 | 18 | |
Current | Private | 275 | 28 | 132 | 109 | 6 |
Public | 160 | 17 | 89 | 43 | 11 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 20 | + | 14 | + | 0 |
Unemployed | 1121 | 207 | 681 | 224 | 9 | |
Recent Veteran | 8 | + | 0 | + | + | |
Workforce category not identified | 664 | 117 | 98 | 65 | 19 | |
Totals | 4253 | 901 | 2158 | 987 | 174 |
The table above is a detailed breakdown of the same ACT WorkKeys NCRC data presented in the upper right box on this page and represents ACT WorkKeys NCRCs earned or improved throughout the community. All ACT WorkKeys NCRC data is updated monthly.
+ Value less than 4
ACT WorkKeys NCRCs Earned
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Jul 31, 2024
Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
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✓ Emerging | 1442 | 2341 |
✓
Current |
352 | 435 |
Transitioning | 1206 | 1145 |
Workforce category not identified | 332 | 332 |
Workforce | Goals | Actual |
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Employers Supporting | 93 | 34 |
Improved ACT NCRC
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
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Not Earned | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Bronze | 9 | 1 | 0 | |
Silver | 9 | 1 | ||
Gold | 0 |
Service Delivery Locations
These are the locations in McDowell County where a job seeker can take the WorkKeys test.
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NCWorks/MTCC
Participating High Schools
These McDowell County high schools help students prepare for and take the WorkKeys test.
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McDowell High School
Contact Us
For more information on McDowell County's efforts in the Work Ready program, contact:
Region C Workforce Development Board
828.659.6001 ext. 136
Employers in McDowell County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- Manpower
- Janesville Acoustics
- McDowell Chamber of Commerce
- Haldex Brake Products Corporation
Metal Industries Inc.
- Foothills Industries of McDowell County
Inc. - City of Marion
- McDowell Cornerstone Credit Union
Killough's Music & Loan Inc
- Master's Hand Print
- Morrow Insurance Agency Inc.
- Catawba Valley Staffing
- Books By Steve Little
- McDowell Hospital
- McDowell County Schools
K-21 Corporation of Marion
- Tar Heel Capital Corporation dba Wendy's
Restaurants - G.E.M. Constructors
- IPDC
- Hook & Anchor Family Seafood
- Countryside BBQ LLC
- Wilsonart LLC
City Air Experts
- Ohio Electric Motors Inc
- Daystar Machining Technologies Inc.
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