Bassett Learning Center Dedicated at Catawba Valley Furniture Academy

March 25, 2019 Melanie Zimmerman 0

During a recent ceremony at the Catawba Valley Furniture Academy in Newton, N.C., officials with Bassett Furniture Industries dedicated the Bassett Learning Center. A significant gift from Bassett Furniture Industries to the CVCC Foundation, Inc., […]

Lexington Home Brands Furnishes Catawba Valley Furniture Academy Showroom Lobby

November 9, 2018 Melanie Zimmerman 0

Lexington Home Brands recently donated a suite from its high-end Sligh Home Office brand to the CVCC Foundation, Inc., for use by the Catawba Valley Furniture Academy in its showroom reception area. Blending vintage design […]

Catawba Valley Furniture Academy Recognizes June Graduates

July 3, 2018 Melanie Zimmerman 0

The Catawba Valley Furniture Academy, a public/private partnership, between Catawba Valley Community College and major western North Carolina furniture manufacturers, recently celebrated the success of several graduates.

CVCC registering for Furniture Academy

March 26, 2018 Catawba Careers 0

The next eight-week Furniture Fundamentals class required to enter the Catawba Valley Furniture Academy will start May 1, 2018, and is open for registration. Taught four days a week from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., the […]

Bassett Furniture Industries Gift Creates Learning Center at Catawba Valley Furniture Academy

January 24, 2018 Catawba Careers 0

A defining moment in educational opportunities for the furniture industry is originating at Catawba Valley Community College, thanks to a partnership with Bassett Furniture Industries announced recently by Mark Jordan, senior vice president of Bassett […]

Furniture Fundamentals open for registration

December 11, 2017 Catawba Careers 0

The next eight-week Furniture Fundamentals class required to enter the Catawba Valley Furniture Academy will start Jan. 23, 2018, and is open for registration. Taught four days a week from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., the […]

Demand for Upholsterers Drives CVCC Furniture Academy

August 2, 2016 Catawba Careers 0

North Carolina’s once highly-acclaimed furniture industry is all but dead, if you believe conventional wisdom. That’s understandable. A lot of manufacturing has shut down and moved to China over the last 20 years. But not […]

Unifour Foundation Awards Second Grant to CVCC For Expanision of Catawba Furniture Academy

July 21, 2016 Catawba Careers 0

The Unifour Foundation has awarded Catawba Valley Community College a second grant to support the critically needed expansion of the Catawba Valley Furniture Academy. The Catawba Valley Furniture Academy is an industry-driven training program designed […]

CVCC Alexander Furniture Academy Holds First Class

July 12, 2016 Catawba Careers 0

We welcomed our first CVCC Alexander Furniture Academy class last night on Monday evening, July 11th! Twenty six students are now enrolled in a six month training program that will provide them with the fundamental […]

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