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Transylvania, North Carolina
Transylvania County is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Apr 30, 2025
Goals updated only for participating counties
Status History:
Certified: Apr 2017
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Transylvania 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 4 Points
Maximum of 4 points possible
Current Goal - 1 points
Emerging Goal - 1 points
Transitioning Goal - 1 points
Employer Support This Period - 1 points
Optional goals 0 Points
Maximum of 3 points possible
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 | 1581 | 299 | 742 | 410 | 130 |
College | 39 | + | 19 | 18 | + | |
Current | Private | 186 | 22 | 113 | 47 | + |
Public | 115 | 26 | 73 | 14 | + | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 12 | + | 6 | + | 0 |
Unemployed | 289 | 55 | 172 | 57 | 5 | |
Recent Veteran | + | 0 | + | + | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 910 | 101 | 146 | 125 | 83 | |
Totals | 2679 | 507 | 1272 | 675 | 225 |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
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Emerging | High School | 1581 | 299 | 742 | 410 | 130 |
College | 39 | + | 19 | 18 | + | |
Current | Private | 186 | 22 | 113 | 47 | + |
Public | 115 | 26 | 73 | 14 | + | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 12 | + | 6 | + | 0 |
Unemployed | 289 | 55 | 172 | 57 | 5 | |
Recent Veteran | + | 0 | + | + | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 910 | 101 | 146 | 125 | 83 | |
Totals | 2679 | 507 | 1272 | 675 | 225 |
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 Apr 30, 2025
Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
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✓ Emerging | 133 | 1620 |
✓
Current |
38 | 301 |
✓ Transitioning | 230 | 303 |
Workforce category not identified | 455 | 455 |
Workforce | Total |
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Employers Supporting | 87 |
Improved ACT NCRC
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
---|---|---|---|---|
Not Earned | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Bronze | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Silver | 1 | 0 | ||
Gold | 1 |
Service Delivery Locations
These are the locations in Transylvania County where a job seeker can take the WorkKeys test.
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Transylvania County NCWorks Career Center @ Blue Ridge Community College
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Henderson Co NCWorks Career Center @ Blue Ridge Community College
Participating High Schools
These Transylvania County high schools help students prepare for and take the WorkKeys test.
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Rosman High School
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Brevard High School
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Davidson River
Contact Us
For more information on Transylvania County's efforts in the Work Ready program, contact:
Transylvania Co NCWorks Career Center @ Blue Ridge Community College
828-883-2550
Employers in Transylvania County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- Local Color
- Transylvania County
- Sharing House
- Blue Ridge Community College
- The Salvation Army
- Jimes Creole Brasserie
- Red House Inn
- Connestee Falls Realty
- Entegra Bank
- Allegra WNC
Kirlin Carolina's
- Gaia Herbs
- Highline Ink.
- Hendersonville Pediatrics
- Sigma Plastics New Excelsior
- Wilsonart LLC
- Mountain Area Health Education Center
- Kyocera International Inc.
Champion Comfort Experts
- Daystar Machining Technologies Inc.
- Hunter Auto Group
MOUNTAIN APPLIANCE SERVICES
- Ingles Markets
- Poppy Handcrafted Popcorn Production
Facility - Thermo Fisher Scientific
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