2025-2026 Online Student Enrollment

ERIN RAYFIELD

Principal

   

KAYNE CALHOUN

Finance Secretary

TINA LAUGHRIDGE

Office Manager

DANA WILLIS

Data Manager

ASHLEY BUTLER

ELA

Ashley Butler has been teaching for 19 years; she's spent two years in middle schoo...

CANDIS COCHRAN

ELA

Candis J. Cochran started teaching in 2003, 12 years at MEC. BA from Montreat in Englis...

LINDSEY PARKER

English

Lindsey Parker is a recent graduate of Appalachian State University. At Appalachian Sta...

MARYANN BASNEY

Math

MaryAnn Basney is excited to be teaching Math 1 at McDowell Early College. This is her ...

AMBER LAWING

Math

Amber Lawing has been working as a certified 6-12 mathematics educator for the last thi...

DR JENNIFER WILSON

CIVICS AND ECONOMICS

Dr. Jennifer Wilson has been teaching since 1996. She has a wide range of experience in...

GREGORY KERR

Science

Dr. Greg Kerr is a passionate educator with a strong commitment to fostering a love of ...

ASHLEY RANDOLPH

Science

SARAH SEALEY

Science

Sarah Sealey has been teaching science for 17 years. Her certifications include Science...

ERIC ABERNATHY

ASHLEY BARTLETT

School Counselor

Ashley Bartlett is the school counselor at McDowell Early College. She has been a schoo...

Beth Gilliland

MCS Lead School Nurse

Elizabeth Gilliland is a graduate of Western Carolina University (BSN and MSN). Nurse B...

LISA HUTCHINS

Seminar

Lisa Hutchins has worked for McDowell County Schools for 25 years. She h...

SANDI MCCRAW

Dean of Students

JASON MCKINNEY

Maintenance

BILL TAYLOR

Physical Education

William J. Taylor (Coach) BA in Psychology Kenyon College (Ohio) M.Ed in Sports S...

DEBBIE WATSON

Career Development Coordinator

MARTHA MCCAULEY

Academic Support

Martha McCauley taught 9th-grade Government/Economics for 31 years and retired in 2001....