Open Advising Sessions for ALL New Humphreys Co. Students

All first-time freshman (degree and certificate seeking students) will be required to meet with an advisor prior to class registration.

Humphreys Co. Open Advising Sessions for ALL New Students

• July 23 and 25: 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
• Aug 6 and 8: 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM

On-Campus Advising Schedules for Current Humphreys Co. Students

Are you a current student? All students should talk to an advisor regarding course selection, class registration, and career pathways. Advisors are now available to help with advising/registration for fall classes.

Please use the link below to identify when on-campus advising is available for current Humphreys County students.

Humphreys County Campus Advising Schedule

Humphreys County Campus:
695 Holly Lane, Waverly, 37185 (Map)

Open to all first-time students that have applied to the college. Have your A# ready: faculty advisors will be available to help with advising/registration at the end of the information session.

 
Please sign up early as Humphreys County Campus New Student Orientations fill up quickly: Reserve your seat.
 

Questions?
Contact: Kim Zills, Humphreys County Campus Office Supervisor
Phone: 931-296-1739, ext 305
E-mail: Kim.Zills@nscc.edu 

• Humphreys County Campus Map
• Humphreys County Campus Driving Directions

Financial Aid Workshop every Thursday at 9:00 AM. Please call 931-296-1739 to reserve seating.

No appointment necessary. Students should arrive a minimum of one hour prior to testing center closing to allow adequate time for testing.
Call 931-296-1739.

Monday and Wednesday: 9:00 AM–12:00 PM
Tuesday and Thursday: 3:00 PM–6:00 PM

Every Tuesday at 1:00 PM. Please call 931-296-1739 to reserve seating.

A student seeking the Maintenance Technician concentration with four (4) or more years of experience as an electrician, instrumentation technician, millwright, or pipefitter may choose to take the National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) skills assessment in place of certain coursework.

NCCER Assessment Instructions (Printable PDF Document)

NCCER Assessment Instructions

1. Applicant MUST HAVE 4 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN ASSESSMENT FIELD.
2. Applicant must complete the Application for NCCER Assessment Testing
3. Any inaccuracies on the form may be reflected on the trainee, participant, or instructor transcript, training, or assessment records.
4. Upon completion of the Application, Applicant will pay for the examination at the NSCC Waverly Campus office at 695 Holly Lane in Waverly, Tennessee.
5. Payment of Assessment fees in the form of money order, check, cashier’s check, or cash only.
6. Applicant will receive an email confirmation of testing payment and the date, time and location of assessment via email. This confirmation MUST BE BROUGHT ON ASSESSMENT DAY.
7. Applicant must bring an official form of photo I.D. on the assessment day. Official forms are the following:
   • State Drivers License
   • U.S. Passport
   • I.D. Card from State DMV
   • Military I.D.
8. No electronic devices are permitted in the assessment area.
9. No one other than the person assessing is allowed in the building on test days. If you have someone bringing you to test, they cannot wait for you inside the building.
10. Applicants are required to report 15 minutes prior to assessment.
11. Once assessment fees are paid, there are no refunds.
12. Calculators may be used but will not be provided by the accredited assessment site.
13. DuPont assessments include three assessments per set which requires 6 hours of assessment time, please plan accordingly. Each assessment has a two hour time limit. No assessment will begin early.
14. DuPont assessment set fees are $375.00.
15. Any single assessment fee is $125.00.

If you have any further questions concerning NCCER assessment, please feel free to contact:

• Danny Sensing (Phone: 931-296-1739, ext. 318
  E-mail: Danny.Sensing@nscc.edu), or
• Joey Leonard (Phone: 931-296-1739, ext. 313
  E-mail: Joey.Leonard@nscc.edu).

Humphreys County Campus Evacuation and Safe Area Plan

• In case of FIRE, find the nearest exit. Once outside, move a safe distance away from the building.
• FIRST AID kits are located in the office by the front entrance, and in Security
• The Automated External Defibrilator (AED) is located in the student lobby on the west wall next to the vending machine area. All staff and faculty are certified in the use of the AED.

Maria Smith
Maria Smith is a Mathematics Instructor at the Humphreys County campus. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering at TN Tech University. Mrs. Smith earned a Masters of Arts in Education from Austin Peay State University. She taught in the Clarksville-Montgomery County School system and at APSU, both as an instructor and an adjunct.

Mrs. Smith, who was born in Puerto Rico, currently resides on a farm in Houston County. She lives there with her husband, Scott. They have three children, Samantha, Morgan, and Zane, who they homeschool. She enjoys playing volleyball, tennis, and bowling when she gets a chance. She also enjoys reading.

Rhonda Lane Coffelt
Rhonda Lane Coffelt is an Assistant Professor at the Humphreys County Center of Nashville State Community College. After serving in the U.S. Army as a musician, Rhonda earned her B. S. in Chemistry from APSU, an M.S. in Biochemistry from TSU, and a PhD in Biological Sciences from TSU. Rhonda’s research interests include: biological treatment of contaminated wastewater, astrobiology and environmental toxicology. In addition to her education, Rhonda also brings over 20 years of industrial experience to her classes. Rhonda has served as a Chemist, Trainer, Laboratory Director, Operations Manager, Facility Manager and Director of Treatment for several environmental consulting, transportation and treatment companies. She is a Certified Hazardous Materials Manager, a licensed Grade III Wastewater Treatment Operator, and has over 10 years experience training for compliance with the Red Cross, OSHA, EPA, DOT and ISO14001 regulations. Rhonda currently teaches courses in the Biology, Chemistry and Process Control Technology departments: General Biology I and II, Anatomy and Physiology I and II, General Chemistry I and II, Fundamentals of Chemistry, Technical Chemistry and Microbiology.

Rhonda has been married to her husband, John Coffelt for 10 years. They have a daughter, Baylee, at home in Waverly. Rhonda is a certified PADI Scuba Diving Instructor and dives whenever she can. She is an award winning ballroom dancer. She also plays golf and bridge in addition to singing and playing the flute. She is a science fiction and forensic science fanatic.

Joey Leonard
Joey Leonard is the program coordinator and lead instructor for the Industrial Process Control Technology program at the Humphreys County Campus of Nashville State Community College. Joey graduated from East Tennessee State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Manufacturing Engineering Technology with emphasis in programming and automation. Joey is a veteran of the United States Army where he served as an Electronic Warfare Aviation Platform System Intercept Control Repairer.

Joey was honored with a Donna Lancaster award by the Tennessee Board of Regents in 2008 for innovation in online learning. He is currently seeking his Masters of Arts in Religion from Liberty Theological Seminary. Joey currently resides in Waverly, Tennessee with his wife Tammy. The family has 4 daughters, Holli, Kayla, Rachel, and Kassidy; one son, Joshua, as well as the memory of their late son Brady.

Robin Cooper-Wilbanks
Robin Cooper-Wilbanks is an instructor of psychology at the Humphreys County Campus. Mrs. Cooper-Wilbanks completed her Bachelor of Science degree at Union University, where she was active in Zeta Tau Alpha sorority, Student government, and was a Lamba Chi Alpha Crescent. She went on to complete her Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology at Middle Tennessee State University, where she was president of Psi Chi (the national honor society for psychology) and was a graduate assistant to the Foreign Student Advisor.

In addition to being a faculty member at NSCC, Mrs. Cooper-Wilbanks works as a master’s level therapist in the private sector. Since 1990, she has worked with adolescents and their families in dealing with a range of issues from sexual offending, emotional disturbances and aggressive tendencies to juvenile delinquency. Mrs. Cooper-Wilbanks is also a trained juvenile detention officer and has worked as a court liaison in Rutherford and Humphreys Counties. She has also worked with parents as a certified facilitator in the Parent Project, which helps parents of strong-willed children. She has also completed research on the correlates of aggression in adolescent in-patient males. Recently she has been working to establish an animal assisted therapy program at the facility where she is currently employed.

Gena Messersmith
Gena Messersmith (formerly Gena Trotter) has been an English instructor at the Humphreys County campus since 2009. Gena received her Masters of Art from Austin Peay State University. Although her daughter attends college in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Gena enjoys having many family members nearby: her parents live in Humphreys County, her sister teaches at Waverly Elementary School (since 1990), and her brother is the Waverly Central High School boy's basketball coach.

Dan Dolan
Dan Dolan has a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and a M.S. in Industrial Administration coupled with 44 years of industrial experience in process, project, and industrial engineering in electrical equipment manufacturing, chlorine chemical processing and associated by-products, computer manufacture and distribution, automotive rubber manufacture, lawn and garden manufacture, power generation and co-generation.

Dan has held certifications in project management, PMP, Material Systems, CPIM, Supply Chain, CSCP, Facilitator Quality Circles and Kaizen. He is a Six Sigma Green Belt. Dan is also a GE trained instrument engineer. His skill set includes industrial experience in power system engineering, power generation, welding, instrument engineering, and maintenance, process control PLC system and maintenance, material system implementation, and industrial administration.

He lives in Nashville, Tennessee with his wife and beloved dog Charley Beagle.