| July 8, 1980 | Teleconference system with ETV studios featuring “talkback” capabilities initiated |
| July 31, 1980 | Medical Laboratory Technician program accredited |
| Sept. 16, 1981 | dedication of Agricultural/Industrial Buildings |
| August 1982 | Associate Degree Nursing program begins; Word Processing courses begin; Forest Products Technology begins |
| April 7, 1983 | program for displaced workers begins |
| August 5, 1983 | Industrial Maintenance Mechanics diploma program begins |
| Dec. 22, 1984 | college named Innovative Technical Training Resource Center for Electromechanical Maintenance Technology in South Carolina |
| Nov. 16, 1986 | college awarded $2.8 million in state funds for new Health Sciences Building |
| Feb. 25, 1987 | college begins first geriatric nursing program in South Carolina |
| March 20, 1987 | college breaks ground on new Health Sciences Building |
| Aug. 19, 1987 | Electromechanical Maintenance Technology Resource Center opens |
| Nov. 2, 1987 | Rudy Groomes named Outstanding President for 1987 by the South Carolina Association for Higher Continuing Education |
| Nov. 5, 1987 | first centralized job placement office established |
| September 1988 | Health Sciences Building opens |
| 1992-1993 | Triple C – College Credit Courses – for transfer credit only begin at Edisto High School; first courses were English 101/102 and Math 110/111 |
| January 1993 | OCtech dedicates buildings to three Area Commission charter members: Industrial/Technology, Business/Computer Technology and Faculty Administration buildings to Joe K. Fairey II, John O. Wesner and Ben R. Wetenhall, respectively |
| 1998 | OCtech begins offering online courses |
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