The following individuals have been named honor students for the spring 2026 academic term at Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College: President’s List (full-time) Barnwell: Sheena Stanley, Britney Taylor Bowman: Hayven Harrison Branchville: Natalie Berry, Chandler Looper, Cadence McAlhany, Rebecca Mills, Austin Steiner Cameron: Matthew Barron, Christopher Langston Charleston: Cristina Fulton Cope: Maxwell ...
Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College will hold its spring 2026 graduation ceremony at 3 p.m. Tuesday, May 5, at Smith-Hammond-Middleton Memorial Center on the campus of South Carolina State University. This year’s speaker is Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter. Cobb-Hunter is the longest-serving representative in the South Carolina General Assembly, a post she has ...
Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College recently celebrated the first graduates of its electrical lineman program with a hands-on showcase that highlighted the skills students gained throughout the course. The inaugural group of students – Triston Chambers, Nathan Cook, Ahamard Govan and Josue Linares-Deras – completed rigorous, real-world training designed to prepare them ...
The Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College Foundation will hold its annual Home and Garden Symposium on Wednesday, May 13, in the OCtech Math and Science Center. Guests will enjoy brunch and have an opportunity to browse the silent auction before the formal presentation begins in Roquemore Auditorium. This year’s speaker is Orangeburg ...
Dr. Walt Tobin, president of Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College, is one of 23 community college presidents selected to participate in the third cohort of the Aspen Presidents Fellowship, a unique year-long professional development experience supported by JPMorganChase. During the program, presidents will develop a reform agenda that helps more of their ...
Three faculty and staff members have been honored as Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College’s Educators of the Year and were recognized during the South Carolina Technical Education Association’s annual conference Feb. 12-14 in Myrtle Beach. Dean of Academic Advising Dr. Stefanie Brown is the outstanding faculty honoree, TRIO Director Tammie Carter-Jenkins is ...
Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College has partnered with Dominion Energy to launch a new electrical lineman training program at the college. “This program was created to meet a growing regional workforce need and to strengthen the pipeline for skilled utility workers,” said Dr. Stephanie Dauway, OCtech’s associate vice president of academic and ...
A new independent study finds the SC Technical College System delivers a strong return on public investment while playing a critical role in keeping skilled workers in South Carolina. The return on investment study, conducted by the University of South Carolina’s Darla Moore School of Business, quantifies the economic impact ...
The following individuals have been named honor students for the fall 2025 academic term at Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College: President’s List (full-time) Blackville: Patrick Abbott, Autumn Davis, Promise Henderson Bowman: Cadence Westberry Branchville: Natalie Berry, Cadence McAlhany, Rebecca Mills Cameron: Matthew Barron, Stephanie Bird Charleston: Haley Keen Columbia: Nicole Gibbon, Cory ...
Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College ranks first among South Carolina’s technical colleges and within the top 10 of all higher education institutions in the state for inflation-adjusted earnings four years after graduation, according to College Scorecard data released this month by the U.S. Department of Education. The data is now being used ...
