Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College will hold its winter graduation ceremony at 3 p.m. Tuesday, December 12, on campus in the college’s Roquemore Auditorium.

Debra Jones, retiring business program coordinator, is the keynote speaker.

Jones has an associate degree in industrial management from Piedmont Technical College, bachelor’s degree in business administration from Lander University, and master’s degrees in business administration and applied economics and statistics from Clemson University. She completed graduate-level computer science classes at Webster University, and earned Certified Associate in Project Management and MSSC Certified Logistics Technician certifications.

Jones has taught business, computer, economics, finance, logistics, management and marketing courses in the South Carolina Technical College system for 22 years. She has worked as an industrial engineer, controller, information technology manager, systems analyst, and S.C. registered investment advisor. From 2018-2023, she served as principal investigator on a project funded by the National Science Foundation.

Graduation tickets are required for admission. The ceremony will be streamed live at octech.edu.

Spring classes begin Tuesday, Jan. 16. The college will be closed for the winter holidays Dec. 20-Jan. 2. For more information and to apply, visit octech.edu or call 803.535.1234.