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OCtech Announces Honor Students for 2018 Summer Semester

The following individuals have been named honor students for the summer 2018 academic term at Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College: President’s List (full-time) Branchville: William Edwards, Nathaniel Smith Columbia: Frankin Ekanem Cope: Kyle McAlhany Cordova: Caelin Felkel Denmark: Alyssa Hutto Elloree: Kerri Metzendorf Estill: Katelyn Ginn Harleyville: Casey Nesdahl, Justice Smith Islandton: Chelsea Polk Orangeburg: Dillon Gaskins, James Goldson, Lawrence Keitt, Kennae ...

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OCtech’s Practical Nursing Class of 2018 Honored at Pinning Ceremony

The Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College Practical Nursing Class of 2018 was honored during a pinning and awards ceremony July 31 at First Baptist Church of Orangeburg. Sixty graduates were pinned during the ceremony. Several students were recognized for outstanding achievements. Hilary Chambers and Caitlin Still (traditional PN program students) and Jessie ...

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SC Promise Scholarship Offers Students Free, Low-Cost Tuition at OCtech

Recent Orangeburg County high school graduates are now eligible for free or low-cost tuition at Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College. The new SC Promise Scholarship – funded by the state General Assembly and administered by the State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education – is designed to ensure a quality higher education ...

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OCtech Invites Community to Reconnect with the College for 50th Anniversary

In this photo – from Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical Education Center’s 1970 ORACAL yearbook – Mrs. Leland, right, explains how an atom works to Janet Ayer, a certified laboratory assistant student at the center. This year, Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College celebrates 50 years of transforming the lives of students and their families in ...

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OCtech Foundation’s An Evening of Fine Wines and Foods Set for Monday, Oct. 1

The Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College Foundation will hold its 14th annual Evening of Fine Wines and Foods from 7 to 10 p.m. Monday, Oct. 1, 2018, in the Patrick Student Services Building on the campus of OCtech. This fall fundraising event features Golden Ticket drawings for spectacular prizes, as well as a ...

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Adult Education Students Inducted into Honor Society

Twenty adult learners in the Orangeburg-Calhoun Adult Education program at Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College were inducted into the National Adult Education Honor Society during a ceremony in March on campus in Roquemore Auditorium. Inductees were Jerrell Dantzler, Chandra Darby, Amanda Deveaux, De’Andrea Ellison, Lamar Gilliard, D’Andre Glivens, Kendera Govan, Patricia Greene, ...

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Adult Education Students Receive Diplomas, GEDs at Graduation Ceremonies

The Orangeburg-Calhoun Adult Education program at Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College held its fall graduation ceremony in December on campus in Roquemore Auditorium. Twenty-seven adult learners earned their high school diplomas or GED. Receiving their credentials were Avigail Baltazar, Beverly Bannister, Damario Benjamin, Daniela Desenclos, Lekeisha Gleaton, Alithia Glover, Rebecca Gossett, Zoey ...

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OCtech Honor Society Welcomes New Members, Receives Awards at Regional Convention

The newest members of the Alpha Alpha Delta Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society have been inducted at Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College. The spring 2018 inductees are Ashley Bailey, Dutch Boykin, Angelica Cassel, Destiny Coker Williamson, Mariah Duckett, Khalia Garvin, Taylor Gilbert, Shantanique Givens-Franklin, Emily Hall, Lester Hall, Andrew ...

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OCtech’s PTA Class of 2018 Honored at Award Ceremony

The Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College Physical Therapist Assistant program held its annual pinning and award ceremony Tuesday, May 15, on campus in Roquemore Auditorium. During the ceremony, 14 graduates received their pins and were presented with a green honor cord to be worn at graduation. Kyle Gero received the award for ...

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OCtech’s ADN Class of 2018 Receive Their Pins

The Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College Associate Degree Nursing program held its annual pinning ceremony Monday, May 14, at First Baptist Church of Orangeburg. During the ceremony, 29 registered nursing graduates received their pins. The keynote speaker was Connie Varn, retired ADN program coordinator and adjunct nursing instructor at the college. She ...

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