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OCtech Nursing Programs Among Best in State

Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College’s Associate Degree Nursing and Practical Nursing programs-old-old-old-old are ranked among the best in South Carolina, according to websites dedicated to the professions. OCtech’s ADN program is ranked second out of 28 registered nursing programs-old-old-old-old in the state by RegisteredNursing.org, while the PN program is ranked fifth out ...

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OCtech Announces Honor Students for 2018 Spring Semester

The following individuals have been named honor students for the spring 2018 academic term at Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College: President’s List (full-time) Bamberg: Jonathan Peterson Barnwell: Leigh Davis, Caitlin Still, Pamela Warren, Charlease White Blythewood: Brittany Smith Branchville: Chris Conrad, William Edwards, Hannah Linder, Nathaniel Smith Charleston: Hilary Chambers Cordova: Destiny Antley, Robert Bozard, William Bozard, Caelin ...

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Former State Rep. Harry Ott to Speak at OCtech Graduation May 15

Former State Rep. Harry L. Ott Jr., president of the South Carolina Farm Bureau Federation, will be the keynote speaker at Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College’s spring graduation. The ceremony will begin at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 15, in the Smith-Hammond-Middleton Memorial Center on the campus of South Carolina State University. Prior ...

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First Lean Manufacturing Certificate Students Complete Training Program

Eastern Orangeburg County’s first Lean Manufacturing Certificate class is ready to go to work. Fifteen adults completed the training and received their certification during a ceremony April 19 at The Depot in Holly Hill. The course, taught by Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College’s Dean of Corporate Training and Economic Development Sandra Moore, ...

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Speakers to Share Tips at OCtech Foundation’s Home and Garden Symposium

Learn how to make your very own beautiful cut flower arrangements and easy charcuterie board creations during the Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College Foundation’s 14th annual Home and Garden Symposium on Wednesday, May 9. Kathleen “Katie” Dickson, senior horticulturist at Moore Farms Botanical Garden in Lake City, and The Oaks’ Director of ...

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NASA’s Network of States Program Launches in Orangeburg

Area schools are about to get a STEM boost thanks to a NASA initiative that kicked off April 16-17 at Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College. Network of States – a collaboration among the nation’s 10 NASA centers to build regional networks for educator professional development – brings together school districts that serve ...

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OCtech Foundation Flower Show Highlights the Colors of Spring at Annual Symposium

Showcase the best and the brightest from your very own yard at the Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College Foundation’s Home and Garden Symposium Flower Show on Wednesday, May 9. The flower show features nine categories celebrating the beauty of nature – specimen plants and houseplants; bulbs and rhizomes; roses; herbs and other ...

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OCtech Foundation Board of Directors Welcomes Two New Members

The Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College Foundation has welcomed two new members to its board of directors – James “Jimmy” Jones and Craig Smith. Jones, president of Jimmy Jones Toyota/Polaris in Orangeburg, is a 2005 graduate of the NADA Dealer Academy. He serves on the Orangeburg County Chamber of Commerce Board of ...

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OCtech Honors 2018 Educators of the Year

Three faculty and staff members have been honored as Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College’s Educators of the Year and are being recognized during the South Carolina Technical Education Association’s annual conference Feb. 15-17 in Myrtle Beach. Amanda Dempsey, a financial aid counselor at OCtech, is the outstanding staff honoree; Marie Howell, human ...

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OCtech Welcomes Summer, Fall Honor Society Members

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 summer 2017 inductees are Faith Baker, Nevada Brown, Andrew Canaday, Peyton Connor, Dayna Crenshaw, Cameron Goode, Mikaila Grant, Elida Guingab, Kimberly Hall, Makeda Hutchinson, Aliyah Little, ...

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