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/fall 2018 inductees are Teresa Amick-Ballard, Clifton Bodiford, Ellis Bolar, Daphne Bowman, Luevelyn Brooker, Hilary Chambers, Stephen Douglas, Jaquise Dunn, Caelin Felkel, Jasmine Gilyard, Katelyn Ginn, ...
The Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs Associate Degree Board of Commissioners has reaffirmed accreditation of Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College’s business programs-old-old-old-old. ACBSP accreditation certifies that the teaching and learning processes for the Business, Accounting and Administrative Office Technology degree programs-old-old-old-old offered at OCtech meet the rigorous educational standards established ...
Five Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College agriculture students received scholarships during the Orangeburg Area Cattlemen’s Association dinner meeting on Thursday, Dec. 13, at the Tri-County Electric Co-op in St. Matthews. This is the seventh year that the group has awarded scholarships to area students studying agriculture. Pictured are, front row, from left, ...
The following individuals have been named honor students for the fall 2018 academic term at Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College: President’s List (full-time) Bamberg: Daniel Morrell, Brianna Storch, Janeth Walker Barnwell: Rodney Chavis Bowman: Catherine Cooper, Tommy Garrick Cope: Tanner Stack Cordova: Destiny Antley, Caelin Felkel, Karen Harvey, Kache’z Hughey Denmark: Alyssa ...
The U.S. Department of Transportation recently awarded $95,726 to Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College to train active duty military service members, veterans and their families in careers as commercial truck and bus drivers. All current and former members of the U.S. Armed Forces, including National Guard and Reservists, as well as their ...
Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College is preparing for a site review next year for continuing accreditation of its Associate Degree in Nursing program by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing. The community is invited to meet the site visit team and share their comments about the program at 4 p.m. Wednesday, ...
Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a series of free family movie nights beginning Thursday with the fantastical Dick Van Dyke classic “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.” All titles that will be shown during family movie nights were released in or are about 1968, the year OCtech opened ...
First Citizens Bank has donated $25,000 to the Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College Foundation. The donation – which will be used as seed money for the First Citizens Endowed Scholarship for nursing and health science students – sponsors the faculty boardroom in OCtech’s new Nursing and Health Science Building, projected to open ...
More than a dozen local restaurants and caterers will provide tastes of their signature dishes during the Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College Foundation’s 14th annual Evening of Fine Wines and Foods. This year’s signature fundraising event will be held from 7 to 10 p.m. Monday, Oct. 1, 2018, in the Patrick Student Services ...
When David Abstance Jr. walked across Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical Education Center’s quad in his cap and gown on August 20, 1970, he made history. His last name meant that Abstance was the very first person to receive an associate degree from Orangeburg-Calhoun TEC. He was one of 22 students to receive a ...
