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The South Carolina TRiO Alumni Association has named Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College graduate Tawanie Shanks Pointer a 2018 Outstanding Young TRiO Alumni. Pointer, an administrative assistant for the college’s TRiO Student Support Services program, was recognized during the Wanda Hendricks Bellamy Student Leadership Conference Luncheon on Saturday, Jan. 13, in Myrtle ...

The following individuals have been named honor students for the fall 2017 academic term at Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College: President’s List (full-time) Bamberg: Corey Bamberg, Jonathan Peterson, Thompson Pruett Barnwell: Clifton Bodiford, Leigh Davis, Cody Jackson Blythewood: Brittany Smith Bowman: Emerson Littles Branchville: William Edwards, Nathaniel Smith Columbia: Kyle Gero Cope: Michael Brown, Kyle McAlhany Cordova: William Bozard, Caelin ...

Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College has received more than $400,000 from the S.C. General Assembly to revamp and expand its Professional Truck Driver Training program. State Sen. Brad Hutto was on campus Wednesday, Dec. 13, to present the college with a check for $423,129. The money will be used to hire two ...

Take your future into your own hands with Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College’s Early College. In Early College, high school students can choose from three different options: Dual enrollment courses count toward both high school and college transcripts. Concurrent enrollment courses are taken on a student’s own time while they are still in high ...

Christopher Conrad and Saul Rickenbacker have become the first individuals to complete Husqvarna’s tool and die maker apprenticeship program at Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College. “I know it’s been a long, hard road for them, working and going to school at the same time,” said Ken Carroll, tool and die supervisor at ...

Make a fresh start this spring at Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College. OCtech’s new Complete to Compete initiative is designed to address the needs of students who may have some college credits, but never earned a degree. According to U.S. Census figures, approximately 12,000 Orangeburg County residents ages 25 and older fall ...

Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College Physical Therapist Assistant Instructor Shari Tanner, PT, DPT, was invited to present her research at the 50th Annual Association of Schools Allied Health Professions Conference, held Oct. 18-20 in San Antonio, Texas. This year’s theme was “ASAHP at 50: Reflections on the Past, a Window to the ...

Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College Electronic Engineering Technology students Marcus Hilliard and Derek Martin traveled to Washington, D.C., Oct. 23-25 to participate in the 2017 ATE Principal Investigators Conference, sponsored by the National Science Foundation and the American Association of Community Colleges. This is the third time OCtech students have been invited ...

By CHRISTOPHER HUFF T&D Staff Writer “It is truly a great day in Orangeburg County,” state Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter, D-Orangeburg, said at Monday’s groundbreaking ceremony for Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College’s Nursing and Health Science building. “But more importantly, a great day here at OCtech,” she said. The 30,000-square-foot facility will feature ...

Four lucky winners will leave the Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College Foundation’s Evening of Fine Wines and Foods with a fabulous prize. This year’s signature fundraising event will be held from 7 to 10 p.m. Monday, Sept. 25, 2017, in the Patrick Student Services Building on the campus of OCtech. In lieu ...