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OCtech Welcomes Spring 2017 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 spring 2017 inductees are Tillmon Ancrum, William Bozard, Stuart Brunt, Amelia Chubb, Justin Crim, Angela D’Anna, Steve Damron, Kasey Dantzler, Chasity Davis, Sarah Fanning, Joshua Frazier, ...

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Project HOPE Helps Students on Path to Healthcare Careers

Five women now have hope for a better future, thanks to a federally funded grant program available at Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College. Project HOPE – Healthcare Occupations Preparation for Employment – has been providing low-income South Carolina residents with education and training in healthcare careers at state technical colleges for nearly ...

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OCtech Holds Pinning Ceremony for ADN Class of 2017

The Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College Associate Degree Nursing program held its annual pinning ceremony Monday, May 15, at First Baptist Church of Orangeburg. During the ceremony, 40 registered nursing graduates received their pins. Keynote speaker was Connie Varn, retiring ADN program coordinator and longtime nursing instructor at the college. Samantha Whittle ...

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OCtech’s Middle College Parent Night is May 22

Rising juniors and seniors and their parents are invited to learn more about getting ahead in college while still in high school at Middle College Parent Night. The open house will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, May 22, beginning in Roquemore Auditorium on the campus of Orangeburg-Calhoun ...

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System President Dr. Tim Hardee to Speak at OCtech Graduation May 16

Dr. Tim Hardee, president of the South Carolina Technical College System, will be keynote speaker at Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College’s spring graduation. The ceremony will begin at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 16, in the Smith-Hammond-Middleton Memorial Center on the campus of South Carolina State University. Prior to becoming System president in ...

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Bring Your Best to OCtech Foundation’s Flower Show

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 10. The flower show, sponsored by the Orangeburg County Master Gardener Association, features nine categories celebrating the beauty of nature – specimen plants and ...

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Outdoor Entertaining Focus of OCtech Foundation’s Spring Garden Event

Create the scene. Set the mood. Prepare the menu. Bring it all together for the ultimate outdoor gathering with tips and tricks you’ll learn at the Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College Foundation’s 13th annual Home and Garden Symposium on Wednesday, May 10. Rick Woodley of Woodley’s Garden Center, Amanda Spencer of Spencer ...

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Social Justice Film Series at OCtech Concludes with Story of Survival

“The Ipson Saga,” one family’s story of survival during the Holocaust, will conclude Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College and the Center for Creative Partnerships’ Community Cinema social justice film series on Thursday, April 20. The film will begin at 6 p.m. in Roquemore Auditorium, Building R, on the campus of OCtech. It ...

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Mark Your Calendars for OCtech Foundation’s Home and Garden Symposium on May 10

Plan the perfect garden party using tips to “scape, style and sip” from the Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College Foundation’s 13th annual Home and Garden Symposium. This year’s event will be held Wednesday, May 10, on the campus of OCtech. The day will begin with flower show entry drop-off from 7:30 to ...

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OCtech Nursing Programs Ranked 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 third out of 29 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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