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The number of scholarship applications received by the Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College Foundation far exceeds the number of scholarships the foundation has funds to award. In response to this overwhelming need, the OCtech Foundation has launched Funding Futures, an annual giving campaign directed to scholarships for students. The goal of this ...

Three Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College agriculture students received scholarships during the Orangeburg Area Cattlemen’s Association dinner meeting on Thursday, Dec. 8, at the Tri-County Electric Co-op in St. Matthews. This is the fifth year that the group has awarded scholarships to area students studying agriculture. The OACA is comprised of members ...

Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College’s Electronics Engineering Technology program has been reaccredited through 2022 by the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET. ABET – the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology – is the recognized accreditor for college and university programs-old-old-old-old in applied science, computing, engineering and engineering technology. OCtech’s EET program ...

It’s now easier and more convenient than ever for busy individuals to become an elementary school teacher. Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College and Palmetto College, the University of South Carolina’s online bachelor’s degree completion program, have entered into an agreement allowing for the seamless transfer of credits earned through OCtech’s Teacher Education ...

The Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College Practical Nursing Class of 2016 was honored during a pinning and awards ceremony on July 26 at First Baptist Church of Orangeburg. Fifty-three graduates were pinned during the ceremony. Cerrissa Hugie, a 2014 graduate of OCtech’s Practical Nursing program who is now enrolled in the psychiatric ...

Treat your taste buds for an excellent cause during Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College Foundation’s An Evening of Fine Wines and Foods, set for 7 to 10 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 20, at The Cinema in Orangeburg. Co-chairs for this year’s signature fundraising event are Dallas and Debbie Lovelace and Mickey and Catherine ...

It was standing-room only in Roquemore Auditorium as Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College welcomed new students during its Fall Assembly on Aug. 16. After participating in small group meetings with program coordinators and faculty, students gathered in the auditorium to hear from keynote speaker Gregg Robinson, executive director of the Orangeburg County ...

Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College will help new students get college-ready during its annual Fall Assembly, set for Tuesday, Aug. 16. Students will benefit from small group meetings with coordinators and faculty from their program of choice and learn about the type of training they will need to get the job they ...

Volunteer firefighters and public safety officers can now use their fire academy training toward a degree from Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College. New for fall 2016, OCtech is offering an Associate Degree in Applied Science in General Technology with a primary specialty in Fire Science/Emergency Medical Technician and secondary specialty in Criminal ...

Nearly $180,000 is available to Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College students through the Workforce Pathways Scholarship. Part of $5 million in funds the general assembly set aside for the S.C. Technical College System, the Workforce Pathways Scholarship pays for course fees and books for approved training in credit and non-credit continuing education ...