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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 ...

Students and community members are invited to learn about Boeing when representatives from the aerospace giant visit St. Matthews on Thursday, Aug. 18. The Soar to Success with Boeing event will begin with morning presentations and Q&A sessions for eighth- through 12th-grade Calhoun County students. The presentations for students will ...

The following individuals have been named honor students for the summer 2016 academic term at Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College: President’s List (full-time) Bamberg: Myrtes Barnwell, Robert Crosby Barnwell: Tracy Palm Blackville: Ivan Cann Cameron: Joseph Rast Columbia: Brandon Alston Cordova: Randal Hughes Hanahan: Madison Breland Norway: Jonathan James Orangeburg: Annika Gupta, Katilyn Just, Randall McDaniel, Aaron Schaffer Ridgeville: Kaitlyn Cummings Santee: Aja ...

Teams of elementary, middle and high school teachers connected metal parts, tinkered with wires, wheels, sensors and gears, and programmed controllers during the VEX Robotics Professional Development Workshop at Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College. The workshop was held June 20-23 in the Mechatronics lab on campus. Educators from as far away as ...

Nearly two dozen rising fifth- through 11th-graders gathered to build and program robots during the VEX Robotics Summer Camp at Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College. “I like programming,” camper Marcus Elmore said. “I’ve made a few games, and I make and sell maps that people can use for their games.” Elmore has ...

More than 20 elementary, middle and high school guidance counselors got an in-depth look at Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College and the employment needs of the local community during the third annual Guidance Counselor Leadership Institute. “Guidance counselors really serve as the gatekeeper for a lot of students, in terms of what ...

Learn how to prepare for exciting, in-demand careers at Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College during the school’s Division Showcases in July. OCtech’s University Transfer, Education and Agriculture programs-old-old-old-old will be highlighted on Tuesday, July 12. In addition to earning an associate degree, University Transfer students can choose from more than 80 courses ...