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Home and Garden Symposium to Highlight Container Gardens, Proper Pruning

Renowned horticulturalist Bryce Lane will show guests how to keep container gardens looking fresh for every season and plants perfectly pruned at this year’s Home and Garden Symposium. The event – which raises funds for the Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College Foundation – will be held Wednesday, May 8, on campus in ...

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OCtech’s Richard Murphy Named Vice President of Academic Affairs

Richard Murphy has been named vice president of Academic Affairs at Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College. Murphy joined the OCtech faculty in 2008 as an instructor and Electronics Engineering Technology program coordinator. He was named dean of Engineering and Advanced Manufacturing Technology in 2013. He continued to teach students and lead both ...

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Bryce Lane, speaker at the 2023 Home and Garden Symposium

Save the Date for OCtech Foundation’s Home and Garden Symposium May 8

The Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College Foundation will hold its 18th Home and Garden Symposium Wednesday, May 8, on campus in the OCtech Math and Science Center. Guests will enjoy a brunch by Buck Ridge Plantation and have an opportunity to browse the silent auction before the formal presentation begins in Roquemore ...

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OCtech Honors 2024 Educators of the Year

Three faculty and staff members have been honored as Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College’s Educators of the Year and were recognized during the South Carolina Technical Education Association’s annual conference Feb. 15-17 in Myrtle Beach. Radiologic Technology and Radiology Online program director Fran Andrews is the outstanding faculty member, assistant director of ...

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OCtech Announces Honor Students for 2023 Fall Semester

The following individuals have been named honor students for the fall 2023 academic term at Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College: President’s List (full-time)Bamberg: Michael Defrenn, Donna McAlhany, Christopher PetersonBarnwell: Phoebe Black, Patricia Mims, Jarvis Moore, Britney TaylorBlackville: Marquez LawrenceBowman: Kamiyah Jones, Makaylin PhillipsBranchville: Joshua Chaplin, Elizabeth Heape, Malayna Holder, Carley Kinard, Andrew ...

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OCtech Plans Winter Graduation Dec. 12

Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College will hold its winter graduation ceremony at 3 p.m. Tuesday, December 12, on campus in the college’s Roquemore Auditorium. Debra Jones, retiring business program coordinator, is the keynote speaker. Jones has an associate degree in industrial management from Piedmont Technical College, bachelor’s degree in business administration from ...

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Enjoy Fine Wines and Food in support of OCtech Foundation on October 23

Sample dishes by some of the region’s best restaurants and caterers and taste a variety of wines and specialty beer at the Webber Evening of Fine Wines and Food. Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College Foundation will hold its annual fall fundraiser from 7 to 10 p.m. Monday, Oct. 23, at the Orangeburg ...

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OCtech Launches Employability Skills in the Workplace Course

Whether you want to change careers, start college or get a job, Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College’s new Employability Skills in the Workplace course can help. This seven-week, online college credit course is designed to better prepare students to be competitive in the workforce. Students will learn how to create an effective ...

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OCtech Announces Honor Students for 2023 Summer Semester

President’s List (full-time)Barnwell: Ronald FranklinBranchville: Jordan WrightCope: Cameron NettlesEhrhardt: Thomas JollyLexington: Aliesha ShankNeeses: Nadira Easterling, William WolfeNorth: Brian CoulterOrangeburg: Jason Henderson, Kennedy Murray, Lara Pugh, Jared Robinson, Dalton Thomas, Agnes Todd, Jose Torres-Villeda President’s List (part-time)Alcolu: Brittany Brown, Brooke MorrisBamberg: Charlie Bearden, Crystal Fail, Stephen Hiott, Donna McAlhany, Taretta NimmonsBarnwell: ...

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Save the date for OCtech Foundation’s Webber Evening of Fine Wines and Food

Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College Foundation will hold The Webber Evening of Fine Wines and Food from 7 to 10 p.m. Monday, Oct. 23, at the Orangeburg County Library and Conference Center on Russell Street in downtown Orangeburg. In addition to Golden Ticket drawings for spectacular prizes, guests of this fall fundraising ...

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