Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College is changing the way its instructors teach and students learn with seven-week terms starting this fall. The new academic schedule is designed to improve student success while helping students move more quickly from college to career. Instead of taking four or five classes at one time in a standard 15-week semester, full-time students will complete two or three classes each seven-week term. Part-time students will only need to complete one or two classes each term. A week off between terms breaks up the semester. Financial aid will continue to be awarded based on the number of hours …

The following individuals have been named honor students for the summer 2022 academic term at Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College: President’s List (full-time) Barnwell: Ronald Franklin, David Stanford Blythewood: Haley Thomas Cayce: Andre Jackson Cope: John Myers Lexington: Timothy Morris Manning: Kevin Murray Orangeburg: Sarah Hammett, Ramona Morris, Christopher Rhodes, Connor Smith, Chris Warner St. George: Cody Canady West Columbia: Dekayla Miller President’s List (part-time) Allendale: Nibrushia Brant Bamberg: Samuel Beck, Haley Driggers, Brenden Dyches, Destyne Morrell, Josiah Peterson, Abigail     Williams Barnwell: Kansas Googe, Stephanie Lott, Thomas Moore, Jacob Padgett Batesburg: Quinten Miller Branchville: Carley Kinard, Robert Ott, Ashley Wright Cameron: Kaylee …

Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College recognized two employees who have gone above and beyond in serving the college community with the college’s inaugural Presidential Awards. David Odom, engineering design technology program coordinator, was named Faculty of the Year, and Youlanda Johnson, administrative assistant to the vice president of business affairs, was named Staff of the Year.They were recognized during the college’s summer faculty/staff meeting held in July via Zoom. The Faculty of the Year Award honors faculty members who have demonstrated an overall impact or improvement in student outcomes at the college. The Staff of the Year Award honors staff members who …