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Home and Garden Symposium invitation cover 2025

Home and Garden Symposium Shines Light on Local Talent

Refreshing gardens and celebrating color will be the talk of the day at this year’s Home and Garden Symposium. The event – which raises funds for the Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College Foundation – is set for Tuesday, May 13, on campus in Roquemore Auditorium. The day begins with a catered brunch ...

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Dr. Melissa Knight

OCtech Spring Graduation is May 6

Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College will hold its spring 2025 graduation ceremony at 3 p.m. Tuesday, May 6, at Smith-Hammond-Middleton Memorial Center on the campus of South Carolina State University. This year’s speaker is Dr. Melissa Knight, interim associate dean of nursing at Claflin University. She leads the university’s fully online RN ...

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Ray Sabalis

Sabalis Joins OCtech Area Commission

Gov. Henry McMaster has appointed Ray Sabalis to the Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College Area Commission. “We are pleased to welcome Ray to the commission and look forward to working with her,” Area Commission Chair Landy Weathers said at the governing body’s March meeting. Sabalis is a South Carolina native who graduated ...

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Pictured are OCtech's 2025 Educators of the Year Renee Bussey, Laney Cornelius and Stephanie Phillips.

OCtech Announces 2025 Educators of the Year

Three faculty and staff members have been honored as Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College’s Educators of the Year and will be recognized during the South Carolina Technical Education Association’s annual conference Feb. 20-22 in Myrtle Beach. Nursing and health science coordinator Renee Bussey is the outstanding staff honoree, building and grounds supervisor ...

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OCtech President Dr. Walt Tobin, center left, joins PTC President Dr. Hope Rivers and ATC President Dr. Forest Mahan cut the ribbon for the new mobile Advanced Manufacturing Labs.

OCtech one of three S.C. technical colleges to take training on the road with new mobile labs

Leaders of three of the state’s technical colleges took part in a ribbon-cutting ceremony Feb. 3 for a trio of mobile advanced manufacturing labs that will bring critical workforce training resources to rural areas across South Carolina. The event at Piedmont Technical College in Greenwood was the result of a ...

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OCtech Announces Honor Students for 2024 Fall Semester

The following individuals have been named honor students for the fall 2024 academic term at Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College: President’s List (full-time)Anderson: Kirsten Crowe   Bamberg: Taylor Collins, Donna McAlhany, Brant Mitchell, Christopher PetersonBarnwell: Charles Davis, Carrie HuttoBowman: Tamirra Fogle, Makaylin Phillips, Destiny Sellers, Madison SteeleBranchville: Anna Berry, Malayna HolderCameron: Preston Bryant, Christopher ...

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Fall Graduation Dec. 18 at OCtech

Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College will hold two ceremonies honoring its fall 2024 graduates Wednesday, Dec. 18, on campus in the college’s Roquemore Auditorium. The Nursing graduation ceremony will be held at 2 p.m. Graduates of Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, Business, Computer Technology, Criminal Justice, Education, Engineering and Advanced Manufacturing ...

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Area Commissioner Jackie Snow

Snow Joins OCtech Area Commission

Jackie Snow has been appointed to the Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College Area Commission. The retired human resources manager for The Okonite Company joined OCtech’s governing body at its August meeting. “OCtech is a vital part of the working community in this area. During my career, the college has had a significant ...

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Walt Tobin

Tobin Elected to American Association of Community Colleges Board of Directors

Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College President Dr. Walt Tobin has been elected to the American Association of Community Colleges Board of Directors. He was elected to the post in February and began his three-year term July 1. The AACC is the primary advocacy organization for the nation’s community colleges. The association represents ...

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Summer 2024 Graduation Speakers

OCtech Summer Graduation is August 1

Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College will hold two ceremonies honoring its summer 2024 graduates Thursday, Aug. 1, on campus in the college’s Roquemore Auditorium. The 2 p.m. ceremony will celebrate graduates of Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, Business, Computer Technology, Criminal Justice, Education, and Engineering and Advanced Manufacturing Technology programs. Health ...

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