Eastern Orangeburg County’s first Lean Manufacturing Certificate class is ready to go to work. Fifteen adults completed the training and received their certification during a ceremony April 19 at The Depot in Holly Hill. The course, taught by Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College’s Dean of Corporate Training and Economic Development Sandra Moore, ...
Learn how to make your very own beautiful cut flower arrangements and easy charcuterie board creations during the Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College Foundation’s 14th annual Home and Garden Symposium on Wednesday, May 9. Kathleen “Katie” Dickson, senior horticulturist at Moore Farms Botanical Garden in Lake City, and The Oaks’ Director of ...
Area schools are about to get a STEM boost thanks to a NASA initiative that kicked off April 16-17 at Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College. Network of States – a collaboration among the nation’s 10 NASA centers to build regional networks for educator professional development – brings together school districts that serve ...
Showcase the best and the brightest from your very own yard at the Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College Foundation’s Home and Garden Symposium Flower Show on Wednesday, May 9. The flower show features nine categories celebrating the beauty of nature – specimen plants and houseplants; bulbs and rhizomes; roses; herbs and other ...
The Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College Foundation has welcomed two new members to its board of directors – James “Jimmy” Jones and Craig Smith. Jones, president of Jimmy Jones Toyota/Polaris in Orangeburg, is a 2005 graduate of the NADA Dealer Academy. He serves on the Orangeburg County Chamber of Commerce Board of ...
Three faculty and staff members have been honored as Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College’s Educators of the Year and are being recognized during the South Carolina Technical Education Association’s annual conference Feb. 15-17 in Myrtle Beach. Amanda Dempsey, a financial aid counselor at OCtech, is the outstanding staff honoree; Marie Howell, human ...
The newest members of the Alpha Alpha Delta Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society have been inducted at Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College. The summer 2017 inductees are Faith Baker, Nevada Brown, Andrew Canaday, Peyton Connor, Dayna Crenshaw, Cameron Goode, Mikaila Grant, Elida Guingab, Kimberly Hall, Makeda Hutchinson, Aliyah Little, ...
The South Carolina TRiO Alumni Association has named Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College graduate Tawanie Shanks Pointer a 2018 Outstanding Young TRiO Alumni. Pointer, an administrative assistant for the college’s TRiO Student Support Services program, was recognized during the Wanda Hendricks Bellamy Student Leadership Conference Luncheon on Saturday, Jan. 13, in Myrtle ...
The following individuals have been named honor students for the fall 2017 academic term at Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College: President’s List (full-time) Bamberg: Corey Bamberg, Jonathan Peterson, Thompson Pruett Barnwell: Clifton Bodiford, Leigh Davis, Cody Jackson Blythewood: Brittany Smith Bowman: Emerson Littles Branchville: William Edwards, Nathaniel Smith Columbia: Kyle Gero Cope: Michael Brown, Kyle McAlhany Cordova: William Bozard, Caelin ...
Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College has received more than $400,000 from the S.C. General Assembly to revamp and expand its Professional Truck Driver Training program. State Sen. Brad Hutto was on campus Wednesday, Dec. 13, to present the college with a check for $423,129. The money will be used to hire two ...
