When Tri-County Technical College Science Department Head Suzanne Ellenberger heard about the summer internship opportunities at Presbyterian College’s School of Pharmacy, Evan Bryson was the first student who came to her mind.
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The top concern of today’s manufacturers is finding skilled workers, especially young people, who possess the technical (math and science), as well as the soft skills needed for today’s sophisticated workplace. Another concern is that high school students aren’t looking at manufacturing as an option when choosing career paths. There’s still a misconception that they would be performing menial tasks on an assembly line.
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Anderson Mayor Terence Roberts challenged Tri-County Technical College’s Class of 2013 to take risks, make goals a priority and to give back to their communities. Five hundred-and-thirty-two students were awarded degrees, diplomas and/or certificates during the College’s spring commencement held May 10 at the Anderson Civic Center.
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Opportunities are abundant for two-year college graduates who leave Tri-County Technical College with a strong resume of education and direct exposure to today’s workplace, said President Ronnie L. Booth.
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Deborah Brock, medical laboratory technology instructor and faculty liaison for professional development at Tri-County Technical College, was honored May 10 with the highest award presented to the faculty. She received the Presidential Medallion for Instructional Excellence at the College's spring commencement.
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One of the most gratifying and inspiring aspects of Rhonda Deaton-Gibby’s job as vice president of human resources for Kimberly-Clark Corporation in Atlanta is the opportunity to meet and mentor employees, helping them to navigate the professional and personal paths of their learning journeys. After having had the opportunity to work in various areas of business including manufacturing as well as sales and operations, it is the people component that keeps bringing her back to the area of human resources.
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For 15 years, David Roper stood in front of the classroom, teaching high school students about English literature, writing and history. Most afternoons were spent mentoring and coaching student athletes. These days he’s still in the classroom, not in front lecturing, but sitting alongside other Tri-County Technical College biology and chemistry students, many of them working adults like himself, seeking new careers in the second act of their lives.
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Tri-County Technical College is holding its fourth annual Tri-County 5K Road Race and One Mile Fun Run Saturday, May 18, at 8 a.m. at its Anderson Campus. The race starts and ends at the Anderson Campus located at 511 Michelin Boulevard. Walkers and strollers are welcome.
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Tri-County Technical College President Dr. Ronnie L. Booth has been elected to serve as a trustee for two national boards. Dr. Booth will serve as a member of the board of trustees of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) Commission on Colleges. Dr. Booth also will serve on the board of directors for the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC).
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Tri-County Technical College President Dr. Ronnie L. Booth has been elected to serve as a trustee for two national boards. Dr. Booth will serve as a member of the board of trustees of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) Commission on Colleges. Dr. Booth also will serve on the board of directors for the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC).
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Forty-five Belton-Honea Path (BHP) seniors attended a special Tri-County Technical College enrollment day at the Watkins Center April 10 and registered for their freshman classes. For the first time this fall, general education credit courses will be offered at the Senator Billy O’Dell Learning Center in downtown Honea Path’s community center.
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The U.S. Veterans Administration has approved 10 certificate-based training courses through Tri-County Technical College’s Corporate and Community Education Division. These programs are designed to offer U.S. veterans quick training in a series of in-demand jobs.
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Tri-County Technical College’s Veterinary Technology Department will hold a Pet Adoption Day Wednesday, April 24, from 2 – 6 p.m. at Halbert Hall on its Pendleton Campus.
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Goodwill Industries’ Manufacturing Skill Standards Council (MSSC) certification program can be the answer for local industries looking for a pipeline of skilled entry-level technicians. “It’s a business-driven training program,” said Becky Godbey, Goodwill’s vice president of career development services, about the organization’s nine-week training program that consists of a week of work-readiness training and a mix of industry-based basic skills training modules and work experience at local industries. “We are trying to address the economic issues by helping to meet our area’s workforce needs,” she added.
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Tri-County Technical College’s chorus, music faculty and students will present their Spring Concert Friday, April 26. . The concert will be held at 7 p.m. in the Marshall Parker Auditorium on the Pendleton Campus. The performance is free and open to the public.
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Tri-County Technical College’s Corporate and Community Education (CCE) Division launched its first Heavy Equipment Operator class since partnering with Blanchard Machinery, the exclusive Caterpillar dealer for South Carolina. The first students are set to complete the courses and enter the job market this month.
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Tri-County Technical College’s Corporate and Community Education (CCE) Division is reaching out to individuals interested in a career in truck driving by hosting a Job Fair and Training Expo Tuesday, April 9. The event will be held from 9 a.m. – noon at Tri-County Technical College’s Anderson Campus, located at 511 Michelin Blvd. in Anderson.
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One hundred and eighty-three students have been named to Tri-County Technical College’s President’s List for fall 2012. To be eligible for the President’s List, a student must be classified as a degree, diploma, or certificate-seeking student; earn at least 12 credit hours in courses numbered 100 or above; attain a GPR of 4.00; and cannot earn a “F,” “WF,” or “U” grade for courses numbered 100 or below.
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Three hundred and fifty-nine students have been named to Tri-County Technical College’s Dean’s List for fall 2012. To be eligible for the Dean’s List, a student must be classified as a degree, diploma, or certificate-seeking student; earn at least 12 credit hours in courses numbered 100 or above; attain a GPR of 3.50 – 3.99; and cannot earn a “F,” “WF,” or “U” grade for courses numbered 100 or below.
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Thirty students have been named to Tri-County Technical College’s Academic Distinction List for fall 2012. To be eligible for the Academic Distinction List, a student must be enrolled in six to eleven credit hours for two consecutive terms, and earn at least twelve credit hours during the two consecutive terms, with a grade of A in each attempted course.
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In his 23 years of teaching industrial electronics classes at Tri-County Technical College, Acting Dean of the Engineering and Technology Division Doug Allen says he’s never seen as many requests for technically-skilled employees as he has in recent months. Allen, speaking at a ribbon cutting and dedication ceremony for the College’s new Industrial Technology Center, said the modern facility will help meet the growing needs of local industry. The 43,000-square-foot Industrial Technology Center houses the Welding and Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) programs and was specifically designed to mimic a real-world industrial setting. It’s also being billed a showplace by economic development prospects and local companies.
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Tri-County Technical College’s Veterinary Technology Department will hold a Pet Adoption Day Thursday, March 14, from 2 – 6 p.m. at Halbert Hall on its Pendleton Campus.
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Greenville novelist Matt Matthews will discuss his award-winning Southern coming-of-age book, Mercy Creek, Wednesday, March 6, at Tri-County Technical College.The event, which is sponsored by the College’s Enrichment Series Committee, will be held from 1:20 - 2:20 p.m. in the Marshall Parker Auditorium on the College’s Pendleton Campus. It is free and open to the public.
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Local displaced workers ages 50 and above will have a chance to gain a new skills set as a Certified Nurse Aide as a result of a $15,000 grant awarded to Tri-County Technical College. Tri-County was the only South Carolina technical college chosen in the latest round of grants for the Plus 50 Encore Completion Program, a national effort to train 10,000 baby boomers for new jobs in healthcare, education and social services. The program is sponsored by the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC).
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Studies show that the most important factor in choosing a college is finding the right fit for your individual career and academic goals, learning style and personal interests. Visiting a college’s Open House and exploring its programs and services is a great way to discover what it has to offer. Tri-County Technical College has scheduled an Open House at its Pendleton Campus March 1 from 2 – 6 p.m. to give individuals a chance to find out how and where they fit in at the College’s Pendleton and community campuses.
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With April 1 as Tri-County Technical College’s deadline for applying for the best financial aid package for the fall 2013 semester, the College is hosting College Goal SC February 23 to help students and their families fill out and file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid or FAFSA.
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Tri-County Technical College students placed first in two categories at the 2013 South Carolina Speech and Theater Association’s Annual College Festival Competition. Ten two- and four-year colleges from around the state competed Saturday, February 2. Tri-County hosted the event at its Easley Campus.
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Tri-County Technical College accounting instructor Brenda Mattison can add textbook author to her list of accomplishments. Mattison is the co-author of Horngren’s Accounting, 10th edition, a two-semester accounting textbook published by Pearson Education.
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Three faculty/staff members have been honored as Tri-County Technical College's Educators of the Year and will be recognized at the South Carolina Technical Education Association (SCTEA) meeting in February. Galen DeHay, interim provost and director of planning and institutional effectiveness, is the College’s outstanding administrator; Robin McFall, head of the English department, is the outstanding instructor; and, Lou Ann Martin, academic support network coordinator, is the outstanding staff nominee.
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Tri-County Technical College’s Corporate and Community Education Division (CCE) and the local SC Works Centers are reaching out to unemployed and underemployed individuals by hosting a Job Fair and Training Expo in January. The event will be held for Anderson, Oconee and Pickens counties residents Monday, January 7, from 9 a.m. – noon in the Industrial and Business Development Center located on the Pendleton Campus.
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Five community leaders have been elected to serve on Tri-County Technical College’s Foundation Board of Directors. Joining the Board’s current members are Hugh Burgess, representing Anderson County, Linda Bacigalupo, Dave Eldridge and Larry Smith, all representing Oconee County, and Nancy Hedrick representing Pickens County.
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Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative was named the 2012 recipient of the Tri-County Technical College Foundation’s Philanthropist of the Year award. This is the Foundation’s highest and most prestigious honor reserved for individuals, foundations, companies, trusts, organizations, or other entities that have made a significant financial contribution, either cash or non-cash, to the Foundation to support the work of the College.
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Tri-County Technical College’s Veterinary Technology Department will hold a Pet Adoption Day Thursday, November 15, from 2 – 6 p.m. at Halbert Hall on its Pendleton Campus.
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Take Note, Clemson University’s exclusive all- female a cappella group, will perform at Tri-County Technical College Wednesday, November 14. The performance will be at 7 p.m. in the Marshall Parker Auditorium.
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When asked what keeps him awake at night, Michelin Executive Vice President Wayne Culbertson says it’s the thought of not having a qualified and skilled manufacturing workforce. Culbertson, who, since 1974, has worked for Michelin in various manufacturing roles, including serving as plant manager of the Spartanburg, Sandy Springs, and Starr facilities, spoke to a crowd of business, industrial, education, government and political leaders at Tri-County Technical College’s Annual Report Luncheon. It’s Michelin’s mission to communicate to young people the rewarding and broad range of career opportunities available to them in manufacturing, said Culbertson, who currently is Personnel and Chief Human Resources Officer.
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Tri-County Technical College honored former Foundation Board of Directors Chair and Anderson resident David C. Wakefield October 30 with the highest award given by the College’s nine-member Commission. President Ronnie L. Booth presented Mr. Wakefield with the Order of Merit at the College's Annual Report luncheon.
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Thirty-one students have been named to Tri-County Technical College’s President’s List for the summer 2012 term. To be eligible for the President’s List, a student must be classified as a degree, diploma, or certificate-seeking student; earn at least 12 credit hours in courses numbered 100 or above; attain a GPR of 4.00; and obtain a grade of “A” or “B” in courses numbered 100 or below, if grades of A and B are part of the grading system for courses.
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Thirty-nine students have been named to Tri-County Technical College’s Dean’s List for the summer 2012 term. To be eligible for the Dean’s List, a student must be classified as a degree, diploma, or certificate-seeking student; earn at least 12 credit hours in courses numbered 100 or above; attain a GPR of 3.50 – 3.99; and obtain a grade of “A” or “B” in courses numbered 100 or below, if grades of A and B are part of the grading system for courses.
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Forty-seven students have been named to Tri-County Technical College’s Academic Distinction List for the summer 2012 term. To be eligible for the Academic Distinction List, a student must be enrolled in six to eleven credit hours for two consecutive terms, and earn at least twelve credit hours during the two consecutive terms, with a grade of A in each attempted course.
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In celebration of its 50th anniversary, Tri-County Technical College buried a time capsule filled with items that will give future students and administrators a glimpse of the College and its important events in 2012. The time capsule is a 2' x 2' x 2' hermetically sealed cube containing symbolic items ranging from graduation programs and College publications to presidential election bumper stickers and People magazine. It was buried by President Ronnie Booth and student leaders October 24 during a ceremony outside the Student Center on the Pendleton Campus. The capsule will be unsealed in the year 2062 on the occasion of the College’s 100th anniversary.
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In celebration of its 50th anniversary, Tri-County Technical College will bury a time capsule filled with items that will give a future students and administrators a glimpse of the College and its important events in 2012. It will be buried by President Ronnie Booth and student leaders October 24 during a ceremony beginning at noon outside the Student Center on the Pendleton Campus. The capsule will be unsealed in the year 2062.
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Tri-County Technical College recently launched a new online tool that provides potential and current students, as well as the general public, with best-in-class, local data on employment opportunities, wages, educational programs and job postings for their career interests.
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Tri-County Technical College will host its second-annual wine tasting fundraiser event Thursday, October 18, at its Anderson Campus. This signature event will benefit a Culinary Arts certificate program set to begin in the fall of 2013. The event, set for 7 - 9 p.m., will be catered by the Lake Keowee chapter of Les Marmitons, an international culinary club that gathers monthly in the culinary lab of the Anderson Campus.
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EVENT CANCELLED: Tri-County Technical College’s Easley Campus has partnered with the Pickens County YMCA to sponsor a signature annual event for the community. Attack on Sassafras Mountain, an all-day event for cyclists, will be held Saturday, October 13, beginning at 7:30 a.m. at the College's Easley Campus located on Powdersville Road.
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Tri-County Technical College’s Pre-Pharmacy Advisory Committee was named advisory committee of the year at the College’s annual fall convocation.
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Ken Kopera, physical plant director at Tri-County Technical College, has been honored with the highest award given for staff excellence at the College. Kopera, a Powdersville resident, received the Presidential Medallion for Staff Excellence. The medallion, along with a cash award made possible by the Tri-County Technical College Foundation, goes to a person who best exemplifies the College philosophy and has contributed the most during the academic year to the development of the college and its students.
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In his conversations with students and their parents about preparing for college, Educational Talent Search (ETS) Coordinator Herm Allen often repeats a quote from the film, “Gifted Hands,” a docudrama about Dr. Ben Carson, who went from struggling student to world-renowned neurosurgeon, whose mother once told him, ‘You have to see beyond what you can see.’
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Tri-County Technical College President Ronnie Booth told graduates to enter the next phase of their work or life with their eyes wide open to these new environments and their demands, challenges and opportunities.
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The Tri-County Technical College Alumni Association will hold an open meeting for all graduates Friday, August 17, at noon in the Pendleton Campus Café. Participants will receive information on upcoming College and Alumni events and will be encouraged to become involved in the Association.
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“You are your only stop sign, you control your destiny and you can create your future,” Selena Blair, student support services director at USC Upstate, told a group of Upward Bound students and their parents in her remarks at Tri-County Technical College's 32nd annual Upward Bound Awards Banquet. Ms. Blair was the keynote speaker at the annual awards banquet where high school students were recognized for their academic achievements.
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Dr. Ronnie L. Booth, president of Tri-County Technical College, will deliver the College's summer commencement address Friday, August 3, at 6 p.m. at the Anderson Civic Center.
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Tri-County Technical College’s Veterinary Technology Department will hold a Pet Adoption Day Thursday, July 19, from 2 – 6 p.m. at Halbert Hall on its Pendleton Campus.
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One-hundred-and-eighty-four students have been named to Tri-County Technical College’s President’s List for the spring 2012 semester.
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Since 1990 Tri-County Technical College’s World Class Training Center has been providing relevant, effective training to industries and individuals in Anderson, Oconee and Pickens counties. The Center was established to provide companies with the training needed to survive and thrive in today’s competitive global economy.
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Three hundred-and seventy-two students have been named to Tri-County Technical College’s Dean’s List for the spring 2012 semester.
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Thirty-four students have been named to Tri-County Technical College’s Academic Distinction List for the spring 2012 semester.
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When adjunct biology instructor Drew McRae got a departmental e-mail with information about a grant opportunity for students through the S.C. Space Grant Consortium, Wes Green immediately came to his mind.
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A Job Fair and Training Expo will be held for Liberty residents Monday, June 25, from 8:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. at the Pickens Career and Technology Center, located at 990 Chastain Road, Liberty, SC. Participants will be given the opportunity to meet area employers with full- and part-time job vacancies.
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Donna Shannon, a registered dental hygienist, certified dental assistant and department head for Tri-County Technical College’s Allied Health/Expanded Duty Dental Assisting program, was honored May 7 with the highest award presented to the faculty. She received the Presidential Medallion for Instructional Excellence at the College's spring commencement.
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A degree from Tri-County Technical College means something because of the quality of graduates it has produced over the past 50 years, Senator Lindsey Graham told the record-breaking 624 graduates receiving degrees at the College’s golden anniversary commencement.
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Nine years ago, a proud and accomplished Tracy Whitten Bowie walked across the Anderson Civic Center stage to receive her associate degree in business – with highest honors -- from Tri-County Technical College President Ronnie L. Booth.
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Wanda Johnson learned a great deal about being a good law enforcement/probation agent -- and listener -- from former Tri-County Criminal Justice Department Head Lew Holton and his lectures.
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CPA Ethel Pettigrew began her career as an elementary school teacher and says one day she hopes to go back to teaching, this time at her local alma mater, Tri-County Technical College.
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Some call him chief, others still call him judge. But longtime Anderson County Chief Magistrate Carl Anderson, who now serves as chief deputy at the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office, modestly says, “I tell people just call me Carl.”
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Back in 1966, 18-year-old Walt McGee didn’t understand why he needed to take a psychology course as part of general education requirements to earn his heating, ventilation and air conditioning certificate at the new Tri-County Education Center, now Tri-County Technical College. But after working for a few years, McGee says he began to realize it was an important course.
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Tri-County Technical College is holding its third annual Tri-County 5K Road Race Saturday, May 19, at 8 a.m. at its Anderson Campus. The race starts and ends at the Anderson Campus located at 511 Michelin Boulevard. Walkers are welcome.
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James (Jimmy) Walker, a math instructor in Tri-County Technical College’s Comprehensive Studies Department as well as the Arts and Sciences Division, received the College’s 2012 Adjunct Faculty Presidential Award May 3.
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When Linda DiComo returned to Tri-County Technical College three years ago, at age 47, her goal was to complete the 13 credit hours she needed to earn her associate in arts degree and to secure a job in this struggling economy. She will graduate May 7, at age 50, during the College’s 50th anniversary graduation, with an associate in science degree, in addition to an accounting degree and four accounting certificates. She also has a full-time accounting position waiting for her at Millard & Moore P.A. in Greenville where she did an internship this semester.
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Mischelle and Philip Weidman, happily married for 26 years, are polar opposites in how they approach just about everything, including how they pursued the same goal for the past two years—a degree in Business Management at Tri-County Technical College.
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Senator Lindsey Graham will deliver Tri-County Technical College's spring commencement address Monday, May 7, at 6 p.m. at the Anderson Civic Center. Approximately 659 students will be awarded degrees, diplomas and/or certificates during the College’s 50th anniversary commencement. In addition to families and guests of the graduates, alumni and other friends of the College are invited to attend the ceremony.
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For the first time in its eight-year history, Tri-County Technical College’s Men’s Golf Team has a shot at winning the NJCAA Division I Men’s National Championship. The College’s Men’s Golf team won the Region 10 championship by 16 shots and finished fourth place in the District championship, played at Rockledge Country Club in Rockledge, Florida. This finish qualified the team for the national tournament finals. Nationals are slated for May 14-18 in Newton, Kansas.
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Tri-County Technical College’s chorus, music faculty and students will present a Spring Concert at the College’s Pendleton Campus Friday, April 20. The event will begin at 7 p.m. in the Marshall J. Parker Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public.
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Area high school seniors who have been accepted to Tri-County Technical College this fall have the opportunity to attend a freshman orientation session during their spring break to learn about the college and get their academic schedules in hand.
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Little Roy and Lizzy, recent inductees into America's Old Time Country Music and Fiddler's Halls of Fame, will headline Tri-County Technical College’s Seventh Annual Bluegrass under the Stars concert. The community is invited to attend Bluegrass under the Stars, a free concert and fireworks event for the family set for Saturday, April 7, from 6-9:30 p.m. in the amphitheater on the Pendleton Campus. It will be held rain or shine (rain location is College’s Student Center).
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Tri-County Technical College’s Student Democrats and Student Republicans Clubs will sponsor a voter registration drive Wednesday, March 14, at the Pendleton Campus. The event will be held from 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. in the Student Café.
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Tri-County Technical College’s Veterinary Technology Department will hold a Pet Adoption Day Thursday, March 15, from 2 – 6 p.m. at Halbert Hall on its Pendleton Campus. Titled “Paws to Celebrate, “ the event is part of the College's 50th anniversary celebration.
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Tri-County Technical College’s Seventh Annual Bluegrass under the Stars concert is Saturday, April 7, at the Pendleton Campus. The free concert and fireworks event for the family is held annually in conjunction with the town of Pendleton’s annual Spring Jubilee celebration. The event will be held from 6 - 9:30 p.m. in the amphitheater. It will be held rain or shine (rain location is College’s Student Center).
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One-hundred-and-sixty-eight students have been named to Tri-County Technical College’s President’s List for the fall 2011 semester. To be eligible for the President’s List, a student must be classified as a degree, diploma, or certificate-seeking student; earn at least 12 credit hours in courses numbered 100 or above; attain a GPR of 4.00; and obtain a grade of “A” or “B” in courses numbered 100 or below, if grades of A and B are part of the grading system for courses.
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Three hundred-and seventy-eight students have been named to Tri-County Technical College’s Dean’s List for the fall 2011 semester. To be eligible for the Dean’s List, a student must be classified as a degree, diploma, or certificate-seeking student; earn at least 12 credit hours in courses numbered 100 or above; attain a GPR of 3.50 – 3.99; and obtain a grade of “A” or “B” in courses numbered 100 or below, if grades of A and B are part of the grading system for courses.
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Titanic expert Bill Willard will present “Tales from Titanic,” a mixed-media program about the sinking of the ocean liner, Wednesday, March, 7, at Tri-County Technical College. The presentation will be held from 1:20 – 2:20 p.m. in the Marshall Parker Auditorium on the Pendleton Campus. The public is invited to attend. The free event is sponsored by the College’s Enrichment Series Committee.
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Daryl Molliere has designed and built a multi-functional hunting game cart that he hopes to begin selling this summer. “There’s nothing like it on the market today,” said Molliere, owner of American Dream Outdoor Sports Products, LLC, in Anderson.
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It’s 96 days and counting until Lauren McCall graduates from Westside High School and will be heading off to film school this fall to pursue a longtime goal of becoming a cinematographer. She has received acceptance letters from Savannah College of Art and Design and from the University of South Carolina and is waiting to hear from the Los Angeles Film School and School of Visual Arts of New York City. Because she elected to take dual enrollment classes at Tri-County Technical College’s Anderson Campus, through Westside’s pilot Westside Early College Academy (WECA), she will enter college this fall with at least 21 college credits and a sophomore status.
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For the first time ever, Tri-County Technical College took first-place overall honors and was named this year’s Sweepstakes Winner at the 2012 South Carolina Speech and Theatre Association’s Annual College Festival Competition. Tri-County students took home three first-place awards at the competition held February 11 at the College’s Easley Campus.
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Eight months ago, the Mining Association of South Carolina (MASC) had a goal of soliciting $30,000 in equipment and cash donations from its members to outfit the new highway construction materials lab on Tri-County Technical College’s Pendleton Campus.
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With April 1 as Tri-County Technical College’s deadline for applying for the best financial aid package for the fall 2012 semester, the College is hosting College Goal SC February 18 to help students and their families fill out and file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid or FAFSA.
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At a community celebration to kick off Tri-County Technical College’s golden anniversary, Senator Thomas Alexander quoted the late Senator Marshall Parker, one of the College’s founding fathers, in an excerpt from a 1991 speech the Seneca senator gave to Tri-County graduates. He read: “Education and economic development are inseparable. Education without job opportunity is folly; a good job without education is impossible.”
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Fifty years ago Tri-County Technical College made South Carolina history by becoming the first multi-county technical institute in the State. Never before had several counties pooled their resources to create a postsecondary educational facility in South Carolina.
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All campuses of Tri-County Technical College (Anderson, Easley, Seneca and Pendleton) will be closed Monday, January 16, in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
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Three faculty/staff members have been chosen as Tri-County Technical College's 2012 Educators of the Year and will be recognized at the South Carolina Technical Education Association (SCTEA) meeting in February. Dr. Phil Buckhiester, provost, is the College’s outstanding administrator; Dr. Harriette Dudley, public services department head and early childhood development instructor, is the outstanding instructor; and Kevin Steele, manager of administrative services, is the outstanding staff nominee.
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This semester Tri-County Technical College nursing students will be able to practice their clinical skills outside of the classroom setting with a portable nursing kit that contains low fidelity simulators conceptualized and designed by fellow Practical Nursing major Tanya Mikkelson.
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Tri-County Technical College will be closed for the holidays beginning Friday, December 23, 2011, through Monday, January 2, 2012.
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Tri-County Technical College will be closed two days for the Thanksgiving holidays.
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AT&T is the 2011 recipient of the Tri-County Technical College Foundation’s Philanthropist of the Year award. This is the Foundation’s highest and most prestigious honor reserved for individuals, foundations, companies, trusts, organizations, or other entities that have made a significant financial contribution, either cash or non-cash, to the Foundation to support the work of the College.
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Tri-County Technical College will present its new choir with a choral concert featuring solo and group performances Friday, December 2. The event will begin at 7 p.m. in the Marshall J. Parker Auditorium on the Pendleton Campus. The public is invited to attend.
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Barbara Hammond, director of the Office Skills Center for the Corporate and Community Education (CCE) of Tri-County Technical College, was awarded the Outstanding Continuing Education Non-Credit Instructor Award by the South Carolina Association for Higher Continuing Education (SCAHCE). SCAHCE is the statewide association that promotes Corporate and Community Education and professional development for both two- and four-year colleges.
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The Tri-County Technical College Women’s Basketball team started its second season November 1 against powerhouse Guilford Technical College from Jamestown, NC. Although the final score was 63-52 with Guilford Tech winning, it was a well-fought battle that was played close until the final minute of the game. The Lady Hawks played excellent defense and continually challenged Guildford Tech to the very end.
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Tri-County Technical College’s Veterinary Technology program reports a 90 percent pass rate on the Veterinary Technician National Examination (VTNE). The 10 2011 graduates who elected to take the exam are now licensed veterinary technicians, a title held by individuals who earn an associate degree in Veterinary Technology from an American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)-accredited program like Tri-County’s and have passed national and state credentialing exams.
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A group of community leaders met recently to discuss facilitating a “Work-Ready Community” in the Belton/Honea Path area by promoting services, training and skills upgrades. Civic, church, industry and school leaders, along with Workforce Development Alliance representatives from the Belton/Honea Path area, discussed what services their organizations provide to area residents and employers.
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Tri-County Technical College’s Veterinary Technology Department will hold a Pet Adoption Day Thursday, November 17, from 2 – 6 p.m. at Halbert Hall on its Pendleton Campus.
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Tri-County Technical College honored former Foundation Board member and Anderson resident Kleo Stathakis with the highest award given by the College’s nine-member Commission. President Ronnie L. Booth presented Mrs. Stathakis with the Order of Merit at the College's October 20 Annual Report luncheon.
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The nine May 2011 graduates of Tri-County Technical College’s Medical Laboratory Technology (MLT) program who took the National Certification Exam administered by the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) earned a perfect pass rate. One graduate out of 10 elected not to take the exam yet.
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Thirty-nine students have been named to Tri-County Technical College’s President’s List for the 2011 summer term. To be eligible for the President’s List, a student must be classified as a degree, diploma or certificate-seeking student; earn at least 12 credit hours in courses numbered 100 or above; attain a GPR of 4.00; and obtain a grade of “A” or “B” in courses numbered 100 or below, if grades of A and B are part of the grading system for courses.
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Seventy students have been named to Tri-County Technical College’s Dean’s List for the 2011 summer term. To be eligible for the Dean’s List, a student must be classified as a degree, diploma or certificate-seeking student; earn at least 12 credit hours in courses numbered 100 or above; attain a GPR of 3.50 – 3.99; and obtain a grade of “A” or “B” in courses numbered 100 or below, if grades of A and B are part of the grading system for courses.
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Christee Williams, a licensed veterinary technician and instructor in Tri-County Technical College’s Veterinary Technology program since 1989, has been asked to serve on the 2011 Veterinary Technician National Examination (VTNE) Practice Analysis Task Force, an ad hoc committee of 10 – 12 subject matter experts who represent a broad range of practice settings.
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Four business and industry leaders have been elected to serve on Tri-County Technical College’s Foundation Board of Directors. Joining the Board’s current members are Alexandria Stathakis and Mary Ann Craft, both representing Anderson County and Alan Blackmon and Jim Evers, both representing Pickens County.
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ANDERSON --- Tri-County Technical College is hosting its first annual wine tasting fundraiser event at its Anderson Campus to benefit a new Culinary Arts certificate program set to begin in the fall of 2012. The event, set for Thursday, October 6, from 7 - 9 p.m., will be catered by the Lake Keowee chapter of Les Marmitons, along with guest chef Hamid Mohseni, owner of the Anderson Restaurant Group and a member of the College’s Foundation Board.
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Dr. Chad Gregory, a history instructor at Tri-County Technical College, will give a 9-11 conspiracy theory lecture September 8, presenting the best and widely-known conspiracy theories concerning the September 11 terrorist attacks, along with criticisms of these theories and conspiratorial thinking in general.
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Denise Hall, manager of printing and postal services, as well as shipping and receiving at Tri-County Technical College, has been honored with the highest award given for staff excellence at the College.
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The work of Tri-County Technical College’s Early Childhood Development (ECD) Advisory Committee members, both in the classroom and the community, earned them the distinction of advisory committee of the year.
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Community and college leaders and elected officials gathered at Tri-County Technical College’s Easley Campus August 3 for Governor Nikki Haley to sign H3410, the S.C. Higher Education Efficiency and Administrative Policies Act of 2011 that mandates state higher education institutions’ spending records to be posted online and streamlines the processes involved in college purchasing and construction projects.
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The Educational Talent Search (ETS) program at Tri-County Technical College received word this month that it received continued federal funding and a perfect score on the grant submission.
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ANDERSON --- You are graduating from the right place at the right time, Tri-County Technical College President Ronnie Booth said in his graduation address to the College’s summer graduates.
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PENDLETON --- Growing up in Kansas City, Missouri, Tyrone Flowers was ashamed of his past and uncertain of his future.
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The Anderson Area Business and Education Alliance will host the second annual Business and Education Summit August 4 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the community room of Hospice of the Upstate, 1835 Rogers Road, in Anderson.
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Three weeks ago Kevin Mahlan moved to the area from Florida to prepare for his new job as the men’s soccer coach at Tri-County Technical College. Since then, he has spent his days making phone calls, getting to know prospective athletes and preparing for tryouts on August 9 to assemble a team for the new season that begins August 22.
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Dr. Ronnie L. Booth, president of Tri-County Technical College, will deliver the College's summer commencement address Thursday, August 4, at 6 p.m. at the Anderson Civic Center.
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Dana Robertson Griffith met Joan Ashcraft back in 1980 – the first day both began Radio and Television Broadcasting classes at Tri-County Technical College. Griffith, then 29 and a divorced mother of two young children, remembers looking around the classroom, and thinking, she was “ancient,” she said. “My first day I looked around and saw so many people who had just graduated from high school. I asked myself, ‘What am I doing here?” she said.
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Tri-County Technical College’s Veterinary Technology Department will hold a Pet Adoption Day Wednesday, July 20, from 2 – 6 p.m. at Halbert Hall on its Pendleton Campus.
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Thomas Strange, of Easley, has been appointed to Tri-County Technical College’s Commission, the nine-member governing board of the College.
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PENDLETON --- One-hundred-and-eighty-one students have been named to Tri-County Technical College’s President’s List for the spring 2011 semester.
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PENDLETON --- Three hundred-and sixty-three students have been named to Tri-County Technical College’s Dean’s List for the spring 2011 semester.
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It had been 15 years since Lisa Walton, a medical technologist at Oconee Medical Center and Tri-County Technical College adjunct Medical Laboratory Technology instructor, placed her name on the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP) registry. Throughout the years, she periodically received mailings from the organization -- letters asking for personal data updates and newsletters filled with stories about individuals who have given the hope of a longer and better life to someone suffering from various forms of leukemia and lymphoma.
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The SC Asphalt Pavement Association (SCAPA), a statewide trade association of contractors engaged in the production of high quality hot mix asphalt, presented Tri-County Technical College with a $100,000 donation recently. The money will support the creation of an asphalt materials lab on the College’s Pendleton Campus.
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Beginning this fall, Tri-County Technical College graduates with an Associate in Applied Science degree in medical laboratory technology, who meet specific criteria, can enroll as juniors at Clemson University. Qualified students will be accepted in the Bachelor of Science in microbiology degree program, with a concentration in biomedicine.
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EASLEY --- This fall, Tri-County Technical College’s Practical Nursing program will move to the Easley Campus and first-semester Industrial Electronics Technology (IET) classes will be added to program offerings.
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An exhibit of Anderson County’s Rosenwald Schools, which were built primarily for the education of African Americans in the early twentieth century, is the first of many collaborative projects between Tri-County Technical College and the Anderson County Museum. The mini exhibit of Anderson County’s Rosenwald Schools is currently on display in the lobby of Tri-County Technical College’s Anderson Campus, located at 511 Michelin Boulevard.
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Tanisha Hammond stopped and took a deep breath before she entered the classroom on the first day of her summer-term Public Speaking class at Tri-County Technical College’s Anderson Campus. It was the only class left for the 33-year-old Anderson resident to complete the prerequisites to enter the Associate Degree Nursing program in the fall. “Public speaking is intimidating. I dreaded standing before a large classroom and giving a speech so I had avoided the class by dropping it three times since 2009,” she recalled. She hoped that summer school would offer a smaller class -- and it would be only five weeks of writing and delivering speeches. “When I entered the classroom and saw a small group of students, and I looked at my instructor, who was smiling, I had a good feeling about it. I felt comfortable,” she said.
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Reliable Automatic Sprinkler Company continued its commitment to Tri-County Technical College and to the community by making a $50,000 gift to name the Manufacturing Resource Center.
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Tri-County Technical College is holding its second annual Tri-County 5K Road Race this Saturday, May 21, at 8 a.m. at its Anderson Campus.
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This fall, Tri-County Technical College will add first-semester Industrial Electronics Technology and Licensed Practical Nursing classes to its program offerings at the Easley Campus. The College is hosting an event to showcase these programs, along with the University Transfer program, Thursday, May 26, from 2 - 6 p.m.
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Hugh Burgess has always been a great ambassador for Tri-County Technical College.
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AT&T State President Pamela Lackey urged the 547 members of Tri-County Technical College's Class of 2011 to have a willingness to embrace and accept change in their careers and personal lives at the College's 48th annual spring commencement.
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Christee Williams, a licensed veterinary technician and instructor in Tri-County Technical College's Veterinary Technology program since 1989, was honored with the highest award presented to faculty, the Presidential Medallion for Instructional Excellence, at the College's annual spring commencement May 10.
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Providing compassionate care for animals is what Jayne Hutcheson is passionate about.
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Betty Morgan, a Registered Dental Hygienist who teaches in Tri-County Technical College's Expanded Duty Dental Assisting program, received the College's 2011 Adjunct Faculty Presidential Award May 3.
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Tri-County Technical College's Associate Degree Nursing program received an unrestricted, continued eight-year accreditation by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC). This is the highest recommendation a program can receive from the accrediting body.
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PENDLETON --- The presidents of Tri-County Technical College and the University of South Carolina Upstate signed a joint resolution, solidifying a partnership that creates more educational opportunities for graduates with associate in arts or science degrees.
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Nineteen students were inducted April 22 as members of the Tri-County Technical College Student Ambassadors.
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AT&T State President Pamela P. Lackey will deliver Tri-County Technical College's spring commencement address Tuesday, May 10, at 6 p.m. at the Anderson Civic Center.
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Tri-County Technical College's Commission, its governing board, elected officers for 2011 at its February meeting. Their three-year terms are effective April 1.
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PENDLETON --- Tri-County Technical College announced today that Itron pledged $100,000 to its major gifts campaign -- the company's largest gift to the College to date. The gift will support the Improving Technology and Equipment fund by providing a gift of $20,000 per year for the next five years.
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The Tri-County Technical College Easley Campus will offer a Microsoft 2007 Excel Level 1 class Tuesday, April 5, from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. at the QuickJobs Center.
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J. Allard (Al) Young, of Honea Path, has been appointed to Tri-County Technical College’s Commission, the nine-member governing board of the College. Governor Nikki R. Haley appointed Mr. Young to the Commission, effective in February. He takes the seat occupied by the late Rosemary Lindley, of Anderson. His term expires April 2013.
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Tri-County Technical College’s Health Education Division graduates continue to meet and/or exceed state and national average scores on certification exams, with four of the programs reporting 100 percent pass rates.
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PENDLETON --- One-hundred-and-eighty-five students have been named to Tri-County Technical College’s President’s List for the fall 2010 semester.
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PENDLETON --- Four hundred and five students have been named to Tri-County Technical College’s Dean’s List for the fall 2010 semester.
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Tri-County Technical College’s Business programs received full reaffirmation of accreditation following a meeting last November of the Accreditation Council of Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) Associate Degree Board of Commissioners.
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Rebecca Eidson
Public Relations and Communication Director
864-646-1507
reidson@tctc.edu
Lisa Garrett
Public Relations Associate
864-646-1506
lgarrett@tctc.edu
