Tri-County gets $50,000 pledge from Square D Schneider Electric of Seneca
Independent-Mail (Anderson, SC) – February 10, 2010
Since 1988, Square D Schneider Electric has supported the Tri-County Technical College Foundation through annual gifts, all devoted to advancing educational opportunities and instruction.
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Colleges might get deal on space
The Post and Courier (Charleston, SC) – February 9, 2010
The city of North Charleston wants to give the South Carolina technical college system a cut-rate deal on office space the state needs to train Boeing Co. employees.
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OCtech sharing grant to expand broadband
The Times and Democrat (Orangeburg, SC) – February 9, 2010
The S.C. Technical College System has been awarded a $5.9 million grant to expand the reach of broadband Internet by the U.S. Department of Commerce–National Telecommunications and Information Administration.
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NETC students show appreciation for LTA program
The Cheraw Chronicle (Cheraw, SC) – February 9, 2010
Students and staff from Northeastern Technical College joined hundreds of other students from the South Carolina Technical College system last week at the State House in Columbia.
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PTC and Newberry College Sign for Bridge Program
Greenwood Today (Greenwood, SC) – February 9, 2010
Piedmont Technical College and Newberry College recently signed an articulation agreement that will create a bridge program for students who would like to begin their studies at PTC, and then transfer to Newberry College.
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Recession puts another barrier between college, minority students
The Greenville News (Greenville, SC) – February 9, 2010
A growing number of minority students who need jobs to stay in college demonstrates to Clemson University history professor Abel Bartley the toll the recession is taking on families as tuition bills and unemployment rise and paychecks of those still working fall.
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SC Getting $5.9 Million to Expand Internet Access and Use
News Channel 7 (Spartanburg, SC) – February 8, 2010
South Carolina has been awarded a $5.9 million grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce to expand broadband Internet access at the state’s 16 technical colleges. The money will buy more than 2,000 new computers and open new Public Computer Centers at the colleges that anyone can use.
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Tri-County Tech funds to expand Internet access
Independent-Mail (Anderson, SC) – February 8, 2010
Tri-County Technical College will be able to expand its wireless reach and increase the number of computer workstations at the college with part of a statewide grant to improve broadband, school officials said.
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Trident Technical College Receives Federal Grant to Improve Broadband Access
WCIV (Charleston, SC) – February 8, 2010
Trident Technical College announced today that it will receive approximately $923,000 to improve broadband access at college sites in its three-county service area.
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