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PTC Co-Hosted Healthcare Conference with Self Regional
Greenwood Today (Greenwood, SC) – February 3, 2010
Piedmont Technical College recently co-hosted a health care conference with Self Regional titled “What Electronic Medical Records and the Health Information Exchange Mean to You.”
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Blythewood facility registers first North American apprenticeship program for Constantia Hueck Foils
Midlandsbiz.com (Columbia, SC) – February 2, 2010
Apprenticeship Carolina™, a division of the South Carolina Technical College System, is pleased to announce that Constantia Hueck Foils Blythewood Facility is sponsoring the company’s first federally-recognized apprenticeship program in North America. 
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Free medical clinic opens its doors
The Times and Democrat (Orangeburg, SC) – February 2, 2010
The effort to open a free clinic in Orangeburg for people who can’t afford insurance and don’t qualify for government assistance has come to fruition.
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Trident Technical College Course Sets Sail
ABC News 4 (Charleston) – February 2, 2010
Biology will take a new track for Maymester at Trident Technical College. BIO 205 will include a unique, out-of-classroom experience aboard the Spirit of South Carolina, a pilot schooner which will be home, classroom and laboratory for students for five days.
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Enrollment jump helps Tri-County keep ahead of budget cuts
Independent-Mail (Anderson, SC) – February 1, 2010
Enrollment increases for this spring at Tri-County Technical College resulted in $1.27 million more than expected in tuition and fees, according to college officials.
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G&P Trucking registers first federally-recognized truck driver apprenticeship program in the state
Midlandsbiz.com (Columbia, SC) – February 1, 2010
G&P Trucking continues its quality tradition by establishing the first federally-recognized truck driver apprenticeship programs in the state. 
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Santee Cooper dedicates solar power site
WMBF News (Myrtle Beach) – February 1, 2010
Santee Cooper, Palmetto Electric Cooperative and the Technical College of the Lowcountry today dedicated a 20-kilowatt solar array at TCL's New River Campus. 
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