CBL State Savings Charitable Foundation has partnered with Greenville Technical College (GTC) to increase outcomes for African American male students through a $2,500 gift.
Commencement for Greenville Technical College graduates was held at the Greenville Convention Center on Friday, December 16. Included were 350 registered participants (additional students graduated but did not participate), 9 military veterans, 128 graduates with a GPA of 3.4 or higher, and 16 graduates with a perfect 4.0 GPA.
The Greenville Tech Foundation honored two major donors and highlighted their critical role in helping the college develop highly qualified students for local employment at the 2022 Champions for Student Success.
Governor Henry McMaster joined Greenville Technical College leaders, elected leaders, and community members in breaking ground for the newest building on the college’s Barton Campus, a transformative facility where students will pursue careers in healthcare and complete general education requirements.
Students at Greenville Technical College will continue to pay $0 tuition for Spring Semester 2023 thanks to a decision today by the college’s governing board. The effort allows the college to produce more graduates, fostering greater economic mobility and creating the highly skilled workforce South Carolina employers need to grow.
Greenville Technical College has received the 2022 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education.
Academic achievements for Summer 2022 were recently announced including President's List, Dean's List, Honor Roll with Distinction, and Honor Roll recipients.
Greenville Technical College (GTC) mourns the loss of significant donor Melvin Younts.
Karen Luna and Margaret Gergley, students in the Dental Hygiene program at Greenville Technical College (GTC), represented the college and dental hygiene students across the state at the American Dental Hygienists’ Association annual conference, held in Louisville, Kentucky in June.
Eric Bedingfield, governmental affairs director at Greenville Technical College, has been appointed by Governor Henry McMaster as chairman of the South Carolina Opioid Recovery Fund Board, the group charged with disbursement decisions for South Carolina Opioid Settlement Funds from the 2022 National Opioids Settlement and future settlements.
The goal is to build awareness and “ignite the passion” with students, parents, and guidance counselors across the Upstate about the exciting career opportunities that are available in the rapidly changing world of advanced manufacturing and engineering.
A grant from the U.S. Department of Education funding the Upward Bound program at Greenville Technical College (GTC) has been renewed for a five-year period.
The Diagnostic Medical Sonography program at Greenville Technical College is now booking appointments for free OB ultrasounds at its clinic on the Barton Campus.
Recipients of academic honors for Spring Semester 2022 were recently announced.
United Bank's gift will assist students who have unmet critical needs, providing help with medical bills, utilities, rent, bus passes, and other financial burdens that could otherwise cause a student to drop out.
Commencement for Greenville Technical College graduates was held at the Greenville Convention Center on Friday, May 6.
The African American Male Scholars Initiative (AAMSI) at Greenville Technical College celebrated achievements of the group’s members in an awards presentation on May 4.
Congratulations to all May 2022 graduates! Altogether, 774 degrees were awarded this term.
With a recent gift, Bank of America's total support of the African American Male Scholars Initiative has reached $138,000.
A virtual networking and hiring event will connect qualified adjunct faculty applicants with department representatives who have hiring needs at Greenville Technical College. The event will be held on May 10, 2022, from 5:30 to 7 p.m.
After receiving a $50,000 gift from Lockheed Martin for its Aircraft Maintenance Technology program, Greenville Technical College has named a classroom at its aviation center “The Lockheed Martin Fabrication Lab.”
Students in an advanced accounting class at Greenville Technical College prepare tax returns for the community through the United Way Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program each Spring Semester.
The group is aimed at helping CHE better understand the challenges students face and actions the commission can take to address those challenges.
Strategic Development Group (SDG), a corporate site selection and incentive negotiation firm, has donated $6,000 to the Greenville Tech Foundation to provide scholarship assistance for students in manufacturing-related programs at Greenville Technical College’s Center for Manufacturing Innovation.
New members were recently invited to join the board, serving three-year terms from 2022 to 2024.
AFL, an international manufacturer headquartered in Spartanburg, has awarded $10,000 to the Greenville Tech Foundation to assist students at the college who are enrolled in STEM programs when they experience emergency financial needs that may prevent them from progressing in their education.
The Diagnostic Medical Sonography program at Greenville Technical College is now booking free OB ultrasounds appointments at OB Ultrasound Clinic on the Barton Campus for both the Spring and Summer semesters.
The agreement allows students to move seamlessly from an associate degree to a bachelor’s degree program in architecture.
Jennifer Moorefield, associate vice president for Economic Development and Corporate Training at Greenville Technical College, has joined the Steering Committee that will help guide development of a new 5-Year Economic Development Strategy for the City of Greenville.
Students at Greenville Technical College will continue to pay $0 tuition through 2022 thanks to a recent decision by the college’s governing board
He is responsible for oversight of an academic school that encompasses programs in cosmetology, criminal justice, early care & education, human services, and paralegal along with the college’s Culinary Institute of the Carolinas.
Jennifer Moorefield, associate vice president for Economic Development and Corporate Training at Greenville Technical College, has been named to the Greenville County Workforce Development Board’s SC Works Committee.
Join the School of Arts & Sciences for two special guest speakers in February. Prof. Vernon Burton of Clemson University presents "Abraham Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation" Feb. 10, and Lillian Brock Flemming, Greenville Mayor Pro Tem, will present "Race Relations in Greenville: Then and Now" Feb. 15.
The show will be on display from February 1 to February 28, 2022.
Academic honors for Fall Semester 2021 were recently announced.
Chef Bill Twaler has been selected as director at GTC's Truist Culinary and Hospitality Innovation Center (CHI). Twaler has been a vital member of the CHI team for the past year and has played an instrumental role in developing, promoting, and delivering Quick Jobs programs there, giving graduates entry-level skills for the culinary field in a matter of weeks.