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The General Education Development (GED) Incentive Program began as a partnership between the S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce (DEW) and the S.C. Department of Education’s (SCDE) …

COLUMBIA - Partnering with the S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce, a newly enhanced program rewards high school completion through the S.C. Department of Educations Office of Adult Education as …

The General Educational Development (GED) Incentive Program is offering $500 to anyone in South Carolina who earns their GED.In addition, the program has expan

A new incentive program will provide $500 to South Carolinians who earn a secondary diploma and an additional $500 for training.

The General Educational Development (GED) Incentive Program began as a partnership between the S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce (DEW) and the S.C. Department of Education’s (SCDE) Office of Adult Education, through which Unemployment Insurance (UI) claimants could earn their GED for free through their local Adult Education Center and receive a one-time $500 incentive payment from the General Assembly upon passing the GED exam.

All 16 South Carolina Technical College System (SCTCS) presidents, including Central Carolina Technical College (CCTC) President Dr. Kevin Pollock, joined S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster, S.C. Speaker of the House Murrell

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCBD) – A new transfer agreement will make transferring to instate colleges easier for South Carolina college students. The partnership is between the South Carolina Technical College System (SCTCS), Clemson University, and the University of South Carolina. The agreement aims to reduce the amount of credits lost in the transfer process. This collaboration […]

University, college leaders joined the governor and state lawmakers to announce the agreement.

Trident Technical College President Mary Thornley is an educational whirling dervish.  For 50 years, she’s been an innovator who brought a dizzying array of programs to the campus as enrollment grew from 8,000 students in 1991 to more than 13,000 this year.On June 1, she’s retiring, according to a Sept. 26 announcement to the college’s area commissioners. But it’s a safe bet she won’t disappear.

Gov. Henry McMaster and the South Carolina Technical College System announced Wednesday that 32,426 South Carolinians have earned an industry credential through Governor McMasters Workforce Scholarships for the Future program. The program provides scholarships to cover the cost of tuition and required fees at any of South Carolinas 16 technical colleges for any adult or recent high school graduate to pursue an industry credential or associate degree in high-demand career fields like manufacturi...