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TRI-COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE MISSION Tri-County Technical College, a public community college, focuses on teaching, learning, and helping students reach their goals. The College supports economic development for Anderson, Oconee, and Pickens counties in South Carolina by preparing a highly-skilled workforce.
VISION Passionate people transforming lives and building strong communities one student at a time.
VALUES • Integrity: To be our ideal selves, doing right, and upholding and demonstrating high ethical standards at all times. • Respect: An understanding that everyone is important and is valued. To be open to accepting and balancing the different views of yourself and others. To preserve dignity in ourselves and others and to interact in a manner that promotes trust, openness, and understanding. • Community Minded: To be good citizens within the College community, upholding policies and procedures and taking responsibility for making the working and learning 2 | More than Numbers
environment better for all. To go above and beyond the boundaries of our position descriptions, departments, or divisions and work for the overall good of the College. • Commitment to Excellence: The desire or drive to make improvements each and every day in ourselves and our environment.
ROLE AND SCOPE • An open-door institution of higher education, the College offers affordable, accessible, collaborative, and learner-centered instruction. Offerings include university transfer associate degree programs and applied technical associate degrees, diplomas, and certificates in more than 70 majors associated with business, health, public service, and engineering and industrial technologies. The College also offers developmental courses for students who need to improve their basic academic skills. • The College promotes economic development in the region through customized education and training for local businesses and industries through credit and continuing education offerings and a variety of workforce training programs. • The College has campuses located in Pendleton, Anderson, Easley, and Seneca, as well as learning centers in Honea Path and Sandy Springs. The College also offers online classes and a variety of academic and support services.
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e are proud to share some truly impressive rankings and achievements garnered by Tri-County Technical College during the 2016-17 academic year at both the State and the national levels. Tri-County Technical College posted the top ranking in student success, transfer, and graduation rates among the sixteen colleges in the S.C. Technical College System. We are ranked in the top five percent nationally for successful transfers to four-year colleges and universities. Several of our medical programs achieved 100 percent graduate pass rates on licensure examinations. We launched the first Michelin Manufacturing Scholars program, which is now used as a model across South Carolina, and we are the first in the State to implement the I-BEST Manufacturing Pathway Program for under-resourced adults who want to gain marketable skills. We rank third in the United States for the number of students trained in the nationally-recognized Manufacturing Skills Standard Certification (MSSC) program through our Corporate and Community Education Division. Our Technical Career Pathways program for high school students has grown from seven to well over 100 students, and our dual enrollment President Ronnie L. Booth, Foundation Board Chair Peggy G. Deane, and Commission Chair John M. Powell program for high school students has grown 33 percent over a fiveyear period, enrolling 730 students this year. The Tri-County Technical College Foundation, the largest in the State Technical College System, raised more than $1 million dollars this year, achieving its highest mark since 2011. In the pages of this report, you will meet some of the students behind those numbers, rankings, and achievements. Their stories take many forms, from lifelong dreams finally realized to perseverance despite overwhelming odds. All have one thing in common—their lives were transformed by their educational experience at Tri-County Technical College, and our communities are better for it. We could not be successful without your support and partnership. You share your valuable time and resources by serving on our advisory committees, offering work-based learning opportunities for our students, providing financial support, and sharing our message in the communities where you live and work. Our students are more than numbers to us—and to you, too. It takes all of us working together to achieve our vision to transform lives and build strong communities—one student at a time. Thank you for your friendship and support.
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ometimes in life you have to lose in order to win. Travis Rice is a testament of how sudden and unexpected events in life, like losing a job and your livelihood, can turn into life lessons that lead to a different direction. For Travis, the layoff was the catalyst for change that resulted in the discovery, at age 37, of a surprising new career calling.
After earning bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Architecture and Real Estate Development from Clemson University, Travis spent the first half of the 2000s working as an architect/developer in Atlanta. “It was a great career,” he said. “I thought it was going to be a lifelong career until 2008 came and the housing market crashed,” he says. The economic downturn and the housing bubble led to half of the workforce at Regent Partners, LLC, including Travis, affected by devastating job cuts. With no job prospects, he was forced to leave Atlanta and headed back to his hometown of Anderson. “I thought I could develop underserved communities and engage in public-private partnership projects in the city where I grew up,” said the 1997 T.L. Hanna High School grad. “My back-up plan was a no go.” He began to send out a steady stream of resumes, but still no offers. At his mother’s suggestion, he joined her as a volunteer—presumably just for a day—at AnMed Health. “She thought volunteerism could jump start a new career and a desire to work in health care,” he said. Travis agreed to go and about a month later, volunteerism turned into a nursing assistant job with on-the-job training and a much needed paycheck. But he was always banking on the economy rebounding and returning to Atlanta as a real estate developer. But his mother’s intuition was right—volunteering eventually led to a decision to enter the health care field—and a strong desire to help others. His decision was influenced by AnMed Health 4 | More than Numbers
Neurosciences Nurse Manager Chuck Horton. “Fortunately, I landed a volunteer role on one of the best floors in the hospital—Neurosciences—under one of the best nurse managers, Chuck Horton. He was always encouraging volunteers to go to nursing school. A month passed and that volunteer nursing assistant position turned into a paying Certified Nurse Aide (C.N.A.) position. I needed that stability for me and my twin daughters,” he said. He began to get offers to return to Atlanta but didn’t want to leave his daughters. He enrolled in prerequisite classes at the College’s Anderson Campus—just in case he decided to apply to the associate degree Nursing program. He breezed through the Anatomy and Physiology, Chemistry, and Microbiology, and even Organic Chemistry classes. He began seriously to think about med school. At the Anderson Campus, he met Anatomy and Physiology instructor David Little, who became a friend and mentor like Horton. He respected Little and Horton’s comments and encouragement, but it was a patient on 7 South who really made an impact on Travis. “This patient really made it click for me,” said Travis, referring to a chronically-ill homeless man who had been there for over a year. “He was non-compliant and combative and uncommunicative. He didn’t talk to anyone. One day I decided to dive in and get to know the man. Over the next few weeks, he became a priority. One day, after feeding, fighting through the stubbornness, working with therapy, showering and shaving, he looked like a new person. He spoke. He thanked me. But I told him he did more for me than I did for him. A man of few words thanked me. That’s when I knew this was the career for me—hands-on care. He solidified my choice. We both felt appreciated. The light came on. I saw what I could do.” In a lot of ways, he says he applied his architecture skills to health care. He felt the same sense of accomplishment, but this time he was working with a person—not a project. “I love seeing things come to life. Before, it was a drawing on paper - now it’s clients who are ill and need my help. It’s an amazing parallel and an amazing feeling,” he said. Four months later, his patient was moved to an assisted living facility and on Travis’s day off, he went to the hospital and wheeled him down to the transport area. “There were tears on both ends. It was very emotional. As an architect, I had never cried over a building. We shook hands and hugged. He told me I changed his life. The truth is, he changed my life. I made up my mind that I was going to make a difference. That patient, that experience, those failures, those successes led me to nursing school.” Meeting that gentleman was a defining moment for Travis, one he calls his ‘road to Damascus.’ “Now, I’m all in. I think a lot about him because he is part of my story,” said Travis.
Travis Rice, left, poses with friend and mentor David Little, who taught him Anatomy and Physiology courses at the Anderson Campus.
Travis accepted a job in the Neuro-Intensive Care Unit on the Neurosciences floor at AnMed Health. He plans to pursue his BSN degree. His goal is to be a Nurse Practitioner or a Certified R.N. Anesthetist. “My friends from Hanna tell me they never would have placed me in a nursing career. But I’ve thought about it, and I disagree. An architect is detailed, does his research, and educates his clients about ideas. A nurse does the same thing in a hospital. Patient education is key, along with prioritizing and discipline,” he said. “I always thought of myself as Travis Rice, architect. But now I am Travis Rice, R.N.”
“Entering Tri-County’s Nursing program and working at the hospital have added a layer of empathy to me. It has helped me as a dad, a son, a brother, a person, and a student,” he added.
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“We have waited a long time for this day. It took everyone working together to make this a reality. As an alumnus of Tri-County and as a Commissioner, I couldn’t be prouder.” John Powell, TCTC Commission Chair
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conee County fulfilled a 150-year-old dream of having a college in the Golden Corner when partners from government, education, and economic development gathered July 14 to break ground on the future site of the long-awaited Oconee Campus of Tri-County Technical College.
“This is a milestone for the College and for Oconee County,” said John Powell, Oconee County native, businessman, and chairman of the College’s Commission. The Oconee Campus is the first building to be constructed on the site of the future Oconee County Workforce Development Center. The Oconee Industry and Technology Park, located on Highway 11 in Westminster, will co-locate an Oconee Campus of Tri-County Technical College, a new Career Center for high school students, adult education, and industry. The result will be a unique center for technical education, work-based learning and economic development. The project is a partnership between the College, the School District of Oconee County, and Oconee County. “We have waited a long time for this day. It took everyone working together to make this a reality,” said Powell. “As an alumnus of Tri-County and as a Commissioner, I couldn’t be prouder.”
and Leadership, Business Administration with an emphasis in Operations Management, Industrial Electronics Technology, and Mechatronics. The 37,000-square-foot Oconee Campus is estimated to cost $7.25 million and will be paid for by State-appropriated funds. Oconee County provided land and site preparation valued at $2.75 million (TCTC Campus portion only). “Partnerships brought us to this point,” said Senator Thomas Alexander, who thanked his colleagues in the House and Senate for supporting the appropriation in the State budget. “We were united every step of the way. Without that team effort we wouldn’t be here today. This campus will ensure that Oconee County has a bright economic future for its citizens.” For former educator Rep. Bill Whitmire, the campus is a dream come true. He recalled a young man from Oconee he taught 25 years ago whose goal was to enroll at Tri-County but finances, family obligations, and mostly travel time to the Pendleton Campus got in the way of his pursuing his education. “He missed his chance, but his son will have that opportunity for what is happening here today.” The campus will open fall semester, 2018.
“This is a big day in the life of the College,” agreed Dr. Booth. “It’s all about one goal—to serve the needs of Oconee County This facility will help us take care of our industry partners and to recruit more like Baxter Industries.” (Hi-Tech Mold & Engineering and its subsidiary Baxter Industries, full-service suppliers to the plastics and tooling industries, were first to locate in the park.) “A big piece of this is sharing the property and co-locating with the school district—sharing facilities to make the best use of your tax dollars. We envision students walking out of the classes down the sidewalk to an apprenticeship and finding a permanent working home. Oconee has a lot to be proud of,” said Dr. Booth, who thanked Blue Ridge Electric Co-op for its early gift of $100,000 in 2015 as seed money to get the project started. This is a game-changing moment for Oconee County’s future and for the surrounding areas, said Zachary Hinton, vice chair of the Oconee Economic Alliance Board and vice president of economic development and government relations for Blue Ridge Electric Co-op. “Our future workforce will be trained here. Our future economic success begins here with Tri-County, the School District’s new career center, adult education center, and industry all coming together on the same piece of land. Nobody else is doing this in South Carolina.”
Architectural Rendering Oconee Campus
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Mike King, center, state director of the Office of Adult Education (SC Department of Education), traveled from Columbia to attend the graduation ceremony where 10 I-BEST students received Manufacturing Production I certificates. Also pictured with graduates is Mary Gaston, director of the School District of Pickens County’s Adult Learning Center, far right.
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his year the College launched the first of four I-BEST career pathway programs. Designed as a collaborative partnership with area Adult Education Centers, the I-BEST (Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training) Manufacturing Pathways program offers opportunities for under-resourced adults to earn college credit, a college certificate, two national skill certifications, and WorkKeys credentials at a silver level or higher.
“It was like they made the course just for me,” said Andrew Pruitt who says he often lay awake at night thinking of ways to get a better job to earn more money so he could be self supportive. Unable to find a full-time job, he had a series of parttime, minimum-wage jobs that he found unfulfilling. “I couldn’t see myself moving forward,” said Andrew, who after graduating from Faith Christian School in 2015 chose to look for employment instead of applying to college. “I thought I would get a job and work my way up the ladder,” he said. “I knew I wanted a hands-on job, but I wasn’t sure of my strengths or weaknesses,” said the 22-year-old West Union resident. He and his mother discussed at length how he could position himself for today’s workplace. “A four-year college wasn’t a realistic goal for me,” he said. “I told her what I wanted to do, and she said let’s look at Tri-County Technical College.” They learned about a new program designed to meet the needs of workers and employers in Anderson, Oconee, and Pickens counties. In January, 15 students started two college classes (College 120 and MFG 101), and after taking Manufacturing 102 during the summer term, graduated on August 12 with a Manufacturing Production I certificate. “There’s a lot about our version of I-BEST that’s really different from things we’ve done before,” said Diana Walter, director of Technical Skills for Success (TSS) at Tri-County. “It’s a pathway, so it’s not just about getting a quick job, it’s about gaining skills and capacity that will take you further. The goal is an associate degree for each and every student, in time. At first, though, it’s about meaningful skills and certifications in just one or two semesters—then students work their plan by being placed in fulltime employment or continuing their studies or by combining work and study.”
“They are college students, taking college classes with the same expectations as other Tri-County students,” said Walter. Attendance and active participation are required in all class activities, as well as the national certification training/testing. “Students understand from the very first day that Pathway classes foster and require the behaviors needed for success in work and in college,” said Walter. “They were willing to talk and explain things to us,” Andrew said, referring to fellow class members, like him, most of whom never considered college. “I was given unconditional patience. The instructors and staff members help in class and one-on-one with individual appointments. It’s a nice security blanket to know they are there to support you.” Andrew Pruitt
Another bonus is that the program is free of charge, thanks to special, State-funded workforce development funding. Students enroll at no charge for tuition, books, or even a parking decal, but they must cover their own costs for transportation and child care, if needed. “Tuition, books, parking pass—all paid for. It’s a great deal. I thought there would be fine print, but no fine print, no cost to students,” said Andrew. “The major manufacturers are looking for the best people they can get. Our goal is to make people more competitive in the employment process, to ultimately make better employees who are promotable and will stay and make a career out of manufacturing, and at the same time, make a good life for themselves and their families,” said Walter.
Andrew met with the TSS staff before enrolling in the classes, but he admits he was a bit skeptical. “But they made me a believer. They proved themselves from day one. No more fears and doubts,” he said. “I knew they cared about my success. I knew I was in the right place. It felt like the biggest bear hug,” he said.
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atrice Cleveland used to shy away from telling her story, admitting that she was ashamed of the details about those “lost” years—the decade between high school and her mid20’s when she often didn’t recognize herself, a former honor roll student. It began with skipping school and running with the wrong crowd, behavior that led to dropping out of high school at age 16, using and selling drugs on the street, and consequently, multiple incarcerations.
“But you never know whom your story will touch,” said Patrice, now 34 and proudly clean and sober. Just a few years ago, she began to open up and bravely chronicled those painful events via a PowerPoint presentation as part of a class project at Tri-County. The assignment was to present an oral life story to her classmates in the Administrative Office Technology program. “It took years for me to be able to talk about it without crying. That day, everyone in class was in tears, including me,” she said. It is a healing experience to share her struggles and her strengths, she admits. “People said, ‘I can’t believe this. You are always smiling and happy.’ But you never know what a person is going through,” Patrice said. She continues to tell her story, with a focus on how she climbed out of the deep hole of despair to emerge as the proud single parent who earned a college degree, was named to the Dean’s List at Tri-County, was asked to join the National Society of Leadership and Success, and has become, as she calls herself, determined and phenomenal. “If you know where you are going in life, you won’t get lost,” she says. “I’m not the same person I was—I have worked for a clean record, and I have proven myself. Poor decisions caused me heartache, but that part of me is gone,” she said. Today she is a college graduate—she earned an Administrative Office Technology degree in 2016 and was offered a full-time position at Littlejohn Community Center as its Administrative and Data Specialist. She credits the Ripple of One organization with helping her to earn her GED and Tri-County instructors, counselors and coaches with helping her to remain in school and stay the course. Her biggest regret is losing custody of her two oldest children. Her goal is to one day reclaim custody. Patrice’s troubles began after she dropped out of high school and began to sell drugs on the street when she wasn’t working minimum-wage jobs. She had her first child in 2005 at age 23 and another son in 2006. She lost custody of both children after the youngest child tested positive for marijuana in the hospital.
program,” she said. She has remained clean and sober. Another son was born in 2011. “I always wanted an education,” she said, and set out to study for her GED, which she earned. In Seneca, she found Ripple of One, a non-profit organization in Oconee County, through which she secured an internship at United Way and later a work/study position as an Administrative Assistant with the Littlejohn Community Center. Ripple of One helps single mothers set goals and values that help establish a better way of life. By creating stability through a family success plan, they move toward the ultimate goal of self sufficiency. Ripple of One Executive Director Stephanie Enders says Patrice has flourished since she first met her. “She was lost and defeated but now the words perseverance, consistency and drive come to mind when describing Patrice. Over a 24-month period, she went from one end of the spectrum to the other. It has been amazing to watch. She truly is focused on being successful for her kids; she wants to be a role model for them.” Before graduating from Tri-County she had one more hurdle to overcome—to apply for and earn a pardon from the State’s Probation, Pardon, and Parole Board. Emma Robinson, coordinator of Student Resources in Tri-County’s Student Development unit and Patrice’s mentor, traveled to Columbia with her where Patrice addressed a panel. “I told them how I had transformed my life—how I keep my sanity by building a relationship with God and how He gives me strength. I said I am a Tri-County graduate and a single parent. I am not that same person as on the paper before them. I wanted a clean record. I had proven myself.” Three days before graduation, she received that pardon. “My record was wiped clean,” she said. “Patrice amazed me from the moment that I met her with her determination to succeed,” said Robinson. “I am not surprised that she finally decided to share her story because she is always saying ‘if my struggles or story can help someone, then I will share it when God leads me to do so.’” “I needed a fresh start and a different perspective to excel,” said Patrice. “I learned how to see things in a different way. I used to beat myself up about my past mistakes. My counselor at Serenity told me if I continued doing so, I would continue to need something to ease that pain. So I began to forgive myself and to move forward.” Today, she is always planning and setting goals. Her deepest wound is not being able to know and raise her two oldest boys and hopes to one day be reunited with them. “As I accomplish something, I scratch it off and make a new list. Nothing can stop me now.”
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Jacob Ledbetter is a Mechatronics student and intern at Shaw Industries in Central.
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efore Jacob Ledbetter graduated from Walhalla High School this past June, he already had received calls from three manufacturing plants requesting interviews for positions with their companies. That’s when 18-year-old Jacob, who accepted a co-op position with Shaw Industries, knew he had made the right decision to enroll in dual enrollment classes and to take advantage of what he calls a great experience—the Technical Career Pathways program.
Several 2017 Technical Career Pathways students gathered for a photo following a banquet held prior to their graduation.
The Technical Career Pathways (TCP) program allows participants to graduate with a college certificate as high school seniors and transition directly into an associate degree program at the College or enter the workforce. Jacob enrolled in Tri-County’s Mechatronics program this fall with Technical Operators I and II certificates he earned at the Hamilton Career Center, along with one year of college credit, all at no cost to him. Jacob is just three semesters away from a degree, taking a full academic course load and working a 20-hour-a-week paid internship at Shaw Industries in Central. “They work with my schedule and pair me with a full-time technician who will help me to enhance my skills. I’m thankful for the opportunity.” Currently he is learning to rebuild and repair winders for the plant’s Extrusion Maintenance Department. “For four years we have been employing interns, and it has been a great success,” said Eva Devlin, human resources manager at Shaw. “They serve as a pipeline for filling a critical need with our maintenance positions. We have a number of employees who have transitioned from part-time interns to full-time associates,” she said. “Jacob came in fully engaged and prepared to learn,” said Marc Riggins, extrusion manager at Shaw. “The certificates he earned in the Technical Career Pathways program gave him basic technical knowledge and put him at a good starting point.” Benji Kelly, a reliability technician who works with Jacob, agrees. “His electrical experience was a plus. Jacob is a good listener, and he asks a lot of questions. That says he wants to learn all he can. We emphasize safety at all times in our plant, and during his interview, Jacob said safety was the most important aspect of manufacturing.” “That fits in with our values and our mission,” said Eva. “Our partnership with Tri-County is filling a need—it’s a win-win for us, the interns, and the College,” she said. Since 2013, the College has been designing and implementing programs and pathways to help students to be successful in reaching their academic and personal goals. With this in mind, Tri-County offers a variety of seamless career pathways that integrate academic and skills training to build tomorrow’s workforce.
In just four years, Tri-County’s Technical Career Pathways (TCP) program has grown from seven students in one district to 125 students from all seven school districts. The program gives students a head start on college, allowing them to complete an associate degree in a technical program within one year of full-time study after high school. Each program is unique to each district and includes pathways for Automotive Technology, Mechatronics, Industrial Electronics, HVAC, and Welding. “That’s the beauty of the technical career pathways—greater access, increased options, and unique opportunities that otherwise would not exist,” Dr. Booth said.
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“The SCMC certificate gives applicants a leg up, and many employers consider it to be equivalent to a year of industry experience,” said Ron Humphries, associate program director for the Center for Workforce Excellence at Tri-County. For Harvey, it’s a chance to gain the knowledge and skills he needs to provide for his family. Unlike De’Vin, Harvey, 36, headed to a four-year university on a football scholarship after high school. When he graduated, he started a career working on an offshore pipeline. “It was a great paying job. I was very comfortable. But an offshore oil field job is a young man’s job,” he said. He met De’Vin, who had two children, they married, and they moved to the Upstate after learning about industry leaders recruiting individuals with electrical and mechanical skills needed for today’s workplace.
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Harvey was hired as a temp in local manufacturing. But he learned he needed more certifications to move up. He visited SC Works, looking for a full-time job with benefits. “They told me about MSSC, a great opportunity to earn national certifications at no charge to those who qualify for scholarships.”
The opportunity for gainful employment finally changed when she and her husband, Harvey, moved to Seneca and discovered the South Carolina Manufacturing Certification (SCMC) class taught though the Corporate and Community Education Division. This year, a report released by the Manufacturing Skills Standards Council (MSSC) ranked Tri-County third nationwide among individual testing centers. The College has awarded a total of 2,236 credentials. SC ranks fifth in the nation among the 30 states that offer these programs.
“A class at no charge is almost unheard of,” said De’Vin,
“Our lives changed for the better because of this course,” De’Vin said of the 10-week SCMC program, a quick, yet comprehensive training route for individuals seeking to enhance their skills and to secure full-time employment as operators in manufacturing. Just days after completing the course in March, she had multiple job offers in manufacturing, and she accepted a job as a machine operator at BorgWarner. “They were specifically looking for SCMC graduates,” she said. The SCMC training is a 200-hour curriculum that includes the opportunity to earn 11 nationally-recognized credentials. Topics include industrial safety, quality, blueprints and measurement, production processes, and some basic understanding of industrial equipment and maintenance. Participants may earn an OSHA 10-hour safety card, a Lean Six Sigma yellow belt certification, and national MSSC credentials in safety, quality, production systems and maintenance awareness which translate into stackable credentials for college credit.
Scholarships are available and come from various sources. Students apply for grant funds and can qualify for under-employment grants. Most applicants receive some financial aid. Harvey and De’Vin received scholarships through AIM.
“Those who earn certifications are the frontrunners for jobs. We learned the skills needed to do the jobs local companies are looking for. Coming here was the best move I’ve made. It was a game changer,” he said. “With this program, there aren’t many excuses not to be successful,” added De’Vin. “Many participants have been unsuccessful, bouncing from plant to plant, but once they enter the SCMC class, it’s rewarding to watch those who are almost hopeless realize that their goals are achievable and they can graduate and be successful,” said Katie Reeves, training coordinator/instructor for the Center for Workforce Excellence.
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riana White applied to and was accepted to six major colleges and universities across the Southeast, but she narrowly missed admission to her first choice, Clemson University. “I was so disappointed. It was a humbling moment for me. I saw the envelope and realized I wasn’t accepted to the school I really wanted. My mother read the information and realized it was an invitation to the Bridge to Clemson program. She told me not to look at it as a rejection, just a deferred admission,” said Briana.
“We called and accepted that very day. It’s been the best decision I could have made.” Started in 2006, Bridge to Clemson, a first of its kind in South Carolina, is an invitation-only program that blends the traditional academic experience at TriCounty with the social and cultural experiences of being a Clemson University student. It is specifically designed for recent high school students who narrowly missed admission to Clemson because of limited space and high demand. Nearly 800 freshman are enrolled in the Bridge to Clemson program for 2017 – 2018. These students will attend Tri-County for one year, and must earn 30 transfer credits and maintain a minimum 2.5 GPA in order to transfer to Clemson. The Bridge transfer rate for 2015 – 16 was the program’s highest ever, 80.8 percent. Overall, Tri-County ranks in the top 5% nationally for successful transfer. “Spending my first year at Tri-County allowed me to slowly ease into college life,” said Briana. She realized that she didn’t want to pursue a career as a physical therapist. Her involvement with student life at Tri-County prompted her to run for office, and she was elected President of the Student Government Association (SGA). “That helped me to determine that law was my best career choice,” she said. It also gave her a chance to meet people and learn how to become self motivated and to juggle the priorities and responsibilities of a full academic load, as well as student government activities. It also eased her fear of public speaking. As SGA President, she spoke at graduations and groundbreaking ceremonies and traveled to Columbia with Dr. Booth to address legislators about her first year at Tri-County. “All of this made me a better student and ready to transfer to Clemson,” said Briana, who was named to the Dean’s List. This fall she is majoring in Economics and minoring in Legal Studies at Clemson University. “Because of the route I took, I became a better student and will be successful at Clemson,” said Briana.
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len McElreath enjoyed his time spent working in the restaurant industry, managing and opening new restaurants, training staff and traveling over the past 10 years. As he approached the age of 30, the husband and father of four—two teens and two under the age of 7—began to think about the future and providing for his family.
“I didn’t want to be in my 50’s and working in the restaurant industry with no retirement fund. I needed Plan B. At the time I didn’t see a future for me and my family. I needed a career, not a job,” said the Iva resident. He knew he needed a college degree to achieve his goal of owning his own business but wasn’t sure how to get there. “My sister suggested I start out with a smaller college like Tri-County,” said Glen, who took his first college class at age 28. “I could get my feet wet and see where it takes me,” he said. It didn’t take him long to get acclimated. Glen graduated—debt free— with an associate in Arts and transferred with a 3.73 GPA to Sam Houston University where he is pursuing a bachelor’s degree online. “I am so grateful for the opportunities Tri-County has given me. College was important to me for another reason. I wanted to get an education to instill in my children that education must be a priority.” McElreath and his wife, Dana, have two young children. They also became legal guardians of his two half sisters when his mother and stepfather passed away three years ago. “Tri-County was a great place to start my education. Instructors are passionate about what they do, and it comes through. It’s affordable [he received a full Pell Grant], and it’s do-able.” “Glen is a great example of how students take advantage of the opportunity to advance their education. It’s wonderful when a faculty member learns a lot from a student. He enriched the classroom experience, and he enriched my teaching experience,” said Lara Wrightson, who was Glen’s Political Science instructor.
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lmost two decades ago, Adam Simmons took what he intended to be a onesemester hiatus from his Industrial Mechanics classes at Tri-County. At age 22, he was balancing college with working full time and decided to take a break from his studies, fully intending to complete his degree.
It didn’t happen—his education got put on the back burner as he focused on his job in manufacturing and his family, wife, Jennifer, and their two children. Yet every year he vowed to go back and finish the degree. One year turned into 20. “I thought about finishing every year since I quit, but it never happened,” said Adam, now 42, who works as a Bib Standard Facilitator at Michelin’s Sandy Springs plant. But last year, Pell grants, Lottery Tuition Assistance, and tuition reimbursement from Michelin made it possible for him and Jennifer to return to college. During an in-house training class, Kenn Seay, MSTC trainer/instructor, urged him to return and complete his degree. “Every time I gave a reason—finances, life, kids, time—he had an answer I couldn’t counter. With tuition paid by financial aid and tuition reimbursement from Michelin, I didn’t have a good answer for not going back,” said Adam. Adam enrolled part time in online Manufacturing Management and Leadership classes and maintains a 4.0 GPA. Around the same time, his wife, Jennifer, who worked for DSS as a Case Worker until she became a full-time stay-at-home mom, began to contemplate pursuing her dream of working in environmental research. At age 37, it would be her first time as a college student. She says it was important for her and Adam to be an example for their daughter, Peyton, 12, and son, Pierce, 10.
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“We have always preached the importance of education to our children. One day they asked me where I went to college. When I said I didn’t, they asked, ‘Why can’t you go now?’ Like Adam, I realized there was no reason I couldn’t go back to school,” said Jennifer. In 2015 Jennifer entered the University Transfer program at the Anderson Campus where she is a work study student. But there were unforeseen challenges – both personal and academic. A good support system at home and at the Anderson Campus guided Jennifer through the tough days. The sacrifice is paying off, says Adam. “My supervisor said in my recent performance review it’s unbelievable how you have progressed as a manager. I will continue to grow because of what I am learning in the Manufacturing Management and Leadership classes,” he said. Both are eager to march at the 2018 graduation ceremony. “I’ve waited 20 years for this,” said Adam. “We’ve earned it,” said Jennifer, who plans to transfer to Clemson.
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allory Bowers’ perfect score of 800 on the American Association of Medical Assistants’ Certification Examination puts her in a select group—only four percent of the candidates nationwide earn a perfect score.
The 2016 Medical Assisting graduate says she was stunned when she received news that she answered every question correctly. She felt prepared for the exam, but she had given birth to her daughter just two weeks earlier and was acclimating to a newborn’s schedule. She had missed graduation because she went into labor that morning and gave birth about the same time she would have been walking across the stage to receive her degree. A sleep deprived Bowers took the Certified Medical Assistant exam two weeks after the birth. “I was pretty stressed because it was the first time I had left my baby,” she said. She credits the Medical Assisting instructors and Program Director Laura McClain with her success and rates the program “a 10 out of 10. I always wanted to work in health care, so Tri-County was the logical choice when my husband and I moved from Columbia several years ago. Medical Assisting is a challenging program that prepares you for the workforce through great instructors and a valuable externship,” said Mallory. Her externship at Powdersville Medical Park resulted in a full-time position—she was hired as a Certified Medical Assistant several months after graduation. “It’s a great way to get your foot in the door,” she said.
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Distinguished Alumna Deanne Williams, middle, poses with her husband, Chris, and their daughter, Anne.
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eanne Williams never knew her parents. Both died when she was an infant—their deaths just five months apart. When she was two months old, her father was killed by a drunk driver while on his way to visit her mother, who was in the hospital in Georgia suffering from brain cancer and a stroke. When Williams was about seven months old, her mother succumbed to the disease and she was left in the care of her beloved maternal grandmother, who raised her in Okinawa, Japan. Not a day goes by that she doesn’t think of her parents, whose memory she honors in her work as a Family Nurse Practitioner at AnMed Health. Her mission is to give back to the community. “Life is what you make of it and you only live once. So live it well and contribute all you can to society,” said Deanne, who was recognized by the College’s Alumni Association and presented its Distinguished Alumni of the Year award at the College’s spring graduation May 9.
Deanne holds three degrees from Tri-County—Medical Assisting (2002) and Practical Nursing (2003), followed by an associate degree in Nursing in 2005. “Deanne personifies the concept that a technical college education can be a springboard to becoming successful and productive,” said Sandra Jordan, MSN, RD, and Tri-County adjunct instructor who nominated Deanne for the award. Over the years, Deanne conquered hurdles, such as the language barrier (she began learning English at age 14), and academics (she didn’t graduate from high school in Japan and earned her GED in the U.S. in 1995.) She lived in several foster homes in her teens. She says she battled self-esteem issues that formed during childhood and filtered into adulthood. Williams acknowledges that these fears and insecurities initially stood in the way of her success. Growing up, there were tough years, she said. “It would have been easy to give up and give in to self-pity but that doesn’t produce anything. As a child my self-worth was low because I was told by family members that I could never be anything. No one gave me hope except my late maternal grandmother and my faith in Christ,” said Williams. She married her husband, Chris, a former Marine she met in Japan, and in 1993 they moved to the United States, where she continues to care for his ailing father. She earned her GED and realized nursing was her calling. “I wanted to become a nurse but I was still learning the language and having three small children made things uncertain,” she said. She enrolled in the Medical Assisting program in 2001. She says this experience gave her a desire to challenge herself to provide better patient care by learning additional skills. She went straight into the Practical Nursing program and worked as a Patient Care Technician in the Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit at AnMed Health. When she graduated, she worked as an LPN in the General Surgical Unit.
“Very early after admission to the Practical Nursing program, Deanne became known for her compassion and ability to get along with people,” said Julie Vernon, program director for Practical Nursing. “Later in the year, I was surprised when I learned of her life’s hardships, because her cheer and joy with life was infectious. She had truly learned to count blessings rather than trials. Her success in health care, with her pile of credentials, shows her strength of character and determination to do well in a career known for service to others. Deanne set her goals high and prevailed,” said Vernon. Deanne transitioned into the RN program and graduated in 2005. She accepted a job as an RN on the Medical Surgical Intensive Care Unit at AnMed Health. Her three children were young at the time so she chose to complete her BSN online through Kaplan University, graduating summa cum laude in 2008. She enrolled in Walden University’s online MSN program with a specialty in Leadership and Management and graduated with a 4.0 in 2011. She completed her MSN with a specialty in Family Nurse Practitioner online in August 2014, graduating again with a 4.0 through Walden. She moved to a Case Manager role and for seven years was an RN/ Care Coordinator for AnMed. Since late January of this year, Deanne has been in her current role as Nurse Practitioner for AnMed’s Oncology and Hematology Specialists. When Deanne was an adjunct clinical instructor for Tri-County’s associate degree Nursing program, she told students they may be the first smile a patient sees, urging them to be respectful, professional, and compassionate at all times. Recognizing that some of her students were struggling with some of the same doubts and insecurities she had when younger, she says, “I told them if I can do it, so can you.”
“Her success in health care, with her pile of credentials, shows her strength of character and determination to do well in a career known for service to others. Deanne set her goals high and prevailed.” Julie Vernon, Practical Nursing Program Director
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ichelin North America and the College partnered this year to launch a first-of-its-kind Manufacturing Scholars Program designed to build and grow the workforce of the future.
“We are excited to launch our pilot Michelin Manufacturing Scholars Program alongside our Tri-County Technical College partners,” said Melanie McLane, facility personnel manager for Michelin’s manufacturing facilities in Anderson County. “Anderson is a great place to start this program. We all have a need for operators, but this program goes deeper than just recruiting operators—we are looking for manufacturing professionals.” “It is the first of its kind in the State and will serve as a model for the other Michelin plants and technical colleges in South Carolina,” added Dr. Booth. The program began Fall Semester 2017. “This is not a job training program,” said Galen DeHay, senior vice president at Tri-County. “It’s a program that helps students to transition from low-wage jobs or unemployment into a manufacturing career with a company that cares for them and their future.” 22 | More than Numbers
The new Michelin Manufacturing Scholars program is designed for entry-level manufacturing professionals and is a pathway leading to manufacturing careers with Michelin. The one-semester program is customized to meet the needs Michelin has for qualified entry-level manufacturing professionals at their two plants in the College’s service area— US 2 in Sandy Springs and US 8 in Starr. It includes a thirteen-credit-hour Manufacturing Operator I certificate and paid work hours each week for extensive hands-on training at Michelin. A cohort of students who began classes in August will earn a College certificate and two industry-recognized national certifications. Upon successful completion of all program and employment requirements, participants will receive an offer of full-time employment and may have the opportunity to continue their education toward an associate degree. Nearly a year ago, Michelin and Tri-County officials began working together to address a skills gap Michelin faced in hiring employees for manufacturing professional positions. Initial conversations regarding the general concept of a Manufacturing Scholars program and the potential benefits for Michelin, Tri-County, and future student-employees
quickly paved the way for more substantive work. Over the next eleven months, development teams worked diligently to analyze curriculum needs, design classroom and in-plant learning plans, and to enhance support structures needed to help ensure student success throughout all phases of the program. “It is about broadening the concept of our current Michelin Technical Scholars program by expanding it and doing something new and different for manufacturing professionals while facilitating growth within our company and the community,” said McLane. “This is the Cadillac of partnerships,” said DeHay. “We have a shared set of values for building a strong community.” “It’s very clear that the work that has been done through the partnership of Tri-County and Michelin’s Anderson facility will set the stage for the tremendous possibilities for other manufacturing and technical college partnerships across the state,” said Mike Williams, facility personnel manager for Michelin’s manufacturing facility in Lexington, S.C. He also serves as an advocate on the State level for workforce development.
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ri-County Technical College marked the 10th anniversary of the opening of its first community campus—the Anderson Campus—with a celebration of accomplishments and a look ahead to the future. Following the program, speakers and College Commissioners planted an “October Glory” Red Maple outside the rear doors.
The College’s second campus opened its doors to the Anderson community March 1, 2007, with three primary goals, said Dr. Booth. “We wanted to bring our services closer to where you live and work; to increase our involvement in the Anderson community; and to expand educational opportunities in both credit and non-credit programs offered at the facility. We have succeeded in reaching those goals.”
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The College celebrated a milestone in the construction of the College’s $42-million Student Success Center with a topping-off ceremony to commemorate the last piece of structural steel being put into place. The College broke ground September 16, 2016, on the 75,000-square-foot Student Success Center, the first new building on the Pendleton Campus in two decades. Local paramedics graduated from the first Community Paramedic Training program in the State offered by the College. Pickens County was one of 15 counties selected nationwide to be part of the latest National Health and Nutrition Survey conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics, as part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Easley Campus hosted this event.
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RN and LPN graduates’ National Council Licensing Exam (NCLEX) scores surpassed state and national averages in both year-to-date and quarterly reports for 2016.
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The Pharmacy Technician program received a three-year reaccreditation by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE).
▲▲ All of the May 2016 Medical Laboratory Technology graduates earned a perfect pass rate on the National American Society for Clinical Pathology exam. Tri-County ranks higher than the national figures when comparing registry scores.
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The Early Childhood Development program’s accreditation has been extended through 2021 by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC).
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The Veterinary Technology program received a sevenyear reaccreditation by the American Veterinary Medical Association.
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The Business Technology Department was reaccredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP).
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The 2016 Surgical Technology graduates celebrated a 100 percent pass rate on the National Board Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting Certification Exam.
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The College received its 10-year reaccreditation from SACSCOC Board of Trustees in June 2017.
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ary Geren, an instructor in the English department, was honored with the Presidential Medallion for Instructional Excellence. She joined Tri-County in 2009 and teaches English on the Pendleton and Anderson Campuses.
“Mary’s dedication to engaging students in service learning, providing students with learning experiences beyond the classroom, and sharing her positivity with the college community illustrates her commitment to creating a positive educational experience,” Dr. Amoena Norcross wrote in her nomination letter. “She consistently prioritizes student learning and engagement. She is never satisfied with the status quo when it comes to helping her students succeed academically, as well as providing her students with experiences outside the classroom.”
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President Ronnie L. Booth was honored with the 2017 Duke Energy Citizenship and Service Award.
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College Commissioner Helen Rosemond-Saunders is the recipient of the 2017 S.C. Commissioner of the Year award. She also has been chosen as the recipient of the 2017 ACCT Trustee Leadership Award for the Southern Region.
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Three faculty/staff members were honored as the College’s 2016 Educators of the Year. Sarah Shumpert, director of curriculum and instructional support, is the College’s outstanding administrator; Marianne Yohannan, biology instructor and High Impact Practices fellow, is the outstanding instructor; and, Margaret Burdette, coordinator of SACS compliance and assessment, is the outstanding staff member.
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Gayle Arries, director of Marketing, was honored with the 2016 Presidential Medallion for Staff Excellence.
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Sandra Williams, a certified surgical technician who teaches in the Surgical Technology program, received the 2017 Adjunct Faculty Presidential Award.
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Grants Director Laneika Musalini received the first annual Community Trailblazer Award presented by the African American Leadership Society of United Way of Anderson County.
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Tiffany Blackwell, director of Recruiting, Admissions, and Orientation, received the 2016 Charlie Hendricks Award from the Carolinas Association of Collegiate Registrars & Admissions Officers.
▲▲ The College took second place honors overall in the 2017 South Carolina Speech and Theater Association’s Annual College Festival Competition. ▲▲ Welding students garnered four awards – including a first-place place recognition —at the 2017 Annual South Carolina Technical College Statewide Welding Competition.
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▲▲ Seventy-seven students were inducted into the National Society of Leadership and Success, a new student organization designed to identify and develop students’ leadership skills with real-world applications. ▲▲ Two Computer and Information Technology majors, Kaydee Burgess and Michael Gardner, were among the 51 exceptional current and recent community college students named 2017 Siemens Technical Scholars by The Aspen Institute and the Siemens Foundation. ▲▲ Six Tri-County students were among the graduates of BMW Manufacturing’s fifth class of BMW scholars in June 2016.
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niversity Transfer major Kossi Ekpe is one of 12 Chick-fil-A team members nationwide who received an individual, one-time award of $25,000. These True Inspiration scholarships are awarded annually to Chick-fil-A Team Members based on leadership, academic achievement, community involvement, and demonstrated financial need. Kossi, 32, has been employed full time at Chick-fil-A in the Anderson Mall for two years while taking classes at Tri-County. He plans to transfer to Clemson University, where he wants to study Electrical Engineering. He moved to the United States from his home in Togo, West Africa, several years ago and began his studies at Tri-County. Kossi, who is trilingual (he speaks his native Ewe, along with French and English), studied Linguistics for three years at the University of Lome in Toga. More than Numbers | 25
FIGURES, CHARTS, & GRAPHS TRI-COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE 2016-2017 BUDGET OPERATIONS REVENUE BY SOURCE n n n n n n
Credit Tuition and Fees 54.3% State Appropriations 17.2% Auxiliary Enterprises 10.4% County Appropriations 7.1% Corporate and Community Education 6.1% Miscellaneous 4.9%
6.1% 4.9% 7.1%
Operations Budget
$43,857,782
Restricted (Federal/State/Other)
$32,839,000
Total Budget
$76,696,782
10.4% 54.3% 17.2%
STUDENTS RECEIVED NEARLY $23 MILLION IN FINANCIAL AID
STUDENTS AMOUNT 2015-2016 PROGRAM DISBURSED
OPERATIONS EXPENDITURE BY FUNCTION n n n n n n
5.8%
143
Tuition Waivers
$169,624.71
334
Private Scholarships
$454,658.34
Tuition Grants to Children of Certain Veterans
$122,650.86
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8.7%
7
Instruction 47.3% 9.0% Academic and Student Support 19.6% Administrative and General 9.6% 9.6% Operations and Plant Maintenance 9.0% Auxiliary Enterprises 8.7% Corporate and Community Education 5.8%
340 47.3%
16
Employment & Training Services SC Academic Endowment
10
Veterans Administration
6 19 1
OPERATIONS BUDGET BY CATEGORY
12 4.2%
n n n n n n
Salaries and Benefits Contractual Services Purchases for Resale (Bookstore) Fixed Charges Supplies and Materials Faculty/Staff Development & Travel
66.5% 14.5% 7.6% 5.8% 4.2% 1.4%
7
1.4%
168
5.8% 7.6%
14.5% 66.5%
Foundation Scholarships (Endowed and Restricted)
20 137 19.6%
SC Vocational Rehabilitation
Post-911 GI Bill
$9,078.67 $409,847.12 $97,304.39 $2,437.00 $51,385.34 $503,982.69
GoArmyed
$12,461.44
TEACH Early Childhood Development
$13,858.13
Air National Guard Cap National Guard Cap Upward Bound Career Pathways
$7,875.00 $39,375.00 $5,982.03 $215,838.71
2505
PELL
$8,615,276.00
1736
Life
$7,932,500.00
2290
Lottery
$2,841,814.00
586
SCNBG
$706,385.00
185
SEOG
$164,750.00
81
College Work/Study
$133,733.00
8631
Total Amount of Aid
$22,510,817.43
Note: Some students received more than one form of financial aid and are counted each time. Source: Business Office, July 2017
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CREDIT STUDENT PROFILE
FALL SEMESTER HEADCOUNT 2016
Black 10.3% White 80.0% Other 9.7%
686
Female 51.2% Male 48.8%
756
Full-Time 55.4% Part-Time 44.6%
855
ARTS AND SCIENCES 3,031 BUSINESS AND PUBLIC SERVICES 766 CAREER DEVELOPMENT 855 ENGINEERING AND INDUSTRIAL 756 HEALTH EDUCATION 686
TOTAL 6,094
Working 63.9% Av. Hrs. Worked/Week 23.2 Average Age
3,031
n n n n n
766
22.2
Source: Institutional Research Office, July 2017
JOBS FROM NEW AND/OR EXPANDING INDUSTRIES
2016 FALL ENROLLMENT BY CAMPUS
458 persons trained for new jobs in the 2016-2017 fiscal year 129
Reliable Automatic Sprinkler
47
EuWe Eugen Wexler US Plastics, Inc.
16
Robert Bosch Corporation - Anderson Plant
123
ITECH South, LLC
19
Sargent Metal Fabrications
30
Lakeside Steel & Machine, Inc.
17
SMF, Inc.
13
E&I Engineering, Ltd.
Mergon Corporation Orian Rugs RBC AeroStructures
7 24 9
VCI-SC, Inc. Zero Connect, LLC
3
Pendleton Campus
4,284
Anderson Campus
733
Easley Campus
456
Industrial Technology Center
176
Oconee Campus at the Hamilton Career Center
64
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Total 458
Figures represent enrollment by campus for students who take at least one course at the given campus . Source: readySCTM Office, July 2017
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FIGURES, CHARTS, & GRAPHS FALL 2016 CREDIT STUDENTS
MORE THAN $2 MILLION IN GRANTS AWARDED TO TCTC FUNDING AGENCY Appalachian Regional Commission
TYPE Federal
TITLE Community Paramedicine
Enrollment by County AWARDED $
56,369
SC Department of Education
State
Perkins IV Career & Technical Education
$
228,497
SC Department of Social Services
State
DSS Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment & Training/ SNAP2Work Program FY17
$
738,790
State
Career & Technical Education
$
6,704
US Department of Education
Federal
Upward Bound
$
386,843
US Department of Education
Federal
Educational Talent Search
$
409,920
National Science Foundation through Indian River Community College
Federal
Laser & Fiber Optics Regional Center (LaserTEC)
$
10,000
AARP
Corporate
Back to Work 50+ Leader College
$
70,000
US Department of Labor through SC Technical College System
Federal
SC Apprenticeship Initiative (SCAI)
$
40,812
SC Technical College System
State
Apprenticeship Carolina Transportation, Distribution and Logistics Program
$
83,334
John M. Belk Endowment through Central Piedmont Community College
Foundation
Charlotte Collaborative Workforce Relevance Program: Planning Grant
$
5,000
US Department of Labor through SC Technical College System
Federal
EVOLVED: Youth Apprenticeships-Engineering and Industrial Technology Pathways
$
21,812
SC Technical College System
State
State Workforce Development Board Talent Pipeline Scholarships
$
40,000
US Department of Labor through SC Technical College System
Federal
SC Apprenticeship Initiative (SCAI), additional funding
$
100,000
Source: Grants Office, July 2017
2,246
ANDERSON
1,126
PICKENS
SC Technical College System
TOTAL
868
OCONEE
$ 2,198,081
1,854
OUTSIDE THREE-COUNTY AREA
Source: Institutional Research Office, July 2017
974 GRADUATES
1,267 CREDENTIALS AWARDED
Source: Registrar’s Office, July 2017
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2016-17 CORPORATE AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION STUDENTS
2016-2017 PROGRAM ADVISORY COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Enrollment by County OTHER STATES & INTERNATIONAL
680 2,325
ANDERSON
4,817
2,172
OTHER SC COUNTIES
OCONEE
1,329
PICKENS
Note: The majority of the registrations outside the three-county area participated in State-wide training programs taught at TCTC or were involved in an international conference that was delivered by TCTC during the year. Source: Corporate and Community Education Division, July 2017
The College’s S.C. Department of Transportation (DOT) Technician Certification Program (taught through the Corporate and Community Education Division) is the only program of its kind at the 16 S.C. Technical Colleges. Students from all over South Carolina attend these classes each year to attain SCDOT Technician Certifications. FACTS AT A GLANCE FY 2016-17 • Classes Held: 88 • Classroom Training Hours: 2,140 • Continuing Education Units (CEUs) Awarded to Students: 3,256 • Students Certified: 1,092
ALCOHOL & OTHER DRUGS Ms. Croslena Johnson, Manager of Student Development and Wellness Programs, Tri-County Technical College
INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY Mr. Mike Jenkins, Senior Project Manager, S.C. Division, Power Services
ARTS & SCIENCES Dr. Walt Sinnamon, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences and Professor of Biology, Southern Wesleyan University
INSTITUTIONAL ANIMAL CARE AND USE Dr. Mark Moore, DVM, Seneca Animal Clinic
AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY Mr. Bill Leverette, Lecturer, Automotive Technology, Tri-County Technical College BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY Ms. Denise Bailey, Director of Accounting Systems Consulting, Elliott Davis, LLC CNC PROGRAMMING AND OPERATIONS Mr. Gerald Maxie, CNC Instructor, Tri-County Technical College COMMUNITY PARAMEDIC Mr. Randy Bowers, CEO, Bowers Emergency Services COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY Mr. Greg Benton, Director, Project Management, SAM Group CRIMINAL JUSTICE Mr. John Skipper EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION Ms. Shannon Vaughn, Director, Sunbelt Human Advancement Resources (SHARE), Greenville ENGINEERING DESIGN Mr. Bryan Batten, Owner, Palmetto Precision Machining, Inc. EXPANDED DUTY DENTAL ASSISTING Mrs. Julie Evans, Keowee Smiles GENERAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY Mr. Ray Orzechowski, Project Engineer, BASF HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION Interim Chair: Ms. Mary Corley, Program Manager, Tri-County Technical College, CCE Highway Construction Department HVAC Mr. Charlie Dickerson, Director of Facilities, Anderson University
MANUFACTURING MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP Mr. Mike Webber, Senior Production Leader, Milliken & Company, Gerish Mill (Retired) MECHATRONICS Mr. Alan Johnson, Senior Associate Development Specialist, Robert Bosch Anderson MEDIA ARTS PRODUCTION Mr. Michael Branch, Morning Show Host/Operations Manager, 92.1 WLHR Georgia Carolina Radiocasting MEDICAL ASSISTING Mrs. Jan Haguewood Gibbs, CMA (AAMA), ST, Lecturer, Tri-County Technical College, Medical Assisting Program MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY Mrs. Jean Parsons, MT, Hematology Supervisor, Self Regional Health Care NURSING Ms. Jackie Rutledge, Nursing Department Head, Tri-County Technical College PHARMACY TECHNICIAN Ms. Susan Bowen, Department of Pharmacy Services, AnMed Health PRE-PHARMACY Mr. Jim Hammett, RPh., Assistant Director, Department of Pharmacy Services, AnMed Health SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY Ms. LaRue Fisher, CNOR, RN, AnMed Health (Retired) VETERINARY TECHNOLOGY Dr. James Mullikin, DVM WELDING Mr. Gary Jones, Quality Manager, GreenWood, Inc.
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TRI-COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION Dear Friends and Partners, On behalf of the Tri-County Technical College Foundation Board, Foundation Office staff, and the College’s administration, I thank each and every donor listed on Pages 38 - 40 for the gifts they made during 2016-2017. Your support enabled the Foundation to help meet some of the College’s most critical needs, and we are forever grateful to you for your generosity. As I sit and think about all the accomplishments the Foundation experienced during the past fiscal year, I feel a sense of pride. First of all, we surpassed our fundraising goal of $950,000 by raising $1,133,685! This was a 24% increase in gifts from the previous year when contributions totaled $912,023, and it is the first time we have raised more than $1 million since 2010-2011. I am confident that it will not be another five years before we surpass the $1 million mark again. During 2016-2017, the Foundation awarded more than $412,044 in scholarships to approximately 400 students who might not otherwise have been able to attend. The majority of these funds came from donors who have invested in the lives of our students by establishing an endowed scholarship while the remaining funds came from donors who have chosen to support annual awards. Our largest endowment, the Hayden Abney Fulp Memorial Scholarship Endowment, was originally established by The Abney Foundation in 1989. For 2016-2017, this endowment generated $142,500 that was awarded to 95 students. We cannot thank The Abney Foundation enough for its continued support. Of the $1,085,013 the Foundation spent during the past fiscal year, $958,872 supported scholarships, professional development of faculty/staff, equipment purchases, and other educational program priorities. The Foundation exists to support the needs of Tri-County Technical College, and the fact that 88% of our expenses directly benefitted the College speaks volumes about our commitment to improving educational programs and meeting the needs of local employers. A few highlights of the gifts we received for 2016-2017: •
A total of 430 donors gave $1,133,685, a 24% increase over the previous fiscal year.
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Thrift Brothers, Inc., the top donor for the year, gave $300,000 toward the College’s future expansion.
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Estate gifts totaled approximately $49,000.
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Three of the Foundation’s first-time donors gave a total of $200,000 to establish endowed scholarships.
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The Foundation expended a total of $958,872 to support students and educational programs.
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The Foundation experienced a 13.16% return on its investments.
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Finally, the Foundation is responsible for investing gifts made by donors who established endowments for scholarships, technology, professional development, and other priority needs of the College. Our investment report for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017, showed that the market value on these investments was $22,260,157, and that our fiscal year-to-date return was 13.16%. We are extremely pleased about how well our investments have performed recently and are thrilled that the College and its students will be the ultimate beneficiaries of our investment/fundraising success. The College’s vision simply states: “Passionate people transforming lives and building strong communities one student at a time.” Gifts to the Foundation are transforming the lives of our students and their families in an unbelievable way, while at the same time making an immeasurable investment in our tri-county community. Because of this, we thank all current and past donors for choosing to support our efforts to meet the educational needs of our community.
Grayson A. Kelly Executive Director Tri-County Technical College Foundation, Inc.
FOUNDATION HIGHLIGHTS Foundation Honors Oconee Memorial Hospital with Philanthropist of the Year Award The Tri-County Technical College Foundation named Oconee Memorial Hospital the 2016 recipient of its 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. Grayson Kelly, executive director of the Foundation, presented the award to Hunter Kome, president, and Pat Smith, chief nursing officer, at the College’s Annual Report Luncheon held October 27. “On behalf of the Tri-County Technical College Foundation, its board of directors, and the College, I thank you for Oconee Memorial Hospital’s gifts, for your commitment to improving healthcare within our community, and for your support of our students and graduates,” Kelly said. Oconee Memorial Hospital has been a loyal donor since September of 2000. The Hospital’s first gift named the Oconee Memorial Hospital Surgical Technology Center in Fulp Hall. This naming created an endowment that supports the professional development of faculty in the Surgical Technology Department. In 2005 and 2006, the Hospital made gifts to support the purchase of human patient simulators, helping to make it possible for the College’s Health Education Division to be the first in the State to have a fully equipped virtual lab.
The Tri-County Technical College Foundation named Oconee Memorial Hospital the 2016 recipient of its Philanthropist of the Year award. Grayson Kelly, executive director of the Foundation, right, presented the award to Hunter Kome, president, and Pat Smith, chief nursing officer.
Some of the largest gifts received from the Hospital were in support of the “LPN to Professor” program—a collaborative arrangement between the Duke Endowment and the hospitals in Anderson, Oconee, and Pickens Counties. This program allows RN students to work full-time while pursuing advanced nursing degrees. The Hospital’s most recent major gift created an endowment for nursing excellence. The purpose of this endowment is to support various needs of the nursing program, including faculty professional development activities, the purchase of equipment, and other priority needs. Additionally, Oconee Memorial Hospital has sponsored the Foundation’s President’s Cup Golf Tournament and has donated equipment. To date, Oconee Memorial has given more than $607,000, giving the Hospital recognition on the College’s prestigious Wall of Honor.
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FOUNDATION HIGHLIGHTS Thrift Brothers, Inc., Continues Commitment to Advancement of College Thrift Brothers, Inc., of Seneca, has been a loyal donor to the Tri-County Technical College Foundation since 1994. In 2016 brothers Sam and Tom continued their support and commitment to the advancement of the College by making a $300,000 gift to support campus expansion. Their love of their community is demonstrated through donations which support education in the tri-county service area. They recognize that Tri-County graduates are their future employees and see the importance of employees needing skills in forklift operation, truck driving, accounting, and mechatronics. Thrift Brothers’ initial gift of $30,000 in 1994 established an endowed teaching chair for the College’s Business Administration program, formerly known as the Management program. This endowment has allowed our faculty to attend conferences to learn state-of-the-art technology and training techniques. Additionally, Thrift Brothers made a $10,000 endowment gift in 1999 that has been instrumental in supporting Tri-County’s mini-grant initiative. Faculty and staff apply for the mini-grants on an annual basis to help support their attendance at seminars and workshops, advanced course work, or other projects. Approved awards are valued at a maximum of $1,000 each.
Tom and Sam Thrift
Additionally, Thrift Brothers, Inc., has supported the College by contributing funds for many Foundation-sponsored golf tournaments and other fundraisers. To date, Thrift Brothers, Inc., has given a total of $356,300 and is recognized on the College’s prestigious Wall of Honor.
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Charles A. Cannon Charitable Trust Donates $50,000 to Support New Student Success Center The Charles A. Cannon Charitable Trust made a $50,000 donation to the College to support the Student Success Center currently under construction and set to open in January 2018. Since 2015, The Charitable Trust has given a total of $190,000. Mr. Cannon was a North Carolina native who was President of the Cannon Mills Company from the 1920s – 1960s. There were multiple plants, employing thousands of people during this time, with one plant in Pickens County. Mr. Cannon was a great industrialist and involved in philanthropy in the community which included churches, schools, hospitals, and libraries. Prior to his death in 1971, Mr. Cannon established the trust to carry on his legacy of philanthropy and caring. The Student Success Center is a key component of Tri-County Technical College’s strategy to increase student success, reduce long-term maintenance costs, and address double-digit enrollment growth. The College broke ground September 16, 2016, on the 75,000-square-foot Student Success Center, the first new building on the Pendleton Campus in two decades. It will house a learning commons; library collections; meeting spaces; computer labs; study areas; supplemental instruction and tutoring spaces; Student Development Offices; Information Technology Services; College Store; Café; Printing Services; and shipping and receiving. “Student support facilities were built 25 or more years ago and are designed to accommodate about 2,500 students. The College now serves around 5,000 students at the Pendleton Campus. This Center will increase space allocated to students and their academic support,” Dr. Booth said.
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FOUNDATION HIGHLIGHTS Memorial Scholarship Honors Charles T. and Mollie B. King Mrs. Mollie B. King honored her late husband’s love of Tri-County by bequeathing $100,000 to the College to establish a scholarship devoted to helping students meet their educational needs. Mr. Charles T. King, an Oconee County native, died June 11, 2015, at the age of 93 at Snow Hill Farm, the family home near Fair Play. After his death, his beloved wife of more than seven decades expressed her desire to establish a scholarship at Tri-County Technical College in honor of her late husband’s love of education. In October of 2016, less than six months before she died in April of 2017, Mrs. King directed that a $100,000 gift be made to establish the Charles T. and Mollie B. King Endowed Scholarship. Earnings generated by the endowment will be used to fund awards for students who demonstrate the greatest financial need. A U.S. Navy veteran, Mr. King devoted 31 years to the military, serving in WW II, the Korean Conflict, and the Vietnam War. He retired from military service in 1971, and he and Mrs. King and their four sons returned to their farm in Oconee County. He raised cattle and timber on the farm and still found time to serve his community. He was one of three partners who developed Seminole Point on Lake Hartwell, was a founding shareholder of Community First Bank, and an organizer for Double Springs Rescue Squad. Though Mr. King received only eleven years of formal education, he had a tremendous respect for higher education and assisted each of his four sons in their pursuit of college degrees. He believed in Tri-County Technical College’s mission to support the economic development of Anderson, Oconee, and Pickens counties by preparing a highly skilled workforce, and he felt that the College was one of Oconee County’s greatest assets. 34 | More than Numbers
Duke Energy Makes $75,000 Donation for I-BEST Manufacturing Representatives from Duke Energy presented the Foundation with a $75,000 check to support the I-BEST Manufacturing Pathways program. Designed as a collaborative partnership with area Adult Education Centers, the I-BEST Manufacturing Pathway program offers unprecedented opportunities for under-resourced adults to earn college credit, national certifications, and WorkKeys credentials at the gold or platinum levels—all leading to good jobs with a future in local manufacturing companies and offering additional Pathway learning/earning opportunities. In 2015 the Duke Energy Foundation donated $25,000 to support development of coursework for the program. The $75,000 donation will provide virtual trainers and curriculum development for all of the courses in the certificate program. Here, Kodwo Ghartey-Tagoe, state president for Duke Energy, second from left, and Emily DeRoberts, district manager for government and community relations in South Carolina for Duke Energy, present the check to Dr. Booth, third from left, and Grayson Kelly, executive director of the Foundation.
NHC Funds Health Care Equipment Brad Moorhouse, administrator of NHC HealthCare in Anderson, second from left, presented Grayson Kelly, executive director of the Foundation, third from left, with a $15,000 check from its Foundation for Geriatric Education. The donation will fund health care equipment needs for the Corporate and Community Education Division. Pictured with him are from left, Libba Pena, assistant administrator at NHC; Keesha Dennis, L.P.N. at NHC and Lisa Caudle, unit record coordinator at NHC.
South State Bank Provides Funds For Connect to College Oconee Machine and Tool Company Donates to College for 31 Consecutive Years For 31 consecutive years, Oconee Machine and Tool Company has made donations to the College’s Foundation to fund scholarships for students who live in Oconee County and are enrolled in the CNC program (formerly Machine Tool Technology). The Westminster-based company was founded by Joe and Brenda Duncan in 1965. Since that time, Oconee Machine and Tool has supplied the industrial market with precision tools, gauges, and fixtures, earning the company the Superior Performance and Continuous Dedication to Total Supplier Performance Award and the Excellent Performance Award from a major tier-one automotive supplier on multiple occasions. After Mr. Duncan passed away in 1996, Brenda, middle, and their two adult children, Jason Duncan and Bridgett Duncan Bowen, pictured here, decided that it was only fitting that the Company continue to make $1,000 annual gifts to the Foundation to support the Oconee Machine and Tool Company Endowed Scholarship, which was originally established in 1986. “Carrying on Joe’s legacy has been a real joy,” said Brenda.
South State Bank made a $5,000 donation to support the College’s Connect to College (C2C) program, which provides academically capable youth between the ages of 17 and 20 the opportunity to simultaneously earn their high school diploma and college credit, up to and including a postsecondary credential. Over the summer, the C2C and I-BEST (Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training) programs merged to create a new, integrated Office of I-BEST Programs as part of the Comprehensive Studies Department. Similar to C2C, I-BEST was designed in close partnership with each of our local Adult Education Centers as a pathway to a better life for adults who need a second chance through education. Pictured from left are Tiffany Carpenter, support specialist for C2C; Tammy Fiske, director of annual giving at Tri-County; Cindy Mobley, director of C2C; Grayson Kelly, executive director of the College’s Foundation, Jason Craddock, vice president for commercial lending, South State Bank; and Jimmy Lindsey, regional president, South State Bank. More than Numbers | 35
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Clemson Downs Continues Support of Nursing Scholarship Clemson Downs made a $1,000 donation to the College’s Foundation to continue its support of a scholarship for a nursing student in Anderson, Oconee, and Pickens counties. Dr. John LeHeup, executive director of Clemson Downs, fourth from left, presented Dr. Booth, fifth from left, with the check. Also pictured are, from left, Dr. Lynn Lewis, dean of Tri-County’s Health Education Division; Debbie Nelms, fiscal analyst for Tri-County’s Foundation; Courtney White, director of development at the College; Barbara Huss, administrator at Clemson Downs; and Grayson Kelly, executive director of Tri-County’s Foundation. Tri-County alumni make up one third of the workforce at Clemson Downs, working in positions ranging from health care providers, to administrative assistants, to business office managers, to marketing specialists.
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Nancy Hedrick Establishes Scholarship In Honor of Her Granddaughters Foundation Board member Nancy Hedrick, retired president and CEO of Computer Software Innovations, Inc. (CSI Technology Outfitters in Easley), made a $25,000 donation in 2012 to establish the Hazel and Grace Jensen Scholarship in honor of her granddaughters. This year Ms. Hedrick made an additional $25,000 gift to the fund which offers scholarships to female students majoring in Computer Technology.
TCTC FOUNDATION, INC. THE FOUNDATION’S NUMBERS Total Assets – June 30, 2017 2016-2017 Contributions Number of Donors Number of Contributors Who Had Never Given Before Contributions from Faculty and Staff Average Gift from Faculty and Staff Contributions from Individuals Average Gift from Individuals Contributions from Companies Average Gift from Companies Contributions from Foundations Average Gift from Foundations Funding Provided to Students and Educational Programs
$25,546,269 $1,133,685 430 152 $39,907 $248 $319,954 $1,502 $440,474 $9,788 $333,350 $30,305 $958,872
FAMILY AND FRIENDS REMEMBERED The Tri-County Technical College Foundation received 68 honor/memorial gifts totaling $5,798 during 2016-17. Gifts in Memory Mr. Edward Bristow Ms. Barbara Hammond Mrs. Edith S. Head Mrs. Pamela M. Holland Mr. Kenneth Martin Mr. John W. Riley Mrs. Sadie M. Steele Mr. Roger D. Swords Gifts in Honor
BENEFACTORS’ SOCIETY The Benefactors’ Society recognizes those who have planned for future gifts to the College through their wills, annuities, life insurance policies, or retirement plans. Anonymous Mr. David A. Armstrong (deceased) Mr. Ellis E. Bradford (deceased) Ms. Carol Burdette Mrs. Corinne B. Cannon Dr. Henry Cowart Drake (deceased) Dr. and Mrs. Ralph Elliott Mr. Alvin Fleishman (deceased) Mrs. Jeanne Fowler Ms. Nancy Garrison (deceased) Dr. John L. Gignilliat (deceased) Mr. Thomas Hayden Mrs. Ruby S. Hicks (deceased) Mr. Charles R. Johnson Dr. Charlotte R. Kay (deceased)
Dr. Debra King Mrs. Mollie B. King (deceased) Ms. Mary K. Littlejohn (deceased) Mrs. Susan W. McClure Ms. Willie C. McDuffie (deceased) The late Larry Miller and Marge Miller Ms. Stephanie J. Montgomery Mrs. Broy S. Moyer (deceased) Mr. and Mrs. Cameron Murdoch (deceased) Mrs. Rita Rao Mr. David W. Russ Ms. Patricia H. Senn (deceased) Dr. L. Marianne Taylor Mr. William L. Watkins (deceased)
Dr. Ronnie L. Booth Mr. Tim Bowen Ms. Thais DaSousa Mr. Mark Dougherty Ms. Martha Ervin Mr. Scott Harvey Mr. Glenn Hellenga Mrs. Shannan Holland Mr. Carlos Howard Ms. Rena Hughes Ms. Linda Jameison Ms. Henrietta McGowens Ms. Dana Miles Mr. Michael Nix Ms. Mary Orem Dr. Valerie R. Ramsey Ms. Patricia D. Seawright Dr. Brian D. Swords Ms. Tracy Wood
FINANCIAL STATEMENT June 30, 2017 ASSETS Cash $1,933,652 Net Pledge Receivables $249,732 Vanguard Ultra Short Term Bond Fund $1,009,336 Raymond James Money Market Fund $93,572 Total Current Assets
$3,286,292
Long-Term Investments Large Cap Equities Mid Cap Equities Small Cap Equities International Developed Equities Fixed Income Private Equities
$8,415,142 $1,144,688 $2,414,872 $3,446,377 $6,283,794 $555,104
Total Long-Term Investments
$22,259,977
Total Assets
$25,546,269
LIABILITIES AND FUND BALANCE Accounts Payable
$84,621
Total Liabilities
$84,621
Fund Balance
$22,087,023
Unrealized Gain on Investments
$3,374,625
Total Fund Balance
$25,461,648
Total Liabilities and Fund Balance
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TCTC FOUNDATION, INC. DONOR GIFT DESIGNATIONS
INVESTMENTS
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Large Cap Equities Mid Cap Equities Small Cap Equities Fixed Income Private Equities International Developed Equities
38% 5% 11% 28% 3% 15%
3% 38%
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Unrestricted 2% Technology 1% Professional Development 1% Scholarships 34% Priority Needs/Special Projects/ Other Initiatives 61% n Quasi-Endowment 1% n n n n n
34% 61%
5% 11%
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Companies 39% Faculty/Staff 4% 29% Individuals 28% Foundations 29%
FOUNDATION DONORS 39%
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Scholarships 38% Professional Development 13% Educational Support 37% Management/General 5% Fundraising 2% Investment Fees 4% Alumni Relations Operating/ 1% Fundraising
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he Tri-County Technical College Foundation Board and staff are grateful to you, our donors, for the support you have given us. This list recognizes donors who made gifts to the Tri-County Technical College Foundation during 2016-2017, beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017. Every effort has been made to correctly list each donor; but if you find an omission or incorrect listing, please call the Foundation Office at either (864) 646-1809 or 1-866-269-5677 (within the 864 area code), ext. 1809. You can also send an e-mail to dnelms@tctc.edu. Benefactors’ Club ($100,000 and Over) King, Mrs. Mollie B. Thrift Brothers, Inc.
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Partners’ Club ($50,000 - $99,999.99) Abney Foundation Anonymous Duke Energy Foundation The Charles A. Cannon Charitable Trust Ambassadors’ Club ($25,000 - $49,999.99) AARP Foundation Bosch Community Fund on Behalf of Local Bosch Partners
Estate of Dr. Henry C. Drake Pete and Sally Smith Foundation Trust Donors Who Made Pledges of $25,000 $49,999.99 Hedrick, Ms. Nancy Pacesetters’ Club ($10,000 - $24,999.99) AnMed Health Anne J. Gambrill Foundation Booth, Dr. and Mrs. Ronnie L. Darby, Mrs. Judy M. Estate of Mr. Ellis E. Bradford NHC HealthCare of Anderson Oconee Federal Savings & Loan Association U.S. Engine Valve Company
Honors Club ($5,000 - $9,999.99) Bank of America Charitable Foundation Belk Foundation HMR Veterans Services Marshall, Dr. Timothy R. Oglesby, Mr. and Mrs. D. Kirk W. C. English Foundation Wells Fargo Foundation Merit Club ($2,500 - $4,999.99) DePass, Mrs. Susan Eisenberg, Mr. David S. Greenville Horse Show & Fair Kenyon, Mr. James Mattison, Mr. and Mrs. Grant McGee Heating and Air, Inc. Mullikin, Dr. James S. C. Upstate Equine Council South Carolina Broadcasters Association Tri-County Entrepreneurial Development Corporation Upstate Veterinary Specialists Youngblood, Mr. and Mrs. Danny President’s Club ($1,000 - $2,499.99) Alexander, Colonel and Mrs. James W. Anderson County Woman’s Club Anderson Independent Mail Anderson Rotary Club Anderson School District Five AT&T BASF Catalysts, LLC BB&T Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative Bonitz Campbell, Ms. Nancy Starr Champion, Dr. Peggy City of Easley Clemson Area Retirement Center, Inc. D. L. Scurry Foundation Daniel, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas D. David Taylor Heating and Air Conditioning
Deane, Mr. and Mrs. John C. DeHay, Mr. Galen Duncan, Mr. and Mrs. Gary T. Easley Combined Utilities Elliott, Dr. and Mrs. Ralph Fee Family at Reliable Automatic Sprinkler Company, Inc. Harris, Mr. and Mrs. Butch Hughes, Mr. and Mrs. Butch Kelly, Mr. and Mrs. Grayson A. LS3P Manufacturers Caring for Pickens County McMillan Pazdan Smith Architects Mountain View United Methodist Church Nix, Mr. Ralph E. Oconee Machine & Tool Co., Inc. One World Technologies, Inc. Phillips Staffing Piedmont Chapter of SCACPA Ramsey, Dr. Valerie R. Riley, Mr. Clark K. Robinson Funeral Homes Sandvik Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Jim, Jr. Sorrells, Mr. and Mrs. Mike Thornton, Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Wakefield, Mr. and Mrs. David C., III Young Office Environments Cornerstone Club ($500 - $999.99) Albergotti, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel F. Atlanta Consulting Group Bowers, Mr. James P. Buckhiester, Dr. and Mrs. Philip G. Cindy Fox Miller & Associates Cole, Mrs. Cathy C. Cooper, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel T. Crowe’s Corporate Promotions Evatt, Mr. and Mrs. Rhett Fuller, Mrs. Janet Hagood, Mr. and Mrs. Ben, III Hamilton, Mrs. Cara Hansen, Mr. Mikkel A. Harley, Mr. and Mrs. Bill
Hayden, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Jameison, Ms. Linda Juneau Construction Company, LLC KG LLC Pizza Inn King, Mr. and Mrs. David C. Kline, Mr. William Henry Liquid Properties, LLC Martin, Dr. and Mrs. Theodore H. McChrystal, Mr. Keith J. McIntire, Mr. Dorian R. Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP S.C. Association of Veterinarians Sealevel Systems, Inc. Seneca Animal Hospital PA Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Larry Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Ron Spitz, Mr. and Mrs. Ted Stathakis, Ms. Alexandria P. Steele, Mr. William P., Jr. Swords, Dr. Brian D. Vanhuss, Dr. Della M. Young, Ms. Teresa Century Club ($100 - $499.99) Allan, Ms. Meg Allen, Mr. and Mrs. Douglas R. Amazon Anderson, Mrs. Lisa G. Andrus, Ms. Sue Arnold, Mr. and Mrs. L. Curtis Arthur, Mr. and Mrs. James L. Ashley, Mr. and Mrs. William T. Barnes, Ms. Ann Barnes, Mr. and Mrs. Larry D. Beard, Ms. Julie M. Beleskas, Mr. John F. Blakley, Ms. Jacquelyn Blanton, Mrs. Amanda D. Bowen, Mr. David J. Boyles, Mr. and Mrs. Craig Brock, Mrs. Deborah A. Brown, Mr. Jack N. Bryan, Mr. and Mrs. Michael G. Bucy, Mr. David W. Burdette, Mrs. Margaret C. Carolina Beer Company, Inc.
Cartledge, Mr. and Mrs. Larry Catalfomo, Mrs. Keri Christopherson, Mr. M. E. Clanton, Mr. and Mrs. Van, Jr. Cole, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Compton, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley L. Corley, Mr. Gregg Cothran, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Creamer, Mrs. Jennifer Evans Crenshaw, Mr. and Mrs. Matt Current, Mr. James L. Dacus, Ms. Emma Sue Dacus, Ms. Kandice Donnelly, Mr. and Mrs. Edward N. Edwards, Mr. Matt Eidson, Mrs. Rebecca Ellenberg, Mr. Robert Ellington, Ms. Julie A. Ethridge, Ms. Tracy L. Fiori, Mr. George Fiske, Mrs. Tammy Stout Fulcher, Ms. Amanda S. Future Laboratory Professionals Student Organization Garrison, Mrs. Cheryl Harp, Ms. Kim Hellenga, Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Henry, Mrs. Carol T. Herbert, Dr. and Mrs. James O. Holland, Mrs. Shannan Hoover, Ms. Melinda Hudson, Mr. and Mrs. William H. (Ham) Hudson, Mr. William Lane, Jr. Jackie’s Starr Mart Jaeschke, Mr. Scott Johnson, Ms. Tasheka Jones, Ms. Shana E., LVT Konieczny, Mrs. Suzanne Kopera, Mr. and Mrs. Ken Lawless, Ms. Christy S. Lewis, Dr. Lynn Littleton, Mrs. Gloria Lollis, Ms. Tammy Luff, Mr. Lee R. Luper, Ms. Angel S. Marino, Dr. Chris Martin, Mr. Johnny D.
McClain, Mrs. Tonia B. McClure, Mr. Hubert McWherter, Dr. Lisa C. Mobley, Ms. Cynthia Moe’s Morrison, Mr. and Mrs. H. Steve Morse, Dr. and Mrs. Harold Mountain View United Methodist Church Women Music Program Nelms, Ms. Deborah W. Norcross, Dr. Amoena B. Norris, Ms. Debbie Orzechowski, Ms. Amanda Otey, Ms. Jeanne Palmer, Mrs. Donna S. Pepper, Mrs. Robin A. Perkins, Mr. Lee Poore, Mrs. Claudia E. Price, Mr. Randy L. Roddey, Ms. Sandra N. Saxon, Mrs. Lisa B. Seawright, Ms. Patricia D. Sharp, Mr. Norman C. Shook, Ms. Mary Louise Shumpert, Ms. Sarah J. Smith, Ms. Lynn Smith, Mr. Phil S. Sosebee, Mr. and Mrs. Greg B. Spearman, Dr. David H. Stebbins, Mr. and Mrs. Roland A. Strasser, Mrs. Cathy Street, Dr. and Mrs. Russell K. Strickland, Mrs. Sandra P. Summa Joe’s Talbert, Ms. Brittany Toole, Mr. and Mrs. W. Allen Trimmier-Lee, Mrs. Cindy Valentine, Ms. Hope Vance, Ms. Debbie Venet, Ms. Joan Vernon, Ms. Julie Vickery, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry D. Walter, Mrs. Diana M. Warnock, Mr. and Mrs. Tom White, Representative and Mrs. Brian Wilkerson, Colonel and Mrs. Lawrence B. More than Numbers | 39
TCTC FOUNDATION, INC. Woodall, Mr. Matthew Woodson, Mr. John W., II Young, Mr. and Mrs. Al Young Plumbing Company, Inc. Loyalty Club ($.01 - $99.99) Abbott, Ms. Jordan Alexander, Ms. Elaine H. Alvarez, Ms. Ashley Angoli, Ms. Marilyn I. Anonymous Aquayo, Mr. Jairo Arbena, Mr. Joseph S. Ashley, Ms. Molly Barnett, Ms. Andrea W. Bernezzeli, Ms. Rebeca Bishop, Mr. Josh Blackwell, Mrs. Tiffany Blanding, Ms. Alexis Bojangles’ of WNC, LLC Borders, Ms. Amy Borger, Mr. Bernard A. Bowen, Ms. April Bowen, Mr. Tim Boyd, Mr. Harrison Brand, Mrs. Kathy Brewer, Ms. Carla D. Brewer, Ms. Maggie Brill, Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Brock, Mr. Joseph Brown, Ms. Linda A. Brown, Ms. Melissa Brown, Ms. Sharon D. Bruce, Ms. Megan Bryan, Mrs. Anne M. Bryan, Ms. Elizabeth Burdette, Mr. Donald Buss, Ms. Susan Byars, Mrs. Elizabeth B. Cantrell, Mr. J. Glenn Carothers, Mr. Ray Chirolla, Ms. Amberly Clark, Ms. Christy Clark, Ms. Lyndsey Clark, Ms. Tina Coe, Mr. Mark 40 | More than Numbers
Condon, Ms. Vanessa Conrad, Mr. Adam Couchon, Ms. Sierra Cox, Mrs. Elizabeth M. Cumbie, Mr. Alton B. Cunningham, Ms. Lindsay K. Curtis, Ms. Susan Darby, Mr. Warren Dean, Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy DeLoache, Mr. James E. Deluccia, Mr. Troy DeVarso, Ms. Tiffanie Dover, Ms. Melissa Downing, Ms. Kailey Dunagin, Ms. Kultida Dunkel, Ms. Mary G. Ebright, Jessie Eckert, Mrs. Sharon D. Edwards, Ms. Penny S. Escobar, Mr. Paulo Eubanks, Ms. Sandra Fant, Ms. Jo Ann Floyd, Mr. Dustin Frank, Ms. Stacey D. Fravel, Ms. Scarlett Fuller, Ms. Ashlee Fuller, Ms. Markia Gambrell, Ms. Carolyn Garrett, Ms. Lisa T. Geren, Ms. Mary Gibson, Mr. Steve E. Gray, Ms. Jackie Griffin, Ms. Natasha T. Griffith, Mr. Eric Hall, Ms. Denise Harris, Ms. Rhonda N. Hartwell Plastics Helmer, Mr. Ethan Herring, Mr. Michael D. Hill, Ms. Jenni Hix, Ms. Ashlyn Holbrooks, Ms. Wanda Holladay, Ms. Brittany Homer-Drummond, Ms. Sharon Howell, Ms. Shayna Howlin, Ms. Rosemary T. Imershein, Mr. and Mrs. Richard E.
Interiano, Mrs. Ana M. Jablonski, Ms. RockyAnn Jared, Mrs. Amy Jared, Mr. Tim Jeffers, Mr. Maxwell Johnson, Mr. Kevin C. Kay, Mrs. Polly F. Kim, Joon Kinsey, Mr. Mitchell Lamb, Ms. Kristina Lane, Ms. Colleen Latchaw, Jamie Little, Mr. David Littles, Ms. Tykia Maners, Ms. Lyndsey Manley, Mr. Brandon Marshall, Dr. Gerald Lee Martin, Mrs. Lou Ann Martin, Ms. Yvonne McBeth, Mr. Richard McLaughlin, Ms. Crystal Merritt, Mr. Butch Messick, Ms. Kaitlin Miranda, Ms. Jody Moran, Ms. Lauren Morrissette, Ms. Lori Musalini, Mrs. Laneika K. Myers, Mr. James D. Oliver, Mr. Travis A. Orem, Mr. and Mrs. Barry Orvin, Ms. Deborah Ownbey, Ms. Cynthia L. Parker, Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Peoples, Ms. Jenell Petit, Ms. Shannon Phelps, Mr. Paul R. Ponder, Mr. Milton Porter, Ms. Jennifer Powell, Mr. John M. Powell, Mr. Kyle Pruitt, Ms. Angela Pruitt, Ms. Lauren Reece, Ms. Brandi Reeves, Ms. Heidi Registrar of TCTC Staff REIS, Inc. Richmond, Ms. Frances
Roberts, Mrs. Amy Robinson, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred B., Jr. Robinson, Ms. Emma J. Robinson, Mr. Manuel E. Robinson, Ms. Vickie Rockwell, Mr. Mason Rogers, Ms. Skye Rosemond-Saunders, Mrs. Helen Rutledge, Ms. Jacqueline L. Sahms, Ms. Hannah Samela, Mr. Adam Santone, Ms. Arianna Schneider, Mr. Kevin Self, Mr. Timothy L. Shealy, Ms. Phyllis G. Sheridan, Ms. Meng Shillinglaw, Ms. Kelsey Shook, Ms. V. Lynn Simmons, Ms. Samantha Simon, Mr. Matthew Sitton, Mrs. Roberta Spainhour, Ms. Pasha Stephens, Ms. Erica Stevenson, Ms. Tonya A. Stewart, Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Summers, Ms. Teresa W. Taylor, Mr. Spencer Tester, Mr. William Thompson, Ms. Beverly Thompson, Mr. Christian Thrasher, Mrs. Debbie L. Towe, Ms. Christina Travis, Ms. Allyson Tri-County Association of Political Scientists Trotter, Mr. Michael Twilley, Ms. Susan Waldron, Ms. Sabrina Wardlaw, Ms. Deborah Waters, Ms. Glenda K. Watt, Mr. Bobby R. Watts, Ms. Carol Webb, Mr. Elijah Wherry, Ms. Regina White, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Whitlock, Mr. Clarence F. Whitmire, Ms. Paula S.
Williams, Ms. Shallin S. Willis, Ms. Candace Wilson, Ms. Pamela Winkler, Mrs. Stephanie Womack, Mr. Evan Wood, Ms. Heather Wood, Ms. Rachael Wood, Mrs. Tracy Wrightson, Mr. and Mrs. Josh Yohannan, Mrs. Marianne A. Matching Gift Donors Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative Duke Energy IBM Corporation In-Kind Donors McMillan Pazdan Smith Architects Michelin Morrissette, Ms. Lori Tucker’s Restaurant
TCTC FOUNDATION, INC. TRI-COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION, INC. BOARD MEMBERS Tri-County Technical College Foundation, Inc. The Foundation works to create awareness within the community of the financial needs of the College not met by State or federal support and to implement a plan by which these financial needs can be met through private gifts. To fulfill these purposes, the Foundation institutes an organized program for obtaining support from alumni, friends, faculty and staff, corporations, organizations, and private foundations. In addition to soliciting major gifts for the College, the Foundation accepts, holds, invests, reinvests, and administers any gifts, bequests, and grants in money or property given to the Foundation. Mrs. Peggy G. Deane
Mr. Ben Hagood
Mr. James L. Williams
Chair
Vice Chair
Treasurer
Secretary
Retired Senior VP, AnMed
Regional Vice President, TD Bank
Attorney at Law
President, Oconee Federal Savings and Loan Association
Mr. George Acker, Retired S.C. Vice President for External Relations, Duke Energy of Carolinas
Mr. Curtis T. Evatt
Mr. Dave Eldridge, Chief Executive Officer, Tri-County Entrepreneurial Development Corporation
Mr. James Kaplan, President, Cornell Dubilier Mrs. Sheila King, Owner, Kid’s Stuff Academy Owner, Sullivan King Mortuary
Mr. Alan Blackmon, Retired Manager of Engineering, Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative/Blue Ridge Electric Security Solutions
Mr. Michael Fee, The Reliable Automatic Sprinkler Co., Inc.
Mr. Randy Blackston, VP of Operations, Glen Raven
Mrs. Cara Hamilton (ex officio), Vice President for Business Affairs, Tri-County Technical College
Mr. Jim Lovinggood, Manager of Engineering and Support Services, Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative/Blue Ridge Electric Security Solutions
Dr. Ronnie L. Booth (ex officio), President, Tri-County Technical College
Mrs. Lorraine Harding, Owner, Lorraine Harding Real Estate
Mr. D. Pruitt Martin (ex officio), Retired, Senior Vice President, Carolina Alliance Bank
Mr. Hugh Burgess, President, Consolidated Southern Industries
Mr. Bill Harley, Senior Vice President, First Citizens Bank
Dr. Teddy Martin, Dentist
Mr. Kym Cleveland, President, Liquid Properties, LLC
Mr. Leon (Butch) Harris (ex officio), Retired Manager, Koyo Bearings USA
Mrs. Emily DeRoberts, Government and Community Relations Manager, Duke Energy Corporation
Mr. Henry Harrison, Chairman and CEO, American Services, Inc.
Mr. Gary T. Duncan, Retired Financial Advisor, Merrill Lynch
Mr. Chris Robinson, General Manager, Robinson Funeral Homes and Memorial Gardens Mr. Larry Smith, Retired Plant Operations Manager, Schneider Electric Mrs. Lee Garrison Smith, Co-Owner, Denver Downs Farm Market Mr. Ted Spitz, Attorney at Law Ms. Alexandria Stathakis, Director, Robert Bosch, LLC Mr. Charlie Thornton, Retired CPA
Mr. Scott Miller, Realtor, Cindy Fox Miller & Associates Mr. Hamid Mohsseni, President, Anderson Restaurant Group
Mr. David C. Wakefield, Retired, Carolina First Bank Mr. Scott Webber, Senior Vice President, Wells Fargo
Mr. Tom O’Hanlan, CEO, Sealevel Systems, Inc. Ms. Nancy Hedrick, Retired President/ CEO, Computer Software Innovations, Inc. Mrs. Marcia Hydrick, Vice President, Thrift Brothers, Inc.
Mr. Mike Worley, Operations Manager, Itron Mr. John Powell (ex officio), Broker in Charge, Powell Real Estate
Mr. Danny Youngblood, President, Youngblood Development Corporation
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TCTC COMMISSION Tri-County Technical College Executive Staff
John M. Powell
J. Allard “Al” Young
John T. “Tom” Hendricks
W. H. “Ham” Hudson
Chair, Oconee County
Pickens County
Vice Chair, Anderson County
Oconee County
Leon “Butch” Harris Anderson County
D. Pruitt Martin Anderson County
Members of the Executive Staff are (seated, from left) Linda Jameison, Assistant Vice President, Student Support and Engagement; Dr. Ronnie L. Booth, President; and Sharon Colcolough, Assistant Vice President, Human Resources; (standing, from left) Dan Cooper, Director, Economic Development and Government Relations; Jenni Creamer, Dean, College Transitions; Galen DeHay, Senior Vice President; Rebecca Eidson, Director, Public Relations and Communications; Cara Hamilton, Vice President, Business Affairs; and Grayson Kelly, Executive Director, Foundation.
Helen P. Rosemond-Saunders Oconee County
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Mailing Address Tri-County Technical College P. O. Box 587 Pendleton, SC 29670
Pendleton Campus 7900 SC Highway 76 Pendleton, South Carolina 864-646-TCTC (8282) Anderson Campus 511 Michelin Boulevard Anderson, South Carolina 864-260-6700 Easley Campus 1774 Powdersville Road Easley, South Carolina 864-220-8888 Oconee Campus Hamilton Career Center 100 Vocational Drive Seneca, South Carolina 864-886-4555 Main Number: 864-646-TCTC (8282) Toll-Free Number Within 864 Area Code: 1-866-269-5677 TDD/Voice: 1-800-735-2905 www.tctc.edu
Tri-County Technical College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the associate degree. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097; or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Tri-County Technical College. Tri-County Technical College does not discriminate in admission or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, qualifying disability, veteran’s status, age, or national origin.