TTC News

• August 25, 2010 - TTC OFFERS LAW SCHOOL FOR NON-LAWYERS
  

  Trident Technical College’s Division of Continuing Education and Economic Development will offer Law School for Non-Lawyers, a course taught by lawyers about legal issues that may affect you.

• August 18, 2010 - TTC Receives Grant To Protect Local Food Culture
  

  Trident Technical College has received a $46,047 planning grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services to establish a Lowcountry Foodways Project.

• August 17, 2010 - HORSE, BARN AND FARM MANAGEMENT COURSES OFFERED AT TTC
  

  Trident Technical College offers continuing education courses in horse, barn and farm management at the St. Paul’s Parish Site, 5231 Hwy. 165, Hollywood.

• August 17, 2010 - G.I. Jobs magazine names TTC Military Friendly School for 2011
  

  G.I. Jobs magazine has named Trident Technical College a Military Friendly School for 2011.

• July 23, 2010 - MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTIONIST PROGRAM AT TTC APPROVED BY THE ASSOCIATION FOR HEALTHCARE DOCUMENTATION INTEGRITY
  

  Trident Technical College’s Medical Transcriptionist Program, offered by the Division of Continuing Education and Economic Development, is approved by the Approval Committee for Certificate Programs (ACCP).

• July 13, 2010 - READY, SET, ENROLL! EVENT TO BE HELD AT ALL TTC CAMPUSES
  

  Trident Technical College is holding a Ready, Set, Enroll! event on Tuesday, Aug. 3, from 10 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. at all three TTC campuses.

• July 8, 2010 - FREE REDUCING ENERGY USE AND COST COURSE AT TTC'S BERKELEY CAMPUS
  

  Explore the options available to Lowcountry homeowners to significantly reduce energy usage and its costs at a free continuing education course at Trident Technical College’s Berkeley Campus in Moncks Corner.

• July 6, 2010 - TRIDENT TECHNICAL COLLEGE TO HOLD ADJUNCT FACULTY FAIR
  

  Trident Technical College’s Division of Academic Affairs will hold an Adjunct Faculty Job Fair 5-8 p.m. on Tuesday, July 20 on TTC’s Main Campus in the College Center (Bldg. 920).

• July 2, 2010 - ENJOY SUMMERTIME IN AMERICA AT TTC'S MAIN STREET USA CELEBRATION
  

  Celebrate summertime in America with Trident Technical College’s Main Street USA program on Friday, July 16.

• June 21, 2010 - INFORMATION EVENT FOR VETERANS TO BE HELD AT TTC
  

  TTC is holding an information briefing about educational benefits for veterans on Tuesday, July 13.

• May 14, 2010 - LOWE NAMED PROGRAM LEADER IN TTC’S DIVISION OF CONTINUING EDUCATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
  

  Cathy Lowe was recently named program leader in the Health, Human Services, Environmental and Safety department in Trident Technical College’s Division of Continuing Education and Economic Development.

• May 5, 2010 - TTC OFFERS NEW PERSONAL TRAINER COURSES
  Trident Technical College has added three new continuing education courses for personal fitness trainers.

• April 26, 2010 - TTC Offers Direct Student Loans
  

  On July 1, 2010, TTC will be required to replace the Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP) with the Federal Direct Loan (DL) Program.

• April 22, 2010 - TTC STUDENTS WIN AWARDS AT CIVIL ENGINEERING COMPETITION
  

  Six of TTC’s civil engineering technology students competed in the American Society of Civil Engineers 2010 Carolinas Conference held at Duke University.

• April 14, 2010 - TTC To Launch New Student Portal
  Trident Technical College is replacing CampusCruiser with my.tridenttech, a Google-based student web portal on May 11, 2010!

• March 31, 2010 - CERTIFIED NURSE AIDE PROGRAM TO BE OFFERED AT BERKELEY CAMPUS
  

  Trident Technical College’s Division of Continuing Education and Economic Development will offer a Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) Training Program at the college’s Berkeley Campus in Moncks Corner. Classes begin April 26

• March 29, 2010 - TTC HOLDS MODEL UNITED NATIONS
  

  More than 50 students from area high schools and home-school organizations participated in this year’s Model United Nations for high school students held at Trident Technical College.

• March 26, 2010 - LEAD RENOVATION, REPAIR AND PAINTING COURSE MEETS EPA REGULATIONS
  

  The Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting course, offered by TTC’s Division of Continuing Education and Economic Development, meets new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) training requirements that are now in place for certified renovators.

• March 22, 2010 - TTC OFFERS KIDS COLLEGE SUMMER CAMPS
  

  Kids’ College at Trident Technical College will offer 75 summer camps for children ages 7-16. These camps provide opportunities for children to learn, make new friends, expand their interests and have fun. This is TTC’s 13th year offering camps.

• March 13, 2010 - Quest Academic Competition Overall School Winners
  

  Quest Academic Competition Overall School Winners

• February 17, 2010 - TTC Receives Federal Health Grant
  

  Trident Technical College announced today that it will receive $2.6 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds over the next three years for the Trident Healthcare Careers Project.

• February 10, 2010 - ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION APPRENTICES TO COMPETE AT TTC
  

  Electrical construction apprentices will display their skills in installing electrical components and circuitry at the Electricians Competition and Career Fair to be held on TTCs Main Campus on Sat., March 6, from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m.

• February 9, 2010 - TTC Receives Federal Grant To Improve Broadband Access
  

  Trident Technical College announced today that it will receive approximately $923,000 to improve broadband access at college sites in its three-county service area.

• February 9, 2010 - TTC TO HOLD GLOBAL AWARENESS WEEK
  

  Trident Technical College will celebrate Global Awareness Week Feb. 15-19 at the Main Campus in North Charleston. Events are free and open to the public.

• February 2, 2010 - TTC HOSTING COLLEGE GOAL EVENT
  

  Trident Technical College (TTC) is a local site for College Goal Sunday, a nationwide effort to help students and parents learn more about college financial aid.

• February 2, 2010 - TRIDENT TECHNICAL COLLEGE BIOLOGY CLASS SETS SAIL
  

  Biology will take a new tack for Maymester at Trident Technical College. BIO 205 will include a unique, out-of-classroom experience aboard the Spirit of South Carolina.

• January 22, 2010 - STUDENTS TO COMPETE IN LEGO LEAGUE REGIONAL QUALIFIER AT TTC
  

  Approximately 40 teams of middle school students will compete in the FIRST LEGO League (FLL) Lowcountry Regional Qualifier tournament to be held at Trident Technical College’s on Sat., Jan. 30.

• January 15, 2010 - TTC Celebrates Black History Month
  

  Trident Technical College begins its Black History Month celebration Wednesday, Feb. 3 with a full day of activities at the college’s Main Campus in North Charleston. All events are free and open to the public.

• January 8, 2010 - TTC'S CLEMENTE COURSE RECEIVES GRANT FROM COMCAST FOUNDATION
  

  The Charleston Clemente Course, a free college-level humanities course for impoverished, homeless and otherwise disadvantaged people in the Charleston area, recently received a grant of $11,000 from the Comcast Foundation.

• December 11, 2009 - TTC SELECTS FIRST GROUP OF STUDENT AMBASSADORS
  

  Trident Technical College has selected six students who will represent the college during the 2009-2010 academic school year as part of the new TTC Student Ambassador program.

• December 9, 2009 - Aeronautical Training at Trident Technical College
  

  Details about how TTC will work closely with readySC to prepare Boeing’s initial work force and how TTC will work to ensure a pipeline of workers through our academic programs, as well as our continuing education programs.

• December 4, 2009 - TTC HOLDING ADJUNCT FACULTY JOB FAIR AT BERKELEY CAMPUS
  

  Trident Technical College’s Berkeley Campus is hosting an Adjunct Faculty Job Fair on Wednesday, Dec. 16, from 4 to 7 p.m. in Room 175 (Conference Center).

• November 18, 2009 - TTC OFFERS COSMETOLOGY COURSE ON MEN’S SERVICES AND COLORING RELAXED HAIR
  

  The Men’s Services and Coloring Relaxed Hair course provides trendsetting tips on the untapped market of men's services as well as how to color chemically-relaxed hair.

• November 16, 2009 - MILUNAS NAMED PROGRAM LEADER IN TTC'S DIVISION OF CONTINUING EDUCATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
  

  Gary Milunas was recently named program leader in the Health, Human Services, Environmental and Safety department in Trident Technical College’s Division of Continuing Education and Economic Development.

• November 13, 2009 - TTC OFFERS WINDOWS 7 COURSE
  

  Explore Windows 7, the newest Windows upgrade, in a continuing education course at Trident Technical College.

• November 13, 2009 - READY, SET, ENROLL! EVENT TO BE HELD AT ALL TTC CAMPUSES
  

  Trident Technical College is holding a Ready, Set, Enroll! event on Wednesday, Dec. 2, from 10 a.m. until 7 p.m. at all three TTC campuses.

• November 2, 2009 - HEALTH FAIR PLANNED FOR BERKELEY COUNTY COMMUNITY
  

  The Upward Bound Math and Science Center (UBMSC) at TTC's Berkeley Campus is hosting a community health fair on Saturday, Nov. 21, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at TTC’s Berkeley Campus, 1001 S. Live Oak Dr. (Hwy. 17-A), in Moncks Corner.

• October 22, 2009 - SCETV to air TTC-produced documentary
  

  South Carolina Educational Television will air a behind-the-scenes documentary about Trident Technical College’s theatrical production of “Dracula: Forbidden Fruit” as part of its Halloween line up.

• October 14, 2009 - TTC NAMES NEW DIRECTOR OF APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS
  

  Trident Technical College has named Mitchell R. Harp as the new director of apprenticeship programs.

• October 2, 2009 - TTC OFFERS SOCIAL NETWORKING AND VIDEO GAME DESIGN COURSES
  

  Trident Technical College offers continuing education courses in social networking and video game design.

• October 1, 2009 - TTC AND TRIDENT WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD INTRODUCE COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE PROGRAM AT BERKELEY CAMPUS
  

  Trident Technical College and the Trident Workforce Investment Board introduced the Community Healthcare Training Program at a luncheon at the college’s Berkeley Campus in Moncks Corner.
  

• September 14, 2009 - TTC OFFERS HOME REPAIR COURSES
  

  Learn basic home repair with continuing education courses from Trident Technical College.

• September 10, 2009 - TTC OFFERS COMPOSITE REPAIR COURSE
  

  Learn how to work on the fiberglass parts of boats, motorcycles, trucks and more in the Composite Repair – Fiberglass course.

• September 9, 2009 - Ground broken for new Dorchester County QuickJobs Center
  

  Dorchester County held a groundbreaking ceremony Sept. 2 to kick off construction of a new QuickJobs Center.

• August 20, 2009 - VELOCITY POWERSPORTS LOANS MOTORCYCLES TO TTC
  

  Velocity Powersports recently loaned four Honda Nighthawk 250 motorcycles to Trident Technical College through a special loaner program facilitated by the Motorcycle Safety Foundation.

• August 19, 2009 - TTC OFFERS FLORAL AND INTERIOR DESIGN COURSES
  

  Channel your inner designer with continuing education courses at Trident Technical College. Floral design and interior design courses begin in September.

• August 11, 2009 - TTC OFFERS ONLINE COURT REPORTING PROGRAM
  

  Trident Technical College has partnered with Stenowave, a nationally-known online court reporter school, to offer a more affordable and faster way to becoming a court reporter. Courses begin Sept. 1.

• August 10, 2009 - TCC TO OFFER INTERNET BUSINESS COURSE
  

  Trident Technical College offers Building a Successful Business Using the Internet.

• August 6, 2009 - TTC TO OFFER DAVE RAMSEY’S FINANCIAL PEACE UNIVERSITY
  

  Discover why thousands of people turn to Dave Ramsey when they want to get out of debt. Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University (FPU).

• August 3, 2009 - TTC OFFERS CONSTABLE TRAINING AT BERKELEY CAMPUS
  

  Trident Technical College will offer a Basic Constable Training course at its Berkeley Campus in Moncks Corner. Classes begin Aug. 10. Cost is $429, which includes books.

• August 3, 2009 - TTC TO HOLD CONTINUING EDUCATION OPEN HOUSE
  

  Trident Technical College is holding a Continuing Education Open House from 4-7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 11 at the Complex for Economic Development/Continuing Education Center.

• July 30, 2009 - TTC AND TRIDENT ONE STOP OFFER CERTIFIED NURSE AIDE AND PATIENT CARE PROGRAM AT BERKELEY CAMPUS
  

  TTC's Division of Continuing Education and Economic Development and Trident One Stop Career System are offering a Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) and Patient Care Technician Training Program at the college’s Berkeley Campus in Moncks Corner.

• July 24, 2009 - TTC Offers Courses In Summerville
  

  Trident Technical College offers evening courses in Summerville at the Dorchester County Career and Technology Center, 449 Old Trolley Road.

• July 23, 2009 - TTC Offers Training For Green Careers
  

  TTC offers continuing education courses leading to careers in green building and analysis. The college is one of six Energy Efficiency Training Centers in SC to deliver training programs, funded by federal stimulus dollars.

• July 22, 2009 - READY, SET, ENROLL! EVENT TO BE HELD AT TTC
  

  Trident Technical College is holding a Ready, Set, Enroll! event on Monday, Aug. 3, from 9 a.m. until 7 p.m. at TTC’s Main Campus

• July 16, 2009 - TTC RECEIVES GRANT TO SERVE VETERANS ON CAMPUS
  

  TTC received a Success for Vets grant from the American Council on Education (ACE) and the Wal-Mart Foundation to implement Project Veterans' Educational Transition Services (VETS).

• July 9, 2009 - TTC to hold Massage Therapy open houses
  

  Trident Technical College will hold two open houses this summer showcasing its Massage Therapy program.

• July 7, 2009 - TTC announces TTC Green initiative, VA Tech partnership Thornley signs Presidents Climate Commitment
  

  Trident Technical College (TTC) announced today a multifaceted initiative — TTC Green — that expands the college’s energy efficiency and sustainability efforts at all three campuses plus every training site.

• July 2, 2009 - OUTSTANDING STUDENTS HONORED AT TTC
  

  Students were honored for their academic achievements and involvement in student organizations at Trident Technical College at the annual Awards Day ceremony held at the college’s Main Campus.

• June 24, 2009 - ELEVEN GRADUATE FROM TTC'S FACILITIES MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN PROGRAM
  

  Eleven students graduated from Trident Technical College’s first Facilities Maintenance Technician Program June 3.

• June 8, 2009 - TTC OFFERS KIDS’ COLLEGE CHESS CAMPS
  

  Children ages 8-16 can learn how to play chess in the Kids’ College summer camp program at Trident Technical College.

• June 4, 2009 - READY, SET, ENROLL! EVENT TO BE HELD AT TTC
  

  Trident Technical College is holding a Ready, Set, Enroll! event on Thursday, July 9, from 3 until 7 p.m.

• June 4, 2009 - TTC HOSTING MAIN STREET USA PROGRAM
  

  Get in the patriotic spirit with Trident Technical College’s Main Street USA program on Friday, June 19.

• June 3, 2009 - FINANCIAL AID WORKSHOPS TO BE HELD AT ALL TTC CAMPUSES
  

  Attend a free financial aid workshop at Trident Technical College and learn how to pay for college using financial aid, including lottery-funded tuition assistance.

• May 28, 2009 - TTC STUDENTS COMPETE IN HARVARD NATIONAL MODEL UNITED NATIONS
  

  Eight students from TTC participated in this year’s Harvard National Model United Nations in Boston. More than 3,000 delegates from the United States and 37 countries attended to discuss issues at the forefront of international relations.

• May 28, 2009 - AMERICANS TURNING TO CONTINUING EDUCATION CLASSES IN TOUGH TIMES
  

  Americans are turning to continuing education and lifelong learning classes to deal with tough times, according to surveys of programs around the country by the Learning Resources Network (LERN), a national association in lifelong learning.

• May 22, 2009 - FINANCIAL AID WORKSHOPS TO BE HELD AT ALL TTC CAMPUSES
  

  Attend a free financial aid workshop at Trident Technical College and learn how to pay for college using financial aid, including lottery-funded tuition assistance.

• May 4, 2009 - APPRENTICES COMPETE FOR PRIZE MONEY AT TTC
  

  Electrical construction apprentices displayed their skills in installing electrical components and circuitry at an Electricians Fair held on Trident Technical College’s Main Campus.

• April 28, 2009 - SPRUCE UP YOUR YARD WITH LANDSCAPE DESIGN AND MAINTENANCE COURSES AT TTC
  

  Make the most of your yard with horticulture courses from Trident Technical College’s Division of Continuing Education and Economic Development. A new series of courses begins in May.

• April 1, 2009 - NEW WEB SITE DOCUMENTS AFRICAN TRIP
  

  From the notes, journals and photographs of their five-week trip to Guinea and Sierra Leone, 13 Fulbright participants have created a Web site to share their collective feelings about what they experienced so it might inform and educate.