ASL, ESL & Spanish, Oh My!

ASL - American Sign Language II
Learn to communicate with the hearing impaired population by using American Sign Language (ASL), the third most commonly used language in the United States. ASL is offered via distance learning and broadcast live. This class will meet with ASL 102. 
Tuesday, Thursday, 5:30 PM - 9:30 PM; 12 sessions starting January [...]

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Have a Happy HallowThanksMasNewBowl Season or Festivus for the Rest of Us

“Are you ready?” is the question on everyone’s lips. Have you done all the extra things that must be done for the season in addition to the normal overload of tasks required every day?
Spartanburg Community College can’t help you with this one. We’re closed until the second of January. If you didn’t take time management [...]

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We Train Our Own to Provide You with the Best Practices

Tracie Alexander, program manager for Professional Development completed a 60-hour comprehensive Meeting and Even Planning Certificate Program, and attended the Showcase of Midlands Technical College Supervisory Program, a 25-week program for new and experiences supervisors developed by Midlands Technical College. She also attended the Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education Conference in Charleston, SC.
Tim Coggins, instructor, [...]

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Schedule your required OSHA training now for the New Year

HazWoper 24 Hour
You will learn about hazardous waste, regulatory overview, operational hazards, chemical exposure and health effects, and Hazwoper standards for the professional. Course covers hands-on demonstrations of protective equipment and field instruments and simulated exercises in field situations. This course is for those involved with hazardous waste site operations, remediation workers, first responders, environmental health [...]

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$650 Thousand in Grants Awarded for Union Robotics Facility

AdvanceSC has awarded SCC-CCE three grants for building, equipment and training for the regional robotics facility to be located on Highway 176 outside of Union across from the LSP industrial site. In September, $248,550 was awarded for the building, and in November, a second alliance grant of $250,000 was awarded. In addition, SCC received a [...]

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RVIA Technical Training at SCC BMW Center

Local RV dealerships are saving gas this week by taking continuing education training here in Spartanburg at the Tyger River Campus instead of driving to Charleston. RV technicians get certification updates every year, but because SCC is one of two associate schools with in the Recreational Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA), dealerships can now get their [...]

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SCC Nursing Graduates Ready to Meet Upstate’s Health Care Need

Upstate hospitals will soon have help to fill chronic nursing shortages as recent graduates from Spartanburg Community College’s (SCC) associate degree of nursing (ADN) program begin to enter the workforce.
“There should be a 100 percent placement rate of SCC nursing graduates within six weeks of students passing their state board exams,” said SCC nursing instructor [...]

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Next In-Person CNA Registration in May, Date not set SCC Central Campus

Corporate & Community Education Spring 2008 Certified Nursing Assistant Classes

Next class is scheduled for June 2008
check back for registration date

Open Registration will begin approximately one month before classes start. Check back for next date.
ALL REGISTRATIONS MUST BE DONE IN PERSON
In Room E-4, East Building,  SCC Central  Campus.
Bring the following with you to register:

Picture ID
Social Security Card
Registration [...]

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College Credits for Continuing Education Blended Courses

Jeff Hunt, academic instructor, and Terrill Brown, continuing education intructor with Spartanburg Community College, will meet with  instructors from area technical colleges on Monday to explore the possibility of making college credits available for courses offered through PRime ED, NCCER, and Amatrol.  Greenville Tech, Piedmont Tech and Tri-County Tech will also attend.
Prime Ed offers industrial [...]

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Students pleased with Union Pre-Apprenticeship Training

A second cohort of eight students has completed the Union County Pre-Aprenticeship program, which offers a review of math skills, metrics and basic computer skills, as a prelude to possible further training as apprentices. The training was paid for with grants from AdvanceSC, the Department of Commerce and the Work Investment Board. Students attended without [...]

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