Corporate & Community Education at Spartanburg Community College has a mission to help Upstate South Carolina to grow economically through continuing education. We help individuals train for the high tech jobs that they want, and to help businesses stay competitive in the world market by developing their workforce. We also provide space for testing and developing new manufacturing processes as well as pre-employment training and screening of prospective associates. Professionals can also earn continuing education units or prepare for certification exams.
The College seeks out partners from all sectors–business, organizations, government and other educational institutions to make unique opportunities available for our service area. We want to put the talents, skills and ingenuity of the Upstate to work for our service area: Spartanburg, Cherokee and Union counties.
As a member of the Upstate Alliance Technical Training, C&CE at SCC is always writing proposals for grant money for training partners.
We offer assistance with Incumbent Worker Grants and Enterprise Zone Incentives as well.
- 3 campuses, each located less than two miles from the I-85 Corridor
- 3 counties: Cherokee, Spartanburg, Union conveniently located midway between Atlanta and Charlotte
- 12:1 or fewer class ratio
- 500 classes/semester
- Over 5,000 online courses
- 120+ highly qualified faculty
Customized Contract Training Solutions Team
Our Customized Training Specialists are available to help you assess your business processes to discover what solutions will best resolve your challenges. Listening to our clients and our advisory councils helps us develop the kinds of training that is needed now to be delivered just in time to keep industry competitive. Call Earl or Charles for your one-stop information station.
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Earl Penn – 592-4185 – penne at sccsc.edu
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Charles Hayes – 592-4233 – hayesc at sccsc.edu
Meet the Staff of Corporate & Community Education
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Dr. David Just Vice President
592-4805 justd at sccsc.edu
Dr. Just’s Suggestion Box
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Rita Hunt Executive Director
Open Enrollment Continuing Education & Customized Training
592-4913 huntr at sccsc.edu
Marketing Team
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- Faye Lanford Marketing 592-4162 lanfordf at sccsc.edu
The Cherokee Campus Team
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Ty Wright Program Manager 864-206-2803
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Kellie Batchelor Office Specialist 864-206-2800, batchelork@sccsc.edu
Tyger River Team in Duncan, SC
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- Cynthia Lister Program Manager Industrial, Small
Business TRC and SCC-BMW Center 592-4904 listerc at sccsc.edu - Reba Hunt Administrative Assistant SCC-BMW Center Tyger River Campus in Duncan, SC 592-6105 huntreba at sccsc.edu

- Kevin Fowler ACT Testing Center Administrator
BMW-Center, Tyger River Campus 592-6190 fowlerw at sccsc.edu
Spartanburg Central Campus Team
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- Tracie Alexander Program Manager: Small Business, Languages, alexandert at sccsc.edu, 592-4912
- Sara Owens Program Assistant: Health Care, owenss at sccsc.edu, 592-4910
- Jenny Bond Program Manager: Computer and Information Technology, bondj at sccsc.edu, 592-4914
- Tina Upton Program Assistant: Community Interest, Professional Development, uptont at sccsc.edu, 592-4997
- Pam Sutphin Program Assistant: Apprenticeships, Webmaster, sutphinp@sccsc.edu 592-4188
- Portia Gaffney Office Specialist: Registration, gaffneyp at sccsc.edu, 592-4919
- Sherri Mims Registration Specialist: Registration, mimss@sccsc.edu, 592-4920
Contact us at
- 866-591-3900 toll free
- 864-592-4900 in Spartanburg
- 864-206-2800 in Gaffney
We’re here for you! When you think of continuing education for workforce development on the I-85 corridor, think of C&CE@SCC.






Please visit the C & CE website at http://www.sccsc.edu/cce for up to date information and class offerings.