SOUTH CAROLINA TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM

BACKGROUND

13 July 1961- SC Advisory Committee for Technical

training established by the SC General Assembly
Then SC Governor Fritz Hollings appointed the West Committee
West Committee was to review what other states were doing to

have successful technical training program

Committee philosophy was Every South Carolinian shall have
the right to seek his or her own natural destiny. There must be
dignity in all honorable work.
A. Wade Martin was first Executive Director

September 1961- Greenville County 1st to apply to

become SC Technical Education Center

BACKGROUND

September 1961- creation of Special School

Program developed to train start-up labor force for new &

expanding industries
Program trained 475 students in 15 industries

April 1962- Governor Hollings signed Act 905, creating TriCounty Technical Education Center

September 1962-Greenville County Technical Education

center opens

April 1974-Greenville County Technical Education Center

name changed to Greenville Technical College

BACKGROUND

1963-1968 Advisory Committee accepted

5.6 million dollar federal grant
Grant

established a man power training

program
First large-scale effort in South Carolina to
provide occupational & literacy training to the
disadvantaged

BACKGROUND

SCTechnical College System Vision

The South Carolina Technical College System will lead

the nation in delivering relevant and effective programs
that advance workforce development, promote
economic development and ensure attainment of
student learning goals.

SCTechnical College System Mission

The South Carolina Technical College System provides
learning opportunities that promote the economic and
human resource development of the state.

STUDENTS

16 Technical Colleges in state

42 satellite campuses across the state

Serves student in the following

areas/counties: Aiken, Central Carolina,
Denmark, Florence-Darlington,
Greenville, Horry-Georgetown, Midland,
Northeastern, Orangeburg-Calhoun,
Piedmont, Spartanburg, Lowcountry, TriCounty, Trident, Williamsburg and York

STUDENTS

Continuing Education courses offered SC

Technical Colleges range from:
customized

training
occupational upgrading
basic skills assessment/testing
technical training in specific areas of need
supervisory training
leadership development

STUDENTS

Fall 12- credit enrollment totaled 97,584

Fall 12- Full time enrollment (FTE) totaled 63,

456

Fall 12- 17,434 graduates from SC Technical

College System schools

52% of undergraduate students in SC public

higher education enrolled at SC Technical
College Systems

STUDENTS

Fall 12- 59% of all SC residents enrolling

in SC colleges attended a SC Technical
College System

Fall 12 enrollees were: 40% minority, 62%

female, 51% aged 18-24, 43% aged 25
and older

Fall 12- 32% of graduates were in Health

Sciences

FACULTY

Gender of Faculty at SC Technical College

Systems

53%

47%

Female
Male

FACULTY

Faculty by race and gender

31 39 79 94 5 128
365
4

2630

Hispanic
American Indian/Alaskan Native
Asian
Black/African American
Native Hawaiin/Pacific Islander
White
2 or more races
Nonresident Alien
Unknown

FACULTY
Male

33 70 93 86 12 268
237
3

3054

Hispanic
American Indian/Alaskan Native
Asian
Black/African American
Native Hawaiin/Pacific Islander
White
2 or more races
Nonresident Alien
Unknown

GOVERNANCE AND
ADMINISTRATION

Components of the SC Government that

governs

higher education to include technical colleges

are:
General

Assembly

Commission
SC

on Higher Education

Advisory Committee for Technical training

GOVERNANCE & ADMINISTRATION

Other parts of the government were:

Area

Commission

President
Board

FINANCE
Ten-Year Comparison of State Education Recurring Appropriations
FY 2005-06 to FY 2014-15

Institutions

2005-06

2006-07

Technical Colleges

141,520,182

A.H.E.C.
Subtotal

149,420,427

State Appropriation for the Commission on Higher

Educ.

Administration

2009-10

162,442,569

2010-11

124,076,698

2011-12

113,493,412

2012-13

97,480,772

2013-14

98,819,868

102,454,881

2014-15

12,813,466

11,681,342

8,711,377

8,478,368

9,185,149

9,622,989

$156,355,054

$164,813,255

$178,952,404

$136,890,164

$125,174,754

$106,192,149

$107,298,236

$111,640,030

$115,354,425

2.7%

$2,510,413

Other CHE Programs

1,136,531

Flow-Through Funds

8,406,535

Scholarships/Grants

50,816,924
$62,737,885

2.7%

2.4%

2.4%

2.1%

2.0%

1.8%

$2,250,172

$2,086,155

$1,869,811

$1,939,178

$2,131,281

$2,180,389

2,544,531

1,775,918

2,032,488

1,740,401

1,685,515

1,447,745

1,447,745

1,447,745

1,447,745

8,856,535

10,531,535

8,069,816

6,634,388

5,512,527

5,328,630

4,467,403

4,467,403

4,467,403

77,346,099

109,574,491

95,483,463

95,483,463

108,893,202

99,762,731

99,932,419

96,121,190

85,381,395

$91,257,578

$124,492,839

$107,955,022

$106,108,424

$118,177,399

$108,408,917

$107,786,745

$104,167,619

$93,476,932

Technical College System Office

Total State General Fund (GF) Revenue

$3,645,766

$5,094,223

$5,340,196

$5,208,458

536,563

475,571

475,571

1,118,286

1,023,916

1,834,217

1,834,217

1,242,719

1,033,566

550,058

5,211,079

5,190,824

5,294,514

2,593,030

2,354,584

3,378,500

3,378,500

9,070,533

$11,709,753

$11,990,837

$13,243,245

$10,068,799

$9,179,178

$8,836,452

$8,858,483

$15,407,475

$19,692,556

$6,723,274,385

$2,421,929,355

$5,275,343,200

$6,378,704,094

3.8%

$2,492,543,794

37.4%

$2,746,029,200

40.7%

$6,087,936,408

$253,485,406

$2,596,161,802

39.9%

$5,453,533,140

36.6%

$2,431,491,326

41.2%

$5,080,373,895

$23,638,879

$2,337,529,664

35.7%

$2,245,061,115

41.7%

4.1%

$2,174,650,318

36.6%

$2,119,520,288

41.5%

$5,629,267,090

$258,632,138

4.2%

$1,998,502,464

36.7%

$2,190,941,768

43.0%

36.6%

9,643,773
$15,402,289

$23,631,646

$256,841,008

4.5%

$1,864,304,896

9,104,686
$15,478,448

$22,006,758

$246,558,651

5.0%

$1,928,430,292

38.1%

$21,993,015

$255,215,392

5.0%

$2,144,937,477

$22,009,392

$262,511,476

4.9%

41.5%

$6,108,004,521

$2,787,696,663

40.6%

$5,617,388,060

$22,049,120

$276,991,878

36.4%

$2,482,882,787

40.6%

$2,448,819,726

35.9%

$2,279,342,359

$22,077,893

5.0%

$2,195,128,561

36.1%

$338,876,937

4.7%

$2,028,856,477

$22,188,449

$287,754,226

All Educ. as a % of State Rev.

$3,623,735

4.5%

State Appropriations for All Education

$5,800,678

Elem. & Second. Educ. as a % of State Rev.

$6,357,483

$250,485,882

Dept. of Educ. State Approp.

$7,473,160

Postsecond. Educ. as a % of State GF Rev.

$6,324,442

$19,683,190

Postsecondary Educ.

$5,962,111

Tuition Grants Commission

$2,369,255

$2,610,895

Total Technical System Office

1.8%

Economic Development (Special Schools)

$120,967,306

State Level Programs

9,752,642

State Board Administration

111,214,664

1.8%

105,731,436

16,509,835

$2,377,895

Subtotal CHE

2008-09

15,392,828

2.8%

14,834,872

Colleges & Univ. as a % of State GF Rev.

2007-08

41.2%

$6,660,148,052

FINANCE
FY 2012-2013 MISSION RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS (MRR)

Sector / Institution
Technical Colleges
Aiken
Central Carolina
Denmark
Florence-Darlington
Greenville
Horry-Georgetown
Midlands
Northeastern
Orangeburg-Calhoun
Piedmont
Spartanburg
TC of the Lowcountry
Tri-County
Trident
Williamsburg
York
Subtotal

Student Share of E&G Cost

State Share of E&G Cost

Total Share of E&G Cost

3-Year
FY 13 Target Average E&G
FY 13 Target
FY 13 E&G
Total Student
Revenue Tuition and
%
Revenue - State Support
%
& State
%
Students
Fee Revenue Variance
State
(All sources) Variance
Total E&G
Support
Variance

$9,504,489 $10,292,990 108.3% $13,959,316

$6,453,899 46.2% $23,463,805 $16,746,889 71.4%
$11,992,993
$9,789,905 81.6% $17,005,528
$8,186,812 48.1% $28,998,521 $17,976,717 62.0%
$5,034,640
$2,793,702 55.5%
$6,736,322
$2,779,398 41.3% $11,770,962
$5,573,100 47.3%
$17,460,383 $16,290,832 93.3% $25,486,425
$7,716,739 30.3% $42,946,808 $24,007,571 55.9%
$44,229,102 $72,499,113 163.9% $61,827,629 $16,941,941 27.4% $106,056,731 $89,441,054 84.3%
$23,957,074 $28,759,855 120.0% $28,388,277
$7,780,488 27.4% $52,345,351 $36,540,343 69.8%
$35,809,154 $42,997,344 120.1% $51,175,710 $14,369,507 28.1% $86,984,864 $57,366,851 66.0%
$3,532,616
$3,898,711 110.4%
$5,208,292
$1,907,012 36.6%
$8,740,908
$5,805,723 66.4%
$9,330,470
$9,447,111 101.3% $13,522,730
$4,651,254 34.4% $22,853,200 $14,098,365 61.7%
$18,167,671 $16,965,148 93.4% $26,234,290
$6,971,517 26.6% $44,401,961 $23,936,665 53.9%
$17,447,996 $18,938,986 108.5% $25,333,007 $11,060,815 43.7% $42,781,003 $29,999,801 70.1%
$8,822,536 $10,371,796 117.6% $12,645,384
$3,266,963 25.8% $21,467,920 $13,638,759 63.5%
$21,881,506 $18,012,194 82.3% $29,675,849
$7,589,571 25.6% $51,557,355 $25,601,765 49.7%
$45,390,570 $45,538,235 100.3% $62,663,221 $16,086,515 25.7% $108,053,791 $61,624,750 57.0%
$2,072,613
$2,166,265 104.5%
$3,079,701
$1,571,325 51.0%
$5,152,314
$3,737,590 72.5%
$17,003,103 $17,659,376 103.9% $24,551,407
$6,145,565 25.0% $41,554,510 $23,804,941 57.3%
$291,636,916 $326,421,563 111.9% $407,493,088 $123,479,321 30.3% $699,130,004 $449,900,884 64.4%

FINANCE

Average cost to attend a public, two-year

technical college is about $2,949 a year
(in-state tuition)

The average tuition cost to attend a

public four-year institution in South
Carolina is about $10,277

FINANCE
$4,500.00
$4,000.00
$3,500.00
$3,000.00
$2,500.00
$2,000.00
$1,500.00
$1,000.00
$500.00
$-

2013-14
2014-15

EDUCATION

PROGRAMS OFFERED

Each of the 16 Technical Colleges offer

diplomas/certificates & Associate Degrees

The programs range from agriculture,

business, administrative fields,
cosmetology, barbering, funeral services,
etc.

EDUCATION

Manufacturing certificate program

designed to certify and prepare workers
for the growing manufacturing field.

This program consists of 200 hours

including:
classroom

training
hands-on skill trainings
a production simulation

EDUCATION

Achieving the Dream

Purpose

of the program was to Community Colleges

Count is a multi-year effort that aspires to help more
community college students succeed, particularly lowincome and minority students who often face significant
barriers to completing their postsecondary education.

In South Carolina, more than 63% of AfricanAmericans and nearly 55% of Hispanics enrolled in
public postsecondary education attend a technical
college. Additionally, more than half of Federal Pell
Grant recipients are technical college students.

EDUCATION

Apprenticeship SC
a

division of the SC technical College System

works to ensure all employers in South Carolina have

access to information & technical assistance they need
to create registered apprenticeship programs that are
demand-driven by said employers

There

is no cost to the employers

apprenticeship consultants are made available to guide

companies in developing apprenticeship specific to their

companies

EDUCATION

Apprenticeship SC
Mission

is Making certain all employers in South Carolina have access to

information and consultative services, at no charge, regarding sponsorship
of a demand-driven registered apprenticeship program

Who

is eligible: any South Carolina employer, to include any government

agency

Employers

are eligible to sponsor an apprenticeship program and register it

They

may sponsor a program individually, or collaborate with other

employers that may have similar training needs

Programs

can also be sponsored by a professional or trade association, a

joint apprenticeship training committee, or a Small Business Development
center on behalf of a consortium of employers.

COLLEGIATE EDUCATION

Forest Products Technology Forestry Management

Accounting Banking and Finance
Cosmetology Court Reporting
Culinary Arts General Business
Computer Data Processing Computer Technology
Telecommunication Systems Management Architectural Engineering Technology
Automated Manufacturing Technology Chemical Engineering Technology
Civil Engineering Technology Computer Engineering Technology
Construction Engineering Technology Electronic Instrumentation Technology
Engineering Graphics Environmental Engineering Technology
Environmental Operations Technology Hazardous Materials Technology
Manufacturing Engineering Technology Mechanical Engineering Technology
Nuclear Engineering Technology Dental Assisting
Dental Hygiene Medical Assistant Technology
Medical Laboratory Technology Nursing
Pharmacy Technology Physical Therapist Assistant
Radiologic Technology Respiratory Care
Surgical Technology Veterinary Technology
Air Conditioning/Refrigeration Auto Body Repair
Automotive Technology Chemical Laboratory Assistant
Commercial Graphics Industrial Drafting
Machine Tool Technology Radio and Television Broadcasting
Criminal Justice Technology Early Childhood Development
Legal Assistant/Paralegal

COLLEGIATE EDUCATION

Students attending 2 year technical institutions do

have the option to transfer to 4 year institutions

SC Technical Colleges have articulation agreements

in place to ensure classes are transferrable

There is an established website to allow students to

see:
Transfer

course equivalencies
Transfer profiles for the participating institutions;
Search databases such as Search by Institution and Search
by Course
Plan for Transfer Guidance

COLLEGIAT EDUCATION

SC has an established website that allows

you to search any information regarding
articulation

On the website you are able to search for:

Course

equivalencies
Exam equivalencies
Search courses
Transfer agreements

http://www.sctrac.org/