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Program takes students inside virtual hospitals
ECPI University's eHospital program allows health care students to remotely practice hands-on skills in six different medical environments, including triage, emergency room and medical lab simulations.
Incarcerated individuals can earn degrees through new program
Claflin University, chosen as a U.S. Department of Education Second Chance Pell Experimental Site in April, will offer three bachelor's degree programs beginning next year. The program is free.
MTC graduates include 9 in new paramedic training program
In virtual ceremonies Dec. 7 and Dec. 9, Midlands Technical College graduated more than 1,700 students, including the first graduates of the school's new paramedic training certificate program.
S.C. schools to receive $84.3 million in relief funding
The S.C. Department of Education will begin allocating the funds, provided by the General Assembly through federal pandemic relief, this week. The funding can be used for purposes including safety measures and additional hiring.
Regional accreditation body lifts Benedict College probation
The school had been placed on a 12-month probation stemming from financial concerns by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. The commission found Benedict in compliance during its annual board meeting.
Southeastern Institute changes name to Southeastern College
The nationally accredited, private network of career colleges has campuses in Columbia and North Charleston among its five locations. Each S.C. campus added four programs in 2020.
Benedict College joins Apple coding initiative
The Columbia school will become a regional coding center as part of Apple's Community Education Initiative, a nationwide partnership with historically Black colleges and universities launched at Tennessee State.
Barkin to address national economic outlook in online event
Thomas Barkin, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, will be the keynote speaker for second online installment of the University of South Carolina's 40th Annual Economic Outlook Series.
Pair of Columbia colleges added to national historic network
Benedict College and Allen University are among eight S.C. sites added to the Reconstruction Era National Historic Network, launched in March by the National Parks Service.
Calendar honors historic contributions of S.C. leaders
The 32nd edition of the South Carolina African American History Calendar features a dozen individual honorees and also pays tribute to Charleston's Jenkins Institute. The calendar is produced by the S.C. Department of Education.
S.C. Department of Education purchases $15.3M in online resources
The department purchased digital learning resources from Charlotte-based Discovery Education including four Learning Management Systems. S.C. teachers and students will receive access to the content for three years.
Global financial expert to headline online forum
Preston Keat of global financial service firm UBS will discuss risks stemming from factors including the pandemic and U.S.-China relations. The Zoom event, presented Thursday by the University of South Carolina, is free.
