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USC, MTC take aim at state teacher shortage
A new agreement streamlines the transfer process for Midlands Technical College graduates looking to pursue a bachelor's degree in education at the University of South Carolina.
Free Enterprise Leadership Challenge coming to MTC
Midlands Technical College's Beltline campus will play host to the five-day program, which teaches high school students leadership and philanthropic principles.
ECPI cybersecurity program earns national nod
The National Security Agency and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security designated the school a national center of academic excellence in cyberdefense education.
USC School of Law receives $1M gift
The gift is the second million-dollar donation from the Konduros Fisherman Fund, founded by Columbia lawyer and 1954 law school graduate James Konduros.
Midlands Tech nursing program receives $10,000
The donation from the Higher Education Research and Scholarship Foundation, with support from the American Public University System, will help fund tuition for MTC nursing graduates pursuing Bachleor of Science degrees in Nursing.
State groups receive grants to improve digital literacy
Epworth Children's Home, Greenville County Schools' Lifelong Learning and the Medical University of South Carolina's Project Rex will use grants from the State Workforce Development Board to improve computer skills in job programs.
Grant to celebrate May 29 babies in S.C.
South Carolina's Future Scholar 529 College Savings Plan will provide a privately funded $529 grant to each baby born in the state on May 29. The money will be put toward S.C.'s Future Scholar 529 College Savings Plan.
Former astronaut donates archive to USC
Charles Bolden, a Columbia native who served as NASA administrator from 2009-2017, has donated an array of personal papers and artifacts to the University of South Carolina.
S.C. state education plan wins approval
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos approved South Carolina and Virginia's consolidated state plans under the Every Student Succeeds Act.
MTC graduate, 92, wants to keep learning
Annie Dillard became the oldest graduate in the history of Midlands Technical College when she walked across the stage to accept her Associate in Arts degree, one of 2,200 degrees, diplomas and certificates awarded by the school.
State takes over another school district
The S.C. Department of Education has taken over management of Florence County School District Four, citing "chronic financial instability.â€_x009d_ Last month, the state took over management of the Williamsburg County School District.
USC to hold series of TED talks
The live talk and performance event will take place Oct. 9 at the university's Alumni Center. Speaker nominations are being accepted through May 24.
