The Technical College of the Lowcountry recently established the Transitioning Military Training Program to assist military members with refining the skills that they’ve gained through their military service to match the demands of today’s employers. The program’s first initiative is to develop and offer a course that provides transitioning military aviation mechanics with the knowledge they need to attain … Continue reading
The TCL Foundation will host “Oysters by the Bay” on Saturday, October 29, 2011 from 6:00-10:00 p.m. in the TCL Beaufort campus parking lot overlooking the Beaufort River. Tickets are on sale now for $25 with all proceeds going toward creating scholarships for deserving TCL students. The cost of admission includes all the oysters, hot dogs and chili … Continue reading
The Technical College of the Lowcountry Foundation Inc. recently awarded $30,000 in scholarships to assist 44 TCL students with tuition and books for the fall 2011 semester. The TCL Foundation scholarship program is made possible by the donations of individuals and organizations in our community. These contributions aid deserving, qualified students in achieving their educational goals. The TCL Foundation has … Continue reading
The Technical College of the Lowcountry Foundation Board of Directors, the Foundation’s governing board, elected new officers and trustees for the 2012 fiscal year, which began July 1, 2011. John McCann, retired Wall Street CEO who served 44 years in the financial services industry, has been elected Chairman; Sarah Reed, a financial advisor with Edward Jones in Bluffton, has been elected … Continue reading
Pictured from left to right are Tom Leitzel, president of TCL; Beryl LaMotte, president of the Hilton Head Hospital Auxiliary; Dianne Garnett, executive director of the TCL Foundation; and Trish Heichel, chair of the Hilton Head Hospital Auxiliary Scholarship Committee. The Technical College of the Lowcountry Foundation recently received an $18,000 donation from the Hilton Head Hospitality Auxiliary … Continue reading
The Technical College of the Lowcountry will host a career expo on Thursday, April 21. The fair will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the MacLean Hall (building 12) student center at TCL’s Beaufort Campus on 921 Ribaut Road. The career Expo is free and open to the public and will allow participants to learn more … Continue reading
The Technical College of the Lowcountry and the Agape Family Life Center have partnered to sponsor a FastTrac® New Venture course that will be held from 6 to 9 p.m., Wednesdays, April 20 through June 22 at the Agape Family Life Center, 5855 South Okatie Highway, Hardeeville. Cost is $50 per student. This ten-week course is a practical, hand-on business … Continue reading
The Technical College of the Lowcountry was one of two Technical Colleges in the state that recently received a $25,000 grant from the S.C. Energy Office to establish a Geothermal Training Center. Greenville Technical College was the other recipient. The grant will allow college faculty to be trained and certified in International Ground Source Heat Pump Association (IGSHPA) standards … Continue reading
BLUFFTON, SC – Santee Cooper, Palmetto Electric Cooperative and the Technical College of the Lowcountry today dedicated a 20-kilowatt solar array at TCL’s New River Campus. The project is the largest solar installation in the Lowcountry and was made possible by South Carolinians who purchase Santee Cooper Green Power. The project includes a series of nine canopies, each covered … Continue reading
BEAUFORT, S.C. – You’ve probably heard of wind and solar energy generation. But what about tidal power? The industrial technologies division at the Technical College of the Lowcountry has more than heard about it; they’re creating it. TCL is demonstrating the possibilities of tidal energy, where an electrical generator has been installed in the Beaufort River. The river’s tidal … Continue reading