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A total of 429 academic credentials were awarded to 288 �鶹��Ƶ (�鶹��Ƶ) graduates during commencement ceremonies held Aug. 1. The ceremonies at the James Medford Family Event Center in Greenwood marked the end of a successful academic year in which �鶹��Ƶ awarded 1,829 credentials to 1,275 graduates. Those credentials included associate degrees, diplomas and certificates. Dr. Hope E...

A recent donation from Ascend Cares Foundation will be used to buy training equipment for students in �鶹��Ƶ’s (�鶹��Ƶ) Paramedic Program. �鶹��Ƶ President Dr. Hope E. Rivers accepted a $3,086.86 check Monday, Aug. 12, on behalf of the college’s foundation from Harry Tate, fire chief for the Ascend Performance Materials facility in Greenwood. “The generous support we receive from...

Days before classes resumed, nearly 300 �鶹��Ƶ (�鶹��Ƶ) faculty and staff members gathered Aug. 13 for the fall 2024 convocation in the James Medford Family Center on the Greenwood campus. “This is the start of something new, something that is refreshing,” �鶹��Ƶ President Dr. Hope E. Rivers said during her State of the College address. “I hope that you can feel the momentum that...

Jonah Cooley overcame a speech impediment by watching the evening news on television and modeling his enunciation after the anchors and reporters. Nowadays, the Abbeville High School graduate speaks in a smooth baritone and can clearly articulate his plans for the future. “I’m majoring in political science and then I’m planning to go to law school and become a government lawyer,” he said. He’ll be...

As students returned Monday for the first day of fall classes, �鶹��Ƶ (�鶹��Ƶ) President Dr. Hope E. Rivers revealed the name of the new �鶹��Ƶ mascot: Blaze the Phoenix. “Blaze isn’t just a name; it’s a powerful symbol of action each of us can take as a Phoenix,” said Rivers as she stood next to the mascot outside the Student Center on the Greenwood campus. “Just as a single spark...

�鶹��Ƶ (�鶹��Ƶ) has entered into a strategic partnership with the University of Mount Olive (UMO) through the UMO Promise program, offering significant educational advancement opportunities for �鶹��Ƶ students. This partnership enables �鶹��Ƶ students who earn an associate of diversified agriculture and horticulture technology degree to seamlessly transfer to UMO to pursue a bachelor’s...

Kristy Patrick admits she isn’t what people think of as a typical building construction student, but that didn’t stop her from enrolling in �鶹��Ƶ’s Building Construction Technology program. Her determination and “can-do” attitude propelled her to graduate with a 4.0 grade point average and to begin a new job a week after graduation. Patrick says she was a stay-at-home mother...

A career in aerospace engineering can often mean several years of higher education, but Jeremy Glasgow caught an early flight, so to speak. “I was really interested in cutting down my time in college because I want to get my master’s eventually,” Glasgow said. That’s why he joined the Dual Enrollment program at �鶹��Ƶ. Dual Enrollment is an advanced-credit program for high...

AP courses are often thought of as the only way for high school students to earn college credit. Alexia Johnson discovered a life hack through �鶹��Ƶ’s Dual Enrollment program. “I was able to get the college credit, plus my family is saving money,” said Johnson, a summa cum laude graduate of Laurens District 55 High School. Thanks to Dual Enrollment, she’ll be heading to...