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Trident Tech to offer free lean manufacturing training
Trident Technical College’s Division of Continuing Education and Economic Development is offering 84 grants for students in its lean manufacturing program. The college has modified the program — developed in conjunction with local manufacturers to provide workers with the equivalent of a year of manufacturing experience — to conform to the state’s new ManuFirst SC […][...]
CofC names Hsu its next president
The College of Charleston board of trustees voted unanimously on Wednesday to name Andrew Hsu the 23rd president of the school. Hsu, currently the provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at the University of Toledo in Ohio, will be the first person of color to serve as president in the college’s 248-year [...]
CofC names 3 finalists in president search
The College of Charleston board of trustees has named three finalists in its search for the next president of the college. Search committee chair Renee Buyck Romberger said in a message to the campus community that all of the finalists impressed the trustees with their understanding of the fast-changing landscape of higher education. “They all […]
Trident Tech offering continuing education scholarships
Trident Technical College’s Division of Continuing Education and Economic Development is offering scholarship funds to help students pay for courses in approved career training programs. This is the fourth time the S.C. General Assembly has renewed the Workforce Pathways Scholarships through the S.C. Technical College System. A total of $500,000 is available to Trident Tech’s […][...]
Student loan debt: Worse than you’ve heard
What about college students in South Carolina? At more than $38,000, college graduates at Coastal Carolina University were saddled with the most debt among public and private colleges across the Palmetto State in 2016. The College of Charleston ranks fourth-lowest in student debt, while The Citadel ranks sixth-lowest out of 17 c[...]
Analysis: Citadel has $3M impact on Charleston County
An economic impact analysis released by The Citadel found that the military college generated an estimated $3 million per year in net local government revenue for Charleston County between 2014 and 2016. Net local government revenue is revenue from taxes and licensing fees, minus demands created by The Citadel on local government services, such as […]
Eckerd Connects, Charleston Metro Chamber receive $381,731 workforce grant
Eckerd Connects, a nonprofit that provides workforce development services in the tri-county region, and the Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce have been awarded a Workforce Innovation Grant. Eckerd Connects provides its services through the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, a federal program from the Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration. The $381,731 grant will […][...]
Art Institute of Charleston closing
The Art Institute of Charleston is no longer accepting new students and will close its physical location on North Market Street at the end of the year. The school opened in the Holy City in 2007, offering classes in visual design, culinary arts, fashion, film and production, and interior design. The Art Institute system, which […]
City opens homeless resource center
The city of Charleston, the Mayors’ Commission on Homelessness and Affordable Housing, and We Are Family have opened the new All of Us Resource Center for homeless individuals at 529 Meeting St. in downtown Charleston. The center provides a place for homeless people in Charleston and those at risk of homelessness to connect with service […]
County receives grant funding for oral history project
The Charleston County Zoning and Planning Department was awarded a $50,000 African American Civil Rights Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior and the National Park Service to fund an oral history project. The project, called A Journey to Equal Education: Stories from Historic African-American Communities, will focus on the experiences of students during […]
Cradle to Career receives $40,000 to boost FAFSA completion rate
The Tri-County Cradle to Career Collaborative has received a $40,000 grant from the National College Access Network to help increase Charleston County School District’s completion rate for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. The FAFSA provides grants, loans and work-study funds to students who are planning to attend college. The National College Access Network […]
Tides turning for Charleston School of Law
Between 2013 and 2015, the Charleston School of Law went through a series of high-profile woes, including cutting faculty and facilities, lawsuits from fired professors, a potential purchase by for-profit law school consortium InfiLaw System and financial problems that landed the school on a U.S. Department of Education financia[...]
