Dr. John M. Kirby Jr., superintendent of the Dillon School District 3 in Latta, recently made the final installment of a $30,000 gift to the Florence-Darlington Technical College Educational Foundation.

Florence-Darlington Technical College will sponsor its annual panel discussion and debate on ethics at 11:30 a.m. April 8 in the Fred C. Fore Auditorium, Room 401. Andrew Kampiziones, instructor of philosophy, will be the moderator.

LeAnn Sawyer has taught dog training classes, competed with her dogs in flyball tournaments and learned to ride a motorcycle so well that she teaches riding classes at Florence-Darlington Technical College.

Florence-Darlington Technical College is the only technical college in South Carolina among the top five nursing programs in the state to have a high pass rate on the National Council Licensure Examination, or NCLEX.

Florence-Darlington Technical College has reached the highest spring enrollment in the college’s history with more than 4,400 students attending classes.

Florence-Darlington Technical College President Dr. Charles Gould said the college hasn’t given up on the next phases of the Southeastern Institute of Manufacturing and Technology, despite another wave of state budget cuts.

Career specialists, guidance counselors and work force agencies from across the Pee Dee participated in Thursday’s Manufacturing Career Fair, which was aimed at educating those who prepare students and adults for employment on the skills needed to get jobs.

The Pee Dee Regional Education Center is sponsoring a Manufacturing Career Fair aimed at informing educators about available careers in the region.

Horry County school board Chairman Will Garland said he was shocked and surprised at the number of people who voted for the tax, but said it was a credit to how well the school district, Horry Georgetown Technical College and Coastal Carolina University got the message out.

Florence-Darlington Technical College’s Next Generation Tech Stars scholarship program recently received a $600,000 grant from the National Science Foundation’s Scholarships for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.

Florence-Darlington Technical College has recorded the highest enrollment in its history with more than 4,450 students attending classes during the fall semester.

It’s back to school time, and while the majority of college freshmen are fresh off the graduation stage from high school, non-traditional students are joining their ranks in a big way.

Florence-Darlington Technical College will host an open house from 6 to 8 p.m. Aug. 4 at the Southeastern Institute for Manufacturing and Technology (SiMT) on the main campus, 2715 W. Lucas St., Florence.

Members of the Florence-Darlington County Commission for Technical Education voted against increasing tuition for the fall semester during a regular meeting held Wednesday at the Southeastern Institute of Manufacturing and Technology.

Members of the Florence-Darlington County Commission for Technical Education voted against increasing tuition for the fall semester during a regular meeting held Wednesday.