Midlands Technical College

Piedmont Technical College is one of the leading providers of higher education in the United States. Operational for more than 40 years, Piedmont has campuses in Abbeville, Edgefield, Greenwood, Laurens, McCormick, Newberry and Saluda, S.C. governed by the South Carolina State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education, the college enrolls more than 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students annually. Its courses include horticulture, landscape management, business management, office systems technology, computer science, graphic designing, desktop publishing, illustration certificate, and microcomputer software specialist certificate programs. The college also offers majors in photography, computer aided drafting and designing, electronic, general and mechanical engineering, nursing, medical assistant, pharmacy technician, and surgical technology. Additionally, it provides certificate courses in the areas of basic emergency medical technician, dental hygiene, health information management, medical coding and billing, and phlebotomy technician.

Established in 1968, Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College is a two-year technical college providing training to persons for jobs in various industries, upgradation programs for workers and university transfer opportunities. The college is approved by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. It provides various associate degrees, certificates and diploma programs in a wide range of subjects, including business, computers, information technology, health sciences, nursing, industrial technology, and public and human services. It offers associate degrees in arts, science and business in various subjects, such as paralegal studies, criminal justice, accounting, engineering, radiology and occupational technology. Additionally, it offers diploma programs in automated office technology, medical office assistance, early childhood development and practical nursing. The certificate programs offered by the college include basic diesel maintenance, computer-aided designing, phlebotomy, welding and pre-occupational therapy assistant. It has libraries with Internet access and media center, and also offers various career counseling services. Located in Orangeburg, S.C., the college also offers various financial options.