RE-engagement and completion experience (race) to finish

The Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College was awarded a $952,262 Project Grant from the Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) federal grant program. The RE-ENGAGEMENT AND COMPLETION EXPERIENCE (RACE) TO FINISH Project Grant will support institutional reforms and innovative strategies designed to improve postsecondary instruction and expand postsecondary opportunities for students in Orangeburg, South Carolina from January 1, 2023 through December 30, 2024. Specifically, the technical college will implement programs and services focused on re-engaging students who left college before earning their credentials and supporting them to course completion. The grant funds will be used to directly support activities allowing the community college to fulfill its mission under the FIPSE program to improve postsecondary education instruction and access.