Tri County Technical College - Tri Co Tec Yearbook (Pendleton, SC)

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ing in emergency procedures to accom- odate the influx. Thirteen temporary classrooms were erected last summer, a temporary exit road was cut, and three new parking areas were opened. Natu- rally, these emergency measures have caused some frustrations, but a master development plan, scheduled for publi- cation this spring, is expected to answer many of the questions relative to facil- ity needs. The plan has been two years , .1 Q-----W-if-H 1 'u l s i 1 4 . . Q J, x - ,hvq 1' rv Q ma..-.-Q11 sw-uwQN 5 Pang' in the making but will serve as the col- lege's blueprint for development during the next fifteen years. Already on the drawing board is a million-dollar occu- pational training facility, a two-story structure to be built on the site of the present auto body shop. Construction on this 30,000-square-foot, two-story building will begin this summer and will alleviate the present critical space shortage. Also in the immediate plan- ,' ii ning stages are an automotive building, an animal science laboratory, and a new campus traffic and parking plan. So, you can see, Tri-County Technical College has a proud heritage, but its vi- sion is for the future, not only its future but the future of all of us. We, the stu- dents, hope that sometime in the near future you will take time to pull off Highway 76 and see Tri-County TEC for yourself. fi '. -1. I E4 J CMJ' ,' ' ,s ef. ,. . fl i W . sw i -' ,Z A- - ' .4 e . C 6' C2-11' ' ' A this sf Si.. Q ' -L. 1 I I .SJ 7

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VVhat Weire All About Students leaming. That's what Tri-County Technical College is all about. The purpose of the institution is to provide equal educational opportunities for anyone seek- ing a higher education. The door to TEC is kept open to the masses through four primary philosophies and prac- tices: low tuition, geographic location, a diversity of pro- grams, and an open-door admission policy. Without this concept of higher education and a commitment to serve all who seek a higher education, the doors of Tri-County TEC would not have been open to many of us who are here today. And, the institution would not have grown from its opening-year enrollment of less than 300 stu- dents to the current level of around 2,300 students in de- gree and diploma programs and a total annual enroll- ment of about 10,000 students. The course offerings have increased from eight engineering and trades programs to long list of engineering, trades, business, allied health and human services courses. The college will graduate its first students in the arts and sciences Ccollege transfer? curricula this year. In this section of TRI- CO-TEC, we invite you to see us in action, doing our thing-learning. After all, that's what we're all about. 9