17/09/2023
Governor touts success of technical college scholarship program, helping 32K-plus students.
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WIS) - More than two years ago, Gov. Henry McMaster allocated a portion of COVID relief money from the federal government toward training South Carolinians for high-demand jobs.
On Wednesday, the governor announced more than 32,000 South Carolinians have since earned an industry credential through this program.
It comes as South Carolina is preparing for around 14,000 jobs to open across the state in the coming years, with technical colleges serving as the training grounds for many of the workers who will fill those positions.
“The reason these business leaders from around the world are coming here is because of the people. We’ve got the raw asset. We have the diamond in the rough. All we have to do is polish it, and the way to polish it is with education,” McMaster said at an event Wednesday at Trident Technical College’s Thornley Campus in North Charleston.
