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assurance review, District Four and all its schools
are fully accredited by AdvancED, a global leader in Training Tomorrow's
research-based school accreditation.
With highly qualified teachers and a nurturing
and secure learning environment, Dorchester School Workforce
District Four continues to strive for excellence in both
academics and athletics. The District encourages
parents and the community to do their part in helping From Technical Skills to Soft Skills, DCCTC Prepares Future Employees
to achieve their mission to help students become
life-long learners who will positively impact the world.
The Dorchester School District Four motto is, According to the Charleston Metro Students who have completed a program
“Pulling Together.” Chamber’s Center for Business Research, at DCCTC are also able to take advantage of
our region will create nearly 26,000 new jobs the work-based learning program in which
Dorchester School District Four in the next few years. Thanks to Dorchester they work within their chosen field and
500 Ridge Street County Career & Technology Center simultaneously earn high school credit and a
St. George, SC 29477 (DCCTC), the Summerville area will be ready. salary from their employer.
(843) 563-4535 DCCTC has been the public career center
dorchester4.k12.sc.us All of our courses are taught
for Dorchester County since it opened its “
Dorchester County doors in 1974. The Center, now with locations by instructors who come
Career & Technology Center in Summerville and in St. George, is open to directly from the industry in
507 School House Road all county high school students and offers 18 which they teach. That means
Dorchester, SC 29437 programs designed to enable students to enter
(843) 563-2361 the workforce or pursue a college degree with latest industry trends and have
Dcctc.org the distinct advantages of hands-on training contacts within the industry.
and certification.
they are up-to-date on the “
Odyssey Educational Center – “Our courses are quite detailed,” said Jennifer Quattlebaum
Jenkins Hill Campus Jennifer Quattlebaum, communications Communications Manager, DCCTC
145 Hill Street manager at DCCTC. “Many of our students
Harleyville, SC 29448 complete a program and go directly into the The student success rate at DCCTC is
(843) 462-2270 high and extends beyond the high school
workforce equipped with all the necessary graduation rate. Research shows that within
Private Schools skills, while others use their coursework as 18 months of graduation, 98 percent of
For those parents who prefer to have preparation for a two- or four-year degree.” DCCTC students are working within their
their children educated in an environment that Students at DCCTC participate in half-day field, attending college, or serving in
integrates their religious beliefs into the curriculum programs either in the morning or afternoon the military.
or focuses on a particular intellectual goal, and spend the other half of the day at the DCCTC is proud to be the leading
Summerville and Dorchester County offer several high school in which they are enrolled. The career school in the area and is preparing
private schools. Please refer to the “Schools” training includes technical skills taught by
category of the Chamber’s online business highly trained instructors, as well as “soft tomorrow’s workforce today by bridging the
directory for those schools that are members of skills” such as punctuality, responsibility, and gap between highly skilled jobs and a
the Chamber. work ethic. qualified workforce. ~by Dana Brown

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