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Dorchester Campus Opens

TTC President Mary Thornley with members of TTC
Foundation Board of Trustees.
Trident Technical College and Dorchester County officials, along with a limited number of invited guests, participated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony May 18 to celebrate completion of the college’s new Dorchester Campus in Summerville.

The Dorchester Campus, the college’s fifth campus, is Trident Tech’s first full-service campus in Dorchester County. The college operates another educational site in Dorchester County – the Dorchester County QuickJobs Training Center in St. George.

Thus far, Dorchester County has paid design, engineering, permitting and construction costs of $2.6 million to renovate the building. The county spent another $550,000 for furniture and access control hardware. Dorchester County will also cover the annual building lease and
fees paid to cover taxes, insurance and common area maintenance for the property. The Town of Summerville contributed $200,000 toward the project. The college provided $325,000 in construction funding, and purchased the audiovisual, information technology and lab equipment.

The campus features 27,210 square feet of classroom, lab, office and flex-use space, as well as a large student lounge/study area. The campus also features a testing center with proctor room. Two science labs will be used to provide classes such biology and anatomy and physiology. Two other labs will be used to train HVAC technicians. General education classes, such as English and psychology, will be offered at the campus, along with classes in information technology.

The college will work with its K-12 partners in Dorchester County to determine which dual credit course offerings make the most sense to offer for their populations.

The Dorchester Campus is located at 10055 Dorchester Road in Summerville. The main campus telephone number is 843-574-6700. The campus will open to the public on June 1. Registration for fall classes at the Dorchester Campus will also open on June 1.

When the campus opens, the hours of operation will be 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Monday-Thursday. 

Campus Dean Laurie Boeding said she plans for the campus to open on Fridays, 8:30-noon, later this summer.

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