College president accounts for his institution

“We want to do better.”  That’s a desire expressed today by Dr, Galen DeHay, the Tri-County Technical College president, in a presentation to the Oconee County Council.  Oconee is one of three Upstate counties served by Pendleton-based Tech and, as such, the county is a funding contributor toward college operations.  While DeHay recognized room to improve, he’s also proud of how the college is meeting increasing educational needs of residents of Oconee, Anderson, and Pickens counties.  Tech also operates satellite campuses in the three counties.  The college has been educating nine thousand students a year.  Tech is often a training ground for the newest set of manufacturing employees.  In Oconee, the college enjoys job training programs with such employers as BASF, Greenfield, and JTEKT.  Oconee’s councilmen are believers in the value of a technical college education.  At least three of its members have either graduated or having been taking courses there, including Seneca’s Don Mize who prepared for a career in the nuclear power industry in a Tech course.