Tuition is $3,895, which includes cost of physical and drug screening. Appointments will be scheduled by the training provider. Call 592-4908 for more information. Tuition includes a non-refundable fee of $100. Refund policy is different for CDL than for normal SCC classes. All classes are held at the SCC-BMW Center in Duncan, SC

Classes meet Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday at Duncan - BMW Training Center
7:30 AM - 5:30 PM; 20 sessions with instructor Jim Seagle 

CLICK HERE to register online for CDL TRuck Driving.  

Classses start:

• April 28, 2008, ending May 23, 2008
• May 26, 2008, ending June 20, 2008
• June 23, 2008, ending July 25, 2008

• The course was great, wished we had more time, but enjoyed the course, I learned so much. Our instructor, William Kevin Fowler, was the best. He is patient have no problems sharing what he knows with others.
• I have been pleased with my overall experience with school. Thanks for providing such a knowledgeable/professional teacher and providing the course for me.
• this class was really helpful and very informative. the instructor was very knowledgeable and seem to really enjoy his work. I enjoyed myself so much that want to come back later and take another class to help further my computer skills
• I enjoyed the course very much. It will be helpful to me in my new job. The staff at SCC is great and the instructor was wonderful. He was very knowledgeable and worked with the class well. Would recommend this class to anyone.
• This program has expanded my knowledge of Microsoft Office Skills that will enable me to further my goals in my professional life and have a solid base to build on for further classes.
• I have enjoyed this class and have gained valuable experiences in Microsoft Word and Excel. I hope to be able to continue to take courses that will help me in my search for new employment.
• I really enjoyed the classes and the instructor. It was a very pleasant and rewarding experience. I learned a lot.
• This was a great class and a wonderful learning experience.
• The Microsoft Office program was very educational. I learned how to use WORD, Excel, Outlook. With practice and use of the different programs I will be more efficient.
• Mr. Fowler did an outstanding job in not only teaching us the Microsoft Office program, but he allowed us the opportunity to practice and ask questions. He is very knowledgeable about the subjects he taught. He is very patient and caring to make sure that everyone understood everything he was teaching.

Thanks for the good work, Kevin!

Ray White, General Manager, EchoStar Communications Corporation

SCC’s Accelerated Business Center is designed to provide space for new or existing companies in Spartanburg County to:

• house temporary start-up systems
• jump start an expansion or relocation
• develop new products or processes
• train new or existing employees

Echostar, for example, tested 1300 people for pre-employment training while using part of the Tyger River campus as office and human resource. They were able to interact and observe people in classes who were committed enough to complete two weeks training without a promise of employment. Once the EchoStar location was completed, the employees were trained and ready to start working productively.

The Accelerated Business Center provides over 360,000 square feet of warehouse space and approximately 30,000 square feet of office space on highway 290 in Duncan, about a mile and a half from I-85 south of Spartanburg. Spartanburg County Council approved an appropriation of $1.0 million for capital improvements needed to enhance the accelerated business center. These renovations are scheduled to begin by the end of October to create flexible office space and academic classrooms. Over 600 students are currently attending classes. ReadySC, formerly the Center for Accelerated Technology Training (CATT), and the Work Investment Board (WIB) are points of contact for the Business Center.

“The Accelerated Business Center is incredibly versatile,” said Dr. Dan L. Terhune, president of SCC. “A collaborative relationship with CU-ICAR will allow us to explore opportunities that relate to Spartanburg County that may develop as a result of CU-ICAR’s presence in the Upstate.”

Plans for a Business Incubator are in motion to set criteria for helping startup businesses in Spartanburg County and to attract businesses which will create jobs for local citizens.

To further support the effort, the college is forming an advisory board for the business incubator composed of individuals with extensive background and experience with start-up companies. SCC is also partnering with the Spartanburg Area Chamber of Commerce to provide professional services through their membership and are holding discussions with the University of South Carolina Upstate to provide pre-incubation business services, such as assistance with business and marketing plans for the individual businesses.

The collaboration will expand opportunities for Spartanburg County to increase per capita income and create high-tech, high-wage jobs for its citizens.

"This is a very good chance for us to partner with a very important neighbor," said Robert T. Geolas, the executive director of ICAR, after a news conference at the Tyger River campus. "Spartanburg Community College has a great facility here, and we look forward to letting some of our potential partners and prospects know about it and working with SCC to help bring people in."

As companies planning to move to Spartanburg County develop new products to market to the automotive sector, they will have the opportunity to prototype their production processes at SCC’s Tyger River campus facilities, ensuring efficient, high-quality production of their product before moving into their own facility. Temporary office space and administrative help with writing grants is also available.  EchoStar was the first partner with SCC at the Tyger River Center to train its new employees.

According Dr. Dan Terhune, president of SCC, "In the big picture, this has the potential to create hundreds, if not thousands, of jobs in the Upstate, and specifically in Spartanburg County," he said. "Our part will be providing facilities and support and training, so that these entrepreneurs can take these ideas and put them into production."

ICAR will promote the SCC Tyger River training facility, a 363,000 square foot facility
The company will also be able to train their workforce at our Tyger River Campus with experienced C&CE faculty before they begin commercial production mode. This proactive model presents a value-added experience for both new and expanding companies.
John Marburger, director of the president's office of Science and Technology Policy thinks CU-ICAR is very impressive, "This partnership between industry and university needs to happen around the country."

Other company research partners with CU-ICAR include Timken and Dale Earnhardt Inc. CU-ICAR is building on Clemson’s historical focus on engineering research and design with state of the art supercomputing and manufacturing technology. Funding for external research has tripled in the last ten years in collaboration with industry partners and other educational facilities with more than $225 million in commitments. According to Chris Przirembel, “CU-ICAR represents the ultimate public-private partnership, directly fueling a knowledge-based economy in South Carolina focused on automotive and motorsports research.” Many automotive and motorsports industries center along the I-85 Corridor, making SCC a central location for local industry research and development.

Robert Grady of the UCCTC says “We are excited about this first cross-over training with Spartanburg Community College in many years. We are happy to offer this kind of training to the community. We hope to offer more such classes and eventually to have our own satellite campus in Union County. “

The UCCTC facility has provided a renovated lab area for the pre-employment classes until the new training facility can be built. A full size industrial robot donated by BMW is now in place at the UCCTC, and is being put in operation for the apprenticeship training. In addition, full-range but small-size, table-top robotic trainers will be added in separate labs areas in the training facility.

Highway 176 west of Union is the site chosen for the new industrial training facility, which will be built across the street from the LSP, Inc. plant. Instruction will be provided by both USC-Union (academic) and SCC-C&CE (technical). This location will provide easy access for students from the area, and for companies to schedule workforce development training.

The first training session concluded with a job fair representing LSP, Inc, Timken, and Sunoco, among others. Thirty students are enrolled in the current session, and an additional thirty are slated to take the third training in January.