Lake View High schoolers enrolled in Northeastern Technical College workforce courses on their campus tested faculty on the coursework they are completing.

In April, students taking NETC’s Precision Measurement class brought in faculty to demonstrate what they have been learning in workforce classes.  

“The students wanted to expose them to our curriculum,” said Bill Heering, NETC Mechatronics and Electrical Instructor. “As one of the student projects, they would invite a teacher from the school at the end of class and teach them about precision measurements.” 

Accompanying the classwork, a 10-question quiz was given to the participating teacher by the student.  

“We are trying to incorporate much of the faculty to see what we are doing. I think this project helped faculty buy in what Northeastern Technical College is doing for students,” Heering said. 

Northeastern Technical College began its workforce curriculum at Lake View High School in Dillon County at the start of the 2023-24 school year as part of the Ready, Set, Career initiative, which includes Dillon High. 

Ready, Set, Career is designed to place Dillon County and Lake View High School juniors entering the 2023-24 academic year into foundation courses leading them into in one of six needed positions in the greater Dillon County area by the time they graduate in 2025. 

“Ready, Set, Career is an initiative to assist Dillon County and Lake View High School students who want to immediately and seamlessly enter the workforce after graduating and to work in their home towns, while at the same time, Ready, Set, Career gives industries access to a young and motivated individuals needed to replenish and grow their workforces,” said NETC President Kyle Wagner. 

Data compiled for job types needed and their wages came from a variety of industries in and surrounding Dillon areas, Wagner said.

Jobs needed in the greater Dillon County area that the high school students enter from Ready, Set, Career have starting hourly wages averaging $20 to $28, Wagner said. 

As the program continues, students will begin learning how to undergo job interviews – not just one-on-one but being able to undergo interviews by a panel, which is common practice in many fields.  

“We are working with our local industry human resources departments to set up mock interviews,” Heering said. “Being interviewed by a panel can be very intimidating, even if you know your stuff.” 

In the Ready, Set, Career pathway, first year students complete their foundation courses, Dillon and Lake View High students can pick one of six tracts to continue during their senior year: 

• Automotive Technology 
• Computer Numerical Control Operator 
• Electrical Engineering 
• Machine Tool Technology 
• Mechanical Engineering 
• Multi-Craft / Plant Maintenance 

Ready, Set, Career foundation classes earn 17 credit hours of basic industry science classes, which follows a specific timeline:

• Aug-Dec. Print Reading and Sketching and Industrial Safety. 
• Dec.-Jan. CPR certification 
• Jan.-April. Introduction to CAD, Industrial Tools and Precision Measurement, and Operations
• Management 1 May Introduction to Industry/Engineering Careers 

For more information visit online netc.edu or call 800.921.7399. 

Northeastern Technical College faculty and staff selected their employees for the spring semester. 

During a May 9 college wide meeting, Phlebotomy Instructor Bridget Graham received the Faculty of Semester; Academic Affairs Administrative Coordinator Angela Nivens received Staff of the Semester; and Accounting Manager Abbey Hendrix received Administrator of the Semester. 

Nominees and selection are made and selected by faculty and staff at Northeastern Technical College. 

Recognized for State Service Awards were: 

Five Years: Vern Chavis, Jacqueline Clarke, Amy Edwards, Vangelia Evans, Randall Emery, Donald Fisher, Nakia Holloway-Hailey, Latonya Hunter, Seth Johnson, Julie Layne, Denise McClintock, Lisa Morman-Patterson, Angelina Nivens, Tracey Patrick, Hope Pigg, Michelle Sellers, Ronnie Stafford, and Dr. Kyle Wagner. 

Ten Years: Stephen Brown, Kevin Butler, Wesley Davis, Marty Gooden, Krysten Hyduke, Shannon Justice, Derk Riechers, Jeff Roland, and Robert Schultz.

Marlboro County Campus Navigation Coordinator Sheryll Marshall was recognized for 45 years of state service.

Ten Years: Stephen Brown, Kevin Butler, Wesley Davis, Marty Gooden, Krysten Hyduke, Shannon Justice, Derk Riechers, Jeff Roland, and Robert Schultz.

Fifteen Years: Josh Britt, Scott Schanz, and Randy Skipper. 

Twenty Years: Lorne Brooks, Melisa Johnson, James

Tarasiewicz, and Ron Yancey. 

Twenty-Five Years: Anne Jones and Mark Knockemus. 

Forty Years: Sherrie Chapman. 

Forty-Five Years: Sheryll Marshall. 

Northeastern Technical College Dean of Students Danielle Williams Pace was selected to attend Vera Institute’s Corrections Education Leadership Academy (CELA). 

The Vera Institute of Justice is a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing justice reform within the criminal justice system through research, advocacy, and practical initiatives. 

The April CELA conference provided professional development opportunities to help corrections education leaders expand and develop educational programs. 

As Dean of Students at NETC, Pace oversees the Second Chance Pell Program, in which NETC was one of 67 colleges chose in the United States in the United States to participate in 2016 allowing people in prison to tap into their potential and gain the education and training while in prison so they can find employment following release. 

Northeastern Technical College’s hosts workforce curriculums at Evan’s Correctional Institution in Bennettsville, S.C., with the entire Class of 2023 earning a 4.0 GPA. 

“When NETC was selected to participate in the Second Chance Pell Program, I was honored to be given the opportunity to work with this program,” Pace said. “I have great empathy for students who are pursuing their pathway to a college degree or new career at Northeastern Technical College.” 

Early in her career, Pace worked with the prison programs prior to the removal of Pell funding. 

In addition to the Second Chance Pell Program, Pace manages the college’s Office of Registrar, Financial Assistance, and Disability Services. 

After earning an associate degree from Northeastern Technical College in 1994, Pace continued her education at Gardner-Webb University, earning a Bachelor of Science Degree in 1999, majoring in Human Services.  In 2007, she earned her master's degree in Enrollment Management from Capella University. 

Prior to serving as Dean of Students, Pace worked 17 years in the NETC Admissions Office and three years as the Director of Enrollment Management.  

Due to a sinkhole that developed April 18 at the NETC Cheraw Campus exit point facing Hwy 9, it has been closed to thru traffic.

There is one entry and exit point facing Hwy 9.

Traffic may also utilize the entry and exit facing Tec Road.

College Administration and the Maintenance Department are working diligently to address this issue.

It’s not every day a middle school student can walk on a college campus to fight against a pantheon of gods. 

Northeastern Technical College Athletic Department can arrange this ethereal combat through its Summer Esports Camp open to both middle and high school students. 

From 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 8-10, NETC Esports hosts middle school students where they are introduced to competitive gaming with strategy sessions for individual along with teamwork skills while playing a variety of games such as the Call of Duty, Super Smash Bros., Fortnite, NBA2K, Madden, Overwatch 2, Counter-Strike, Valorant, and more.  

High school students follow up July 15-17 diving into more advanced gaming strategies, said NETC Athletic Director and Esports Head Coach Tyler Nolan. 

Spaces limited to 16 participants on a first-come, first-serve basis. Registration is $150, which includes lunch throughout camp. 

“Between gaming sessions, students are tasked with researching and reporting on various topics about the video game industry, skills and education needed to enter various fields, and jobs available,” said Nolan, whose gaming background includes being a member of pro team FaZe Clan earning a spot through a national competition and maintaining streaming content.  

“The video game industry generates about $100 billion annually in America outperforming Hollywood with opportunity to be a part of it from game developers to reporting,” he said. 

High school students who enjoy competition gaming, can transition into the intramural program open all full-time, part-time, and dual enrollment NETC students, Nolan said.  

However, to be an official Trailblazer team member, students must be full time with at least 12 semester hours and maintain a minimum GPA of 2.0, according to National Junior College Athletic Association rules, in which NETC participates under.  

Competitive gaming generates more than billion dollars annually in the United States with professional teams franchising into larger areas, Nolan said.  



Outside of playing a video game competitively, career paths in esports are like physical sports – video NETC’s set-up for student gamers consists of 20 Alienware machines with monitors in a dedicated space in the John C. West Building.