GEER Funding Covers the Cost!

Cost-free training for high-demand career fields is available at Tri-County Technical College!

We offer more than 40 workforce training programs that can lead to an industry-recognized credential and/or certificate in 16 weeks or less. Training costs, along with any required course materials and assessments, are covered by the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief (GEER) Fund.

Business

• Bookkeeping Accounting Clerk Certificate
• Business Office Support Specialist (BOSS)
• Certified Sales Professional
• Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Certification Prep Learning System: SHRM-CP/SHRM-CPS

Computer and Information Technology

• Cisco CCNA Certification Training
• CompTIA™ Network+ Certification Training
• Computer Technician – CompTIA ™ A+ Certification*
• Helpdesk Analyst: Tier 1 Support Specialist

Healthcare

• Electrocardiogram Technician (ECG)
• Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)*
• Medical Office Administrative Specialist with Essentials for Billing & Coding
• Nurse Aide Certificate with Alzheimer’s & Dementia
• Patient Care Technician*
• Personal Care Aide I Certificate (I-BEST)
• Phlebotomy Technician Certificate

 Manufacturing

• CNC Operator
• LEAN Six Sigma*
• Lineman Technician/Power Line Worker*
• Manufacturing Production I Certificate (I-BEST)
• ManuFirstSC (Manufacturing Technician)*
• MSSC (Manufacturing Skill Standards Council) Certified Production Technician*
• OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) Certification*
• Technical Operators 1

 Skilled Trades

• Electrical Wiring I/II
• Fiber Optics Technician
• Heavy Equipment Operator*
• Pre-Highway Construction Inspector/Testing Technician
• Welding*

 Transportation, Distribution and Logistics

• Commercial Driver’s License (CDL)*
• MSSC (Manufacturing Skill Standards Council) Material Handler – Certified Logistics Associate (CLA)
• South Carolina Certified Logistics Technician (CLT)

Programs noted with an * are part of a partnership with the Department of Employment and Workforce. Unemployed insurance claimants who enroll in and attend one of these 11 programs can forgo the weekly job search requirement. 

For more information about Tri-County’s program, complete this short form letting us know your program of interest.