The curriculum encompasses specialized business subjects and integrates related subjects which stress fundamentals of grammar, punctuation, spelling, and basic mathematical processes involved in solving ordinary business problems. The students are provided actual experience in the various business occupations through the internship program. I n modern industry, methods and technologies are changing rapidly and becoming more sophisticated, creating a need for formal education and technical training as a prerequisite for successful employment. An important function of the Trades and Industry Technology programs at H. Councill Trenholm State Technical College is to impart the necessary knowledge and to develop needed technical skills. Planned shops and laboratories with modern equipment, along with a cadre of qualified faculty personnel, provide an excellent opportunity to achieve these objectives.
Several options are available.
Students may take courses required for a certificate, a diploma, an associate degree or courses simply for upgrading and mobility or personal satisfaction. The Automotive Body Repair Program aims to prepare skilled craftsmen who find their work challenging and who take pride in being able to restore automobiles, just as students in the Culinary Arts, Early Care and Education, Horticulture, and Radio and Television Broadcasting curricula find their respective service-oriented programs of study rewarding and filled with a variety of career paths. Various advisory committees, representing experienced and successful lay people in the business and industrial community, have given their time and counsel in developing curricula. To supplement classroom activities, the College has implemented a combination of work-related technical internship experiences in business and industry.