The South Carolina State Society Daughters of the American Colonists recently awarded a $750 scholarship to Aiken Technical College nursing student Carmelita Diaz Lazaro.

Aiken Technical College, University of South Carolina Aiken, and the SC Commission on Higher Education have collaborated to host a Fall FAFSA Night to help area families navigate the federal aid application process.

The event will be held Tuesday, Oct. 29 from 6 to 8 p.m. in the 700 building on the ATC campus. Financial aid staff from ATC and USC Aiken will be available to assist with completion of the FAFSA and answer questions.

The Aiken Technical College Foundation raised more than $24,600 for student scholarships during its third annual Giving Gala on Friday, Oct. 4. It is the most raised from the event during its three-year run

Area high school students visited Aiken Technical College (ATC) on Oct. 17 to learn about opportunities that available to them in educational and workplace settings during Disability Mentoring Day.

The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Celebration committee presents the Human & Civil Rights Student Champion Award to one student from each Aiken Technical College and USC Aiken during its annual event in January.

Nominations are being accepted through November 22 for the 2020 Human & Civil Rights Student Champion Award.