Article by: Cheri Anderson Hucks | SCC
The Dollar General Literacy Foundation has awarded the Spartanburg Community College
Foundation a $10,000 grant to support adult literacy at the College's Union County
Campus. This local grant award is part of more than $8.3 million in grants awarded
to more than 1,000 schools, nonprofits and organizations across the 44 states that
Dollar General serves.
"This will be a great addition to our staff and a huge help to our students," said
Jarette Pendergrass, director of Adult Education SCC's Union County Campus. "Anything
that helps our students succeed is a benefit."
The literacy grant will fund an SCC instructor to teach one three-hour sessions four
days a week and a one hour and a half hour session four days a week. The literacy
instructor's position is designed to improve the county literacy rate and to decrease
the drop-out rate.
Hiring of the instructor is scheduled for July 2018, with a start date of August 13,
2018. During August, the instructor will serve students four days a week, for three
hours per day for three weeks. Students will receive 12 hours of instruction per week.
Beginning in September, the instructor will serve students for 4.5 hours per day,
four days each week. Students will receive 18 hours of instruction per week.
"One of the goals of the grant," explains Pendergrass,"is that at least 45 percent
of the 100 students served by the literacy instructor will make an educational functional
level gain. At least 80 percent of the students who make a grade level gain in reading
will continue in the Adult Education program to work towards earning their high school
equivalency credentials such as the General Educational Development (GED) test.
"We are honored to fund literacy and education initiatives, which support our mission
of Serving Others," said Todd Vasos, Dollar General's CEO. "The Dollar General Literacy
Foundation is celebrating its 25thanniversary in 2018 and a legacy of helping people
improve their lives through literacy and education. Including this grant, the Dollar
General Literacy Foundation has provided more than $154 million in funding to help
more than 10 million people. We believe these programs can have a positive impact
on the communities we serve and we look forward to continuing to partner with organizations
dedicated to making a difference in the lives of millions of Americans."
Registration for SCC summer and fall semester classes is going on now. Summer classes
begin on May 29 and June 18. Fall classes begin on August 20, September 25, October
15 and November 1. Individuals interested in registering for classes can apply online
at www.sccsc.edu or contact the admissions center at any SCC location for more assistance.Spartanburg
Community College receives $10,000 Grant from Dollar General Literacy Foundation
to Support Adult Literacy
Spartanburg, S.C. - The Dollar General Literacy Foundation has awarded the Spartanburg
Community College Foundation a $10,000 grant to support adult literacy at the College's
Union County Campus. This local grant award is part of more than $8.3 million in grants
awarded to more than 1,000 schools, nonprofits and organizations across the 44 states
that Dollar General serves.
"This will be a great addition to our staff and a huge help to our students," said
Jarette Pendergrass, director of Adult Education SCC's Union County Campus. "Anything
that helps our students succeed is a benefit."
The literacy grant will fund an SCC instructor to teach one three-hour sessions four
days a week and a one hour and a half hour session four days a week. The literacy
instructor's position is designed to improve the county literacy rate and to decrease
the drop-out rate.
Hiring of the instructor is scheduled for July 2018, with a start date of August 13,
2018. During August, the instructor will serve students four days a week, for three
hours per day for three weeks. Students will receive 12 hours of instruction per week.
Beginning in September, the instructor will serve students for 4.5 hours per day,
four days each week. Students will receive 18 hours of instruction per week.
"One of the goals of the grant," explains Pendergrass,"is that at least 45 percent
of the 100 students served by the literacy instructor will make an educational functional
level gain. At least 80 percent of the students who make a grade level gain in reading
will continue in the Adult Education program to work towards earning their high school
equivalency credentials such as the General Educational Development (GED) test.
"We are honored to fund literacy and education initiatives, which support our mission
of Serving Others," said Todd Vasos, Dollar General's CEO. "The Dollar General Literacy
Foundation is celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2018 and a legacy of helping people
improve their lives through literacy and education. Including this grant, the Dollar
General Literacy Foundation has provided more than $154 million in funding to help
more than 10 million people. We believe these programs can have a positive impact
on the communities we serve and we look forward to continuing to partner with organizations
dedicated to making a difference in the lives of millions of Americans."
Registration for SCC summer and fall semester classes is going on now. Summer classes
begin on May 29 and June 18. Fall classes begin on August 20, September 25, October
15 and November 1. Individuals interested in registering for classes can apply online
at www.sccsc.edu or contact the admissions center at any SCC location for more assistance.