Ten Graduating Seniors Receive Associate Degrees From Florence-Darlington Technical College

June 06, 2022

Front row: Makahla Briggs (Francis Marion University); Jaden Ocampo, (North Carolina A&T State University); Tynia Trapier (Francis Marion University);
Amiya Alston (Clemson University); and Alexis Barnes (University of South Carolina)
Second row (left to right): Samaria Ellerbe (University of South Carolina); Tyree Davis (Francis Marion University); Kylah Rainey (Clemson University);
Morgan Davis (University of South Carolina); and Amaya Lewis (Hampton University).

Ten Wilson High School seniors make up the cohort of 2022 early college students in Florence 1 Schools. The students are members of the seventh graduating class of the Early College program.

In addition to receipt of the high school diploma which will be awarded on June 2nd, these seniors received an Associate of Arts degree from Florence-Darlington Technical College at its recently held graduation ceremony.

Wilson High School seniors are pictured left to right as well as the college or university that the graduate will attend this fall.

The Early College program was established in the summer of 2014, and it offers students the opportunity to take college classes leading to an Associate of Arts degree. In the high schools, a certified college instructor teaches the students in the program. High school students of the program will earn at least three hours of college credit for each class once they have successfully earned a C or higher. The Early College program offers 71 college hours.