Sylvia Webster, of Dillon, was hired by Trinity Behavioral Care Center before she graduated Northeastern Technical College’s Associate of Business degree program. She has been with Trinity for 18 years and serves as the director of the center in Marion.

November 21, 2011
Webster’s Pathway to a Successful Career Began at NETC

Sylvia Webster, of Dillon, says no two days are alike at her job at Trinity Behavioral Care Center in Marion. Now serving as the center’s director, Webster was hired 18 years ago to serve as a receptionist for the organization that provides substance abuse counseling.

Webster was working toward an Associate in Business degree through Northeastern Technical College when she was hired by Trinity in 1993. The Dillon Community Campus had not been built, but Webster was able to take night classes provided by the College at Dillon High School.

 “It was a great opportunity provided by the College for the residents of Dillon,” Webster said. “Of the 10 children in my family, I was the only one to get a college degree.”

Webster was a shipping and receiving clerk for Craftex in Dillon when the manufacturing plant went out of business. Displaced workers received assistance through the Workforce Investment Act to receive new job skills training provided by NETC, which was Chesterfield-Marlboro Technical College at the time. Webster enrolled in the business degree program because she had always enjoyed working with numbers and an associate degree would enhance her employment opportunities.

“Because Northeastern Technical College provided this program right here in Dillon, I was able to go back to school and earn an associate degree, which helped me get the job that I have today,” Webster said. “It was tough going back to school after all those years, but you’re never too old to learn.”

Pursuing a college education or job training through NETC is even more convenient for Dillon County residents with the development of the Dillon Community Campus in 2003. NETC recently doubled the size of the campus in order to meet the growing educational and workforce development needs of the community.

“Going to NETC and earning a two-year degree is a great way to start your education because it allows you to go in many directions as you are deciding your career plans,” Webster said.

These days, Webster is thinking a lot about her plans for retirement in six years.

“NETC definitely was my pathway to a long and successful career,” Webster said.

Start your pathway to a future this spring semester at NETC. The application deadline for the spring semester is Friday, December 9. Admission applications may be picked up and submitted at the campus in Dillon.

An admission application may also be filled out and submitted online by clicking on Admissions and then clicking on Apply Online in the box on the right side of the page.

Open registration is Wednesday, January 11, and classes begin Monday, January 16. For more information, call NETC’s Admissions Office at 1-800-921-7399.