Schneider Electric makes $10,000 contribution to the Tri-County Technical College Foundation

October 20, 2011

PENDLETON, SC – October 17, 2011 – Schneider Electric in Seneca made a $10,000 contribution towards its $50,000 pledge to the Tri-County Technical College Foundation for the company’s Teaching Chair Endowment in the Engineering and Industrial Technology Division. 

Since 1988, Schneider Electric has supported the Tri-County Technical College Foundation through annual gifts, all devoted to advancing educational opportunities and instruction.  Because of the company’s generosity, through its teaching chair, faculty in the Engineering and Industrial Technology Division have grown professionally through participation in and presentations at seminars and conferences, along with enrollment in advanced course work.   Including a pledge of $50,000 to the College’s Major Gifts campaign in 2010, the company has given more than $112,000 to its teaching chair for the Engineering and Industrial Technology Division and a total of $124,750 to the Foundation.