TD Bank contributes to the Achieving the Dream initiative at Greenville Technical College

The TD Charitable Foundation has contributed $10,000 to the Achieving the Dream initiative at Greenville Technical College (GTC). Through the initiative, GTC is finding ways to help students succeed by using data to guide priorities and decisions. This multi-year national initiative is particularly concerned with student groups that traditionally have faced significant barriers to success, including students of color and low-income students.

At GTC, tools added to remove barriers include an Accelerate Math program that allows those in need of a skills brush-up to have a review that better prepares them for math courses and may allow students to place into higher level courses.  The English + initiative pairs a remedial English course with English 101, promoting success in both courses through supplementary instruction in a small class setting and greater opportunities for individualized instruction. The First Year Experience program is also an Achieving the Dream initiative, assisting new students in making a successful transition into college life.

The TD Charitable Foundation gift will be used to purchase materials and supplies that directly impact student success in the classroom.

“Achieving the Dream initiatives are helping more students succeed at Greenville Technical College,” said Dr. Keith Miller, president of GTC. “With more students gaining the skills they need to take advantage of opportunities, the whole community benefits. We are grateful to TD Bank for partnering with us to remove factors that may stand in the way of college graduation.”

“At TD Bank, we are committed to education,” said David Lominack, who serves as South Carolina market president for the bank. “Greenville Technical College’s Achieving the Dream program is exactly the type of effort that we are happy to fund through the TD Charitable Foundation. It gives us great pleasure to know that these funds will directly impact students and instructors.”

David Lominack of TD Bank with GTC student Imari Robinson, instructor Lori Trumbo, student Colette