CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, S.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A South Carolina community college may lose hundreds of thousands of dollars in direct funding as Chesterfield County leaders are set to vote on a budget Wednesday.

Council members tell Queen City News they have lost confidence in Northeastern Technical College’s ability to properly spend public dollars following a scathing report from the state inspector general released in late 2024.

That report came after a whistleblower alleged mismanagement and wrongdoing at the college. That complaint raised issues with the school’s dual enrollment program, which allowed high school students to take college courses.

According to the inspector general’s report, Northeastern enrolled students who either lacked the required grades or prior coursework. The

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