As many of Lexington Two’s Class of 2022 graduates are heading to college campuses in August, they are doing so with nearly $18 million in scholarships.

Among the district’s nearly 500 graduates from Airport High School and Brookland-Cayce High School, college-bound students earned $17,882,389, the highest amount in recent years.  Sixteen graduates already have earned associate in art and/or associate in science diplomas, with a minimum of 62 college credits earned and 20-plus college courses taken, through the district’s Early College program in partnership with Midlands Tech.

Career-bound graduates saved more than $200,000 by completing their training for professional certifications at the Innovation Center during the high school day, rather than taking the training post-graduation.

The colleges drawing the highest numbers of Class of 2022 Lexington Two graduates this year include University of South Carolina, Clemson University, Midlands Technical College, and Lander University.