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Building A Evacuated: York Tech Goes Remote After a Rock Hill Bomb Threat

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On Wednesday, June 29, 2022, York Technical College's Rock Hill campus in South Carolina was evacuated due to a bomb threat, with Building A cleared and no re-entry allowed. The college moved to remote operations and canceled in-person classes through 5 p.m. while the Rock Hill Police Department investigated alongside campus officers. It was one of several bomb threats in the region that day, including one at Aiken Technical College.

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Some alert texts below are approximate reconstructions from news coverage, not confirmed verbatim transcripts. Reconstructed texts are shown in italic with a dashed border. Verified verbatim texts have a solid border and are marked accordingly.

INITIAL ALERTPush
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YORK TECH ALERT: A threat has been made against the Rock Hill campus. Building A is being evacuated. Leave the building, do not re-enter, and await further instructions.

This text has been reconstructed from news coverage and may not reflect the exact original wording.

WBTV reported the Rock Hill campus was evacuated on June 29, 2022, Building A was cleared with no re-entry allowed, and in-person classes were canceled until 5 p.m.; the alert wording was not published, so this is reconstructed.
York Technical College moved to remote operations during the investigation rather than closing entirely.
ALL CLEARPush
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YORK TECH ALERT: ALL CLEAR. Law enforcement investigated the threat and found no device. Remote operations remain in effect for today.

This text has been reconstructed from news coverage and may not reflect the exact original wording.

WCNC reported an all-clear was given following the threat investigation at York Technical College on June 29, 2022; the exact time was not published, so an approximate timeframe is used.
The Rock Hill Police Department supported York Tech's law enforcement officers and campus safety staff in responding to the threat.
Context

Background

York Technical College's main campus is in Rock Hill, South Carolina, just south of Charlotte. On Wednesday, June 29, 2022, the Rock Hill campus was evacuated due to a bomb threat, with Building A cleared and no re-entry allowed; the college shifted to remote operations and canceled in-person classes through 5 p.m. The Rock Hill Police Department investigated alongside York Tech's officers and an all-clear was eventually given. The threat was part of a cluster of bomb threats across the region that day; Aiken Technical College in Graniteville was evacuated for a bomb threat the same June 29. The case shows a technical college blending physical evacuation with a pivot to remote operations to keep instruction going during a threat investigation.
Provenance

Sources

  1. News
    York Technical College's Rock Hill campus evacuated due to bomb threat - WBTV
    wbtv.com
  2. News
    All-clear given after 'threat' at York Technical College - WCNC
    wcnc.com
  3. News
    Aiken Technical College evacuated due to bomb scare - WRDW
    wrdw.com
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bomb-threatsouth-carolinatechnical-collegeevacuationrock-hillremote-operations
Added May 2026Updated May 2026Via ingestion