{
  "id": "2022-06-29-aiken-technical-college-bomb-threat",
  "slug": "aiken-technical-college-bomb-threat-2022-06-29",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Aiken Technical College",
    "shortName": "ATC",
    "state": "SC",
    "type": "technical-college",
    "alertSystemName": "ATC Alert"
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2022-06-29",
    "type": "bomb-threat",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "headline": "Midday bomb threat evacuates campus; search finds no device",
    "headlinePublic": "Midday bomb threat evacuates campus; search finds no device",
    "summary": "Around midday on Wednesday, June 29, 2022, Aiken Technical College in Graniteville, South Carolina, was [evacuated due to a bomb threat](https://www.wrdw.com/2022/06/29/aiken-technical-college-evacuated-due-bomb-threat/), with a witness describing at least 20 patrol cars at the school. The campus was [searched and found clear of any device](https://www.securityinfowatch.com/school-security/news/10488543/south-carolina-college-campus-evacuated-after-bomb-threat). It was one of several bomb threats around the Central Savannah River Area that week, including one at York Technical College in Rock Hill the same day."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "channel": "facebook",
      "timestampApprox": "Around midday, June 29, 2022",
      "verbatimText": "An immediate evacuation of the campus is required. Please remain calm and leave campus in an orderly manner. Employees should telecommute for remainder for the rest of the work day. Follow instructions of emergency or college personnel and refer to local sources for more information.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.postandcourier.com/aikenstandard/news/aiken-tech-evacuated-wednesday/article_dc720c9a-f7c9-11ec-a67c-f34eb106c0af.html",
      "sourceDescription": "Aiken Technical College official Facebook post, reproduced verbatim by the Post and Courier (Aiken Standard) and WFXG",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim text recovered from Aiken Technical College's own Facebook post on June 29, 2022, reproduced identically by the Post and Courier (Aiken Standard) and WFXG; the awkward phrasing 'telecommute for remainder for the rest of the work day' is preserved as an authenticity marker.",
        "WRDW reported students were being evacuated around midday EDT on June 29, 2022 due to a bomb threat, with a witness counting at least 20 patrol cars.",
        "The college is located in Graniteville, in the Central Savannah River Area straddling South Carolina and Georgia."
      ],
      "characterCount": 284
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Aiken Technical College evacuated due to bomb scare - WRDW",
      "url": "https://www.wrdw.com/2022/06/29/aiken-technical-college-evacuated-due-bomb-threat/",
      "type": "local-media"
    },
    {
      "title": "South Carolina college campus evacuated after bomb threat - Security Info Watch",
      "url": "https://www.securityinfowatch.com/school-security/news/10488543/south-carolina-college-campus-evacuated-after-bomb-threat",
      "type": "other"
    },
    {
      "title": "Reports: Aiken Tech evacuated - WFXG",
      "url": "https://www.wfxg.com/story/46791625/reports-aiken-tech-evacuated",
      "type": "local-media"
    },
    {
      "title": "Aiken Technical College official Facebook post, reproduced verbatim by the Post and Courier (Aiken Standard) and WFXG",
      "url": "https://www.postandcourier.com/aikenstandard/news/aiken-tech-evacuated-wednesday/article_dc720c9a-f7c9-11ec-a67c-f34eb106c0af.html",
      "type": "local-media"
    }
  ],
  "context": "Aiken Technical College in Graniteville, South Carolina, serves the Central Savannah River Area near Aiken. Around midday on Wednesday, June 29, 2022, the campus was [evacuated due to a bomb threat](https://www.wrdw.com/2022/06/29/aiken-technical-college-evacuated-due-bomb-threat/), drawing a heavy law-enforcement response that a witness described as at least 20 patrol cars. The campus was [searched and found clear](https://www.securityinfowatch.com/school-security/news/10488543/south-carolina-college-campus-evacuated-after-bomb-threat). The threat came during a stretch of bomb threats across the CSRA and the broader region in the [final weeks of the school year](https://www.wfxg.com/story/46791625/reports-aiken-tech-evacuated), with nerves on edge after the May 2022 Uvalde, Texas, school shooting; York Technical College in Rock Hill, South Carolina, was evacuated for a bomb threat the same day. The case illustrates how technical colleges in smaller communities mount full evacuations for phoned-in threats.",
  "confidence": "low",
  "tags": [
    "bomb-threat",
    "south-carolina",
    "technical-college",
    "evacuation",
    "graniteville"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-05-29",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-16",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}