Chemical companies manufacture products like adhesives, cosmetics, detergents, herbicides, household cleaners, perfumes, and much more. South Carolina is anticipating growth in the subsectors of synthetic rubber, paint and coating, and petrochemicals in the near future; many of these sectors have already established locations in Rock Hill and the surrounding York County area.

Chemical Companies in Rock Hill

Industry & Workforce Resources

Resources in Rock Hill

York Technical College
York Technical College’s Science Department offers general education coursework to support numerous programs. The department also offers certificate programs with emphases in Biotechnology and Chemical Operations, and Environmental Sciences. The following are degree and corporate training opportunities in the field of chemical manufacturing:

Degree/Credit Programs:

• Biotechnical & Chemical Operator certificate
• Medical Laboratory Technology degree
• Environmental Science certificate
• Health Science certificate

Corporate & Continuing Education

• MSSC Production Technician
• MCCS Certified Logistics Associate
• MCCS Certified Logistics Technician

State & Regional Resources

Clemson University Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
As one of the state’s premier research universities, Clemson’s Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering offers M.S. and PhD degree programs. Research programs exist in polymer processing, rheology, fiber and film formation, supercritical fluids, separation processes, energy, kinetics and catalysis, biosensors and biochips, and membrane applications.

University of South Carolina Department of Chemical Engineering
The University of South Carolina offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in chemical engineering with research focus on biomedical engineering, electrochemical engineering, materials and separations, catalyst design and evaluation, and computation modeling and molecular engineering.

Midlands Technical College Chemical Technology Program
Midlands Tech offers a certificate in Chemical Technology to prepare students for jobs as technicians and chemical engineers’ assistants. This is a three semester program: one fall semester, one spring semester, and one summer session. Students receive their chemical technology education in classrooms and state-of-the-art labs on the Northeast Campus.

Midlands Tech is located in Columbia, SC.