Presenting a description of career education activities in the state of South Carolina, the document contains several separate reports which are organized into four major sections. Section 1 contains summary accounts of the administrative and technical activities accomplished by the South Carolina Department of Education Career Education Office, and of the two research and development projects in career education. Included in the materials appended to Section 1 are two annual evaluation reports of the projects by Ibex, Inc. The first is for Lexington School District 3, Batesburg-Leesville; the second for Spartanburg School District 5, Duncan. Both reports include results of student pretests and posttests as an indicator of program effectiveness. Section 2 is a brief account of the activities of the state career education office. Sections 3 and 4, detailing descriptions of the pilot projects in each of the above two school districts, were prepared to assist local district personnel in the planning, management, and administration of a successful career education program. These two sections (3 and 4) emphasize the identification of practical ways of implementing career education concepts; specific recommendations for similar projects are included. (Author/RG)