Counseling
We
provide personal, academic and career
counseling to help you set and meet your
goals.
College
Skills
Through seminars or classes, individually
or in groups, we give you assistance with
study skills that are necessary for college
success.
Transfer
Information
We offer assistance with completing the
college and financial aid application
processes, a resource library of four-year
college information, tours of various college
campuses, and workshops designed to prepare
you for transfer to the four-year college of
your choice. In the Spring term we also
host a College Fair, attended by over 20
institutions from around the Carolinas.
Cultural
Activities and Trips
Previous trips have included cities such
as Atlanta or Charleston; trips to the
Biltmore House in Asheville and the State
Museum in Columbia; and attendance at regional
cultural events at the Peace Center in
Greenville, the Abbeville Opera House, the
Greenwood Community Theatre or Lander
University. Regular Etiquette workshops
are also held at local restaurants.
Leadership
Retreat
Between 20 and 40 students attend this
weekend retreat at Camp Fellowship on Lake
Greenwood. Students participate in a
variety of games and activities designed to
build trust, team-working abilities and
leadership qualities.
Tuesday
Topics
Tuesday
Topics are discussion/workshop seminars
sponsored by the Academic Advantage.
Topics are selected that have the
ability to improve the quality of college or
daily life. Recent topics have included
Test Anxiety, Study Skills and Critical
Thinking. Check
the PTC Calendar for dates, times and
locations.
Tutoring
Through special arrangement with the
college's Tutoring Center, you may be able to
receive unlimited hours of free tutoring for
any of your classes.
Equipment
We have PDA's and laptop computer that
students can check out to help with school
work. We also have textbooks for various
courses that students can check out.
Students also have access to computers, fax
machine and printer/copier.