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Patient Care program helps student be better prepared, more confident

Ultimately, Megan Deason is interested in becoming a nurse. But in the meantime, she sees the Patient Care Technician program at Piedmont Technical College as a way to get to work in a hospital environment more quickly—and to start developing some of the knowledge she’ll need when she decides to go on.

A Helping Profession: Human Services Workers Provide Support, Advocacy

Helping others has its own rewards, but it’s also something that you can make a career out of.

Finding a Career for a Compassionate Heart

After an eight-year stint in the Navy, Sandy Webb worked as a machine operator at Avery Dennison for 22 years until the unthinkable happened.

Outstanding Students Honored at Piedmont Technical College Fall Graduation

At Piedmont Technical College's recent fall commencement exercises, outstanding students from each of the college's seven supporting counties were honored for academic achievement.

Piedmont Tech and Freshwater Coast Community Foundation sign Abbeville Promise agreement

Connor White is in third grade but he’s already told his mother he’s not sure if he’s interested in getting a four-year degree. The John C. Calhoun Elementary student said the idea doesn’t appeal to him — unless of course he’s playing football for the Clemson Tigers — and a two-year degree seems like a better option.

Advanced Manufacturing Brings Big Changes, Big Opportunities

In a few short years, economic developers have seen advanced manufacturing go from a niche within traditional manufacturing to the standard for just about anything that gets made in America today.

Student Gets to Work While Finishing His Degree

Like many Piedmont Technical College students, Brendan Golding did not go to college directly after high school.

PTC Respiratory Students Receive State Scholarship Award

Three Piedmont Technical College respiratory care students were recently recognized by the South Carolina Society of Respiratory Care (SCSRC) at their annual conference.

Self Regional Healthcare Partners with Piedmont Tech on New Apprenticeship

Self Regional Healthcare has partnered with Piedmont Technical College and Apprenticeship Carolina to create and register a new apprenticeship program with the US Department of Labor—a first for Self Regional and for health care in the Lakelands region.

Benefactors and Community Leaders Remembered by PTC Foundation

Benefactors and community leaders joined together at Piedmont Technical College recently to celebrate and toast the successes of the past year with the annual benefactors’ event.