Stories

SCTEA Honors PTC Outstanding Educators in 2019

Three Piedmont Technical College associates were honored as Outstanding Educators for the 2018-2019 academic year at the annual South Carolina Technical Education Association (SCTEA) convention, held Feb. 14-16, 2019, in Myrtle Beach.

Piedmont Tech and SC Works Host Regional Job Fair March 21

On-the-spot, face-to-face job interviews are guaranteed to everyone who attends the Upper Savannah Regional Job Fair on Thursday, March 21, in Greenwood. That is the very nature of a job fair and the biggest networking advantage for participants.

Horticulture Program Partners with Jackson & Perkins to Trial Novel Rose Varieties from New Zealand

The Piedmont Technical College Horticulture Technology Program and Jackson & Perkins Roses and Park Seed have formed a first-of-its-kind partnership to conduct the Jackson Perkins/PTC Horticulture Quarantine Rose Trial Program at the horticulture facilities on the Lex Walters Campus-Greenwood.

Black History Month Speaker Describes How Benjamin Mays Bridged Racial, Political Chasms

A young boy’s indoctrination into the ugliest manifestations of hate came at the tender age of 4. It haunted him throughout his life. “I remember a crowd of white men who rode up on horseback with rifles on their shoulders. I was with my father when they rode up, and I remember starting to cry,” Dr. Benjamin E. Mays wrote in the opening to his 1971 memoir titled Born to Rebel. “They cursed my father, drew their guns and made him salute, made him take off his hat and bow down to them several times.” They were lucky to escape with their lives.

Partnership Offers Newberry High-Schoolers Dual Enrollment Opportunity

The Newberry County School District recently partnered with Piedmont Technical College (PTC) to offer juniors and seniors an opportunity to attend college classes while still in high school under a dual enrollment program that provides them with credentials to work in manufacturing directly out of high school.

International Honor Society Recognizes PTC Advisor for Service Milestone

The Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society, which recognizes the academic achievement of state and community college students, recently honored Piedmont Technical College Admissions Specialist Vernessia Wideman for five-years of service as an advisor to PTC’s Omega Chi Chapter.

Engineering Design Tech Instructor Receives Visionary Award

Fortunate are those who have been inspired by that one teacher whose words and visage stay in their mind for decades, even for a lifetime. Christina Knight is one such teacher. It’s National Engineers Week®, an opportunity to tell the story of one who is leading others. Based on heartfelt accolades from faculty and students alike, the Piedmont Technical College Engineering Design Technology program instructor recently was chosen to receive the college’s exclusive Visionary Award.

Laurens-Based Prisma Health Executive Joins PTC Foundation Board

The Piedmont Technical College (PTC) Foundation recently welcomed Justin Matthew Benfield to its board of directors.