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Help outside the classroom is sometimes difficult for students to find, much less free help. At Piedmont Technical College, however, it’s a staple that many students take advantage of. The college offers one hour of free tutoring per week to each studen...
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Timothy Daugherty, (left) a representative from Winthrop University, and Alethia Richardson, a facilitator from Furman University, laugh during one of the activities at the National Coalition Building Institute (NCBI) Train-the-Trainer event taking place ...
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Nearly 20 individuals graduated from WorkCore, a workforce development program at Piedmont Technical College, this month. A collaborative effort between the college, Greenwood Area Chamber of Commerce, Greenwood County Adult Education and Upper Savannah C...
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Piedmont Technical College unveiled its new master plan on Tuesday. Poised to carry the college into the year 2020, the master plan is made up of five phases. Created by Curt Davis & Associates, the plans were presented to the college’s faculty, sta...
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Surgical technology students at Piedmont Technical College receive hands on experience in the classroom, lab and clinical rotations. Pictured are, from left, Teresa Garrett of Greenwood, Erika Moss of Honea Path and Mary Beth Vanlerberghe of Hodges. “Op...
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Area business owners will have the opportunity to learn about using certifications to their advantage in a workshop being held Tuesday, Sept. 28 at Piedmont Technical College at 9 a.m. “Should My Business Be Certified?” will be led by Janet Christy, p...
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The National Coalition Building Institute (NCBI) will hold a Train-the-Trainer workshop at Piedmont Technical College from Wednesday, Sept. 22 through Friday, Sept. 24. More than 70 students, faculty and staff from colleges throughout the region are expec...
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Before coming to the United States, Maricor Gollayan lived a prosperous life in the Philippine Islands. After graduating with a B.S. in Electronic and Communication Engineering, the lively brunette worked for a major corporation in Manila. “I worked the...
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Remember the days of wheel covers falling off cars and rolling down the road? We can thank a company in Newberry, South Carolina for ending that frustration.
McKechnie Vehicle Components, located on Highway 76 midway between Newberry and Prosperity, deve...
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At first glimpse, Amy Longmire’s bedroom closet typifies the closet of any college freshman. But a peek inside the backpack lying on her closet’s top shelf reveals that Amy is not your typical college student; she doesn’t even take the backpack to c...
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It’s normal to experience some level of anxiousness before a test or exam. A little nervousness can be helpful; it may actually motivate us to perform our best. When anxiety begins to affect performance, however, it becomes a problem.
Lack of sleep, na...
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At first glimpse, Amy Longmire’s bedroom closet typifies the closet of any college freshman. But a peek inside the backpack lying on her closet’s top shelf reveals that Amy is not your typical college student; she doesn’t even take the backpack to c...
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Modern-day machinists: are they craftsmen or artists? Bob Koster, department head of Piedmont Technical College’s metal trades program affirms that they are both.
“Today’s machinist must combine precision technical skills with the creative eye of a...
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Eaton Electrical associates and cohorts employed as utility field service technicians and electricians from across the country convened on the Piedmont Technical College campus in Greenwood recently for a Network Protector Troubleshooting seminar. A total...
