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When Joan Everette retires in December, she’ll end a ten year service to the county of Greenwood and close a chapter in her life that she will forever cherish. “This has not been just a job for me; it’s been a wonderful opportunity to help the peopl...
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Associates at Piedmont Technical College teamed up to prepare and serve more than 40 dishes at their annual Bobby Crocker Cook-Off (expanded to include Betty this year), which raises money for the college’s United Way campaign. Fellow employees paid to ...
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The first group of students to complete Piedmont Technical College’s Computerized Medical Billing program recently celebrated their graduation on the Greenwood campus. Participants included, seated from left, Susan Ledford, Greenwood; Tanisha Patterson,...
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Hodges resident Stacy Johnson said fate and her own experiences in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) drew her into nursing, pulled her away from it, and then catapulted her right back into the career.As a small child, Johnson remembered watching her...
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Countybank recently contributed $35,000 to the Piedmont Technical College Foundation. Pictured, from left, are R.T. Dunlap, Jr., chairman, Countybank; Dr. Lex Walters, president, Piedmont Technical College; Thornwell Dunlap, III, president, Countybank; an...
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As motorists, we can't do much about unpredictable gas prices, but we can take a few easy steps to increase gas mileage, saving money in the process. Mike Rodgers, instructor and coordinator for Automotive Technology at Piedmont Technical College, offers ...
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A group of 15 former students in Piedmont Technical College’s Surgical Technology program have earned the college an extraordinary honor by scoring in the top 20 in the nation on an accreditation exam. Administered annually near the end of the academic ...
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Test anxiety is so universal that it is unusual to find a student who doesn’t approach a major test without some level of anxiety. Heather Ferguson, an academic advantage counselor at Piedmont Technical College, said, “If you’re human, you are going...
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Forty-seven new members were recently inducted into the Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society at Piedmont Technical College. Phi Theta Kappa was established in 1918 to honor two-year college students and boasts more than 1,100 chapters today. The Ca...
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Piedmont Technical College will host its Second Annual “Fall for the Arts” Student Art Exhibit and Sale on Tuesday, Nov. 15. Students have submitted works of art for judging in five categories: color painting/drawing, black and white painting/drawing;...
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Sharing resources, strategies and innovative ideas was the theme permeating throughout this year’s Guidance Standards and Career Development Workshop hosted by the Piedmont Area Consortium and held at Piedmont Technical College earlier this month. The t...
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AdvanceSC, the granting arm of Duke Power, has awarded Piedmont Technical College a $250,000 grant to further engineering technology education and join a national pre-engineering initiative. Developed in an effort to increase the number and caliber of eng...
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Karen Holland of Ware Shoals had a dream. She wanted to see Bob Barker up close and personal from the audience of his popular television game show, The Price is Right. Overflowing with anticipation, Holland made the trek to Burbank Calif. and purchased ti...
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Linda White, right, instructs a student in the Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) program at Piedmont Technical College’s Laurens County Higher Education Center. For the first time, the college will offer the six-week course in Edgefield County. The CNA ...
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As we go through life, we are often reminded to stop and smell the flowers. No one understands that wise, age-old adage better than Becky Kinard of Newberry. As a floral designer, Kinard witnesses the simplistic, transformational power of a tiny little bl...
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Dr. Lex D. Walters, president of Piedmont Technical College, plans to sign a Statement of Support in conjunction with the National Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR). The statement, which will be signed Oct. 13, is intended to ...
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Piedmont Technical College has been awarded a $10,000 planning grant by the South Carolina Arts Commission (SCAC). The grant will allow the college to conduct its final planning in implementing a pottery program in Edgefield. Designed to serve as a Center...
