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  • PTC Student from Ukraine with Love

    Created: Wednesday, 17 December 2008 15:18
    Americans who aren’t from the South often joke that they need a translator when they move here. While it’s easy for us to laugh about the regional differences in our accents, immigrants and other foreign visitors often miss the punch line because they...

  • Carolina Fabrication Partners with PTC and readySC™ for Training

    Created: Monday, 15 December 2008 15:14
    Based on a commitment to bring 180 jobs to the Lakelands area and a planned capital investment in Abbeville County of over $6 million, Carolina Fabrication will partner with readySC™ and Piedmont Technical College to provide training for its new employe...

  • PTC Instructor Honored for Providing a Second Chance

    Created: Monday, 15 December 2008 15:10
    Delmar Brewington believes in second chances. The developmental English instructor not only provides a second chance to students on a daily basis, he is a living example of the success that can come with a fresh start. “This is my second career,” he ...

  • Piedmont Tech Pottery Students Win at Artist Guild Show

    Created: Friday, 12 December 2008 09:33
    Three Piedmont Technical College students recently won awards during the Annual Greenwood Artist Guild show at the Greenwood Museum. In the three dimensional category, Bob Taft of Greenwood received first place and a cash award of $200; Martha Peddicord ...

  • Eaton Corporation Donation Supports Engineering Education at PTC

    Created: Friday, 12 December 2008 09:32
    Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation recently made a generous $10,000 donation to the Piedmont Technical College Foundation. The donation was presented to PTC by Tim Pridgen, engineering technician at Eaton, and was observed by several gr...

  • Piedmont Technical College Receives Severe Budget Cuts

    Created: Tuesday, 09 December 2008 10:57
    Because of massive shortfalls in the state budget, higher education funding throughout South Carolina was cut 17.4 percent earlier this year. As a result, Piedmont Technical College’s state funding has already been cut over $1.8 million dollars since Ma...

  • Piedmont Tech to Offer Job Assistance Programs

    Created: Wednesday, 03 December 2008 17:01
    In the wake of the difficult economic times that have hit the Lakelands, Piedmont Technical College is increasing its assistance programs for those non-traditional students who are considering enrolling in college to receive the training they need to re-e...

  • Tech-Wood USA Announces Training Initiative for New Employees

    Created: Wednesday, 03 December 2008 11:50
    Tech-Wood USA anticipates bringing 125 new jobs to the Greenwood area in the next 18 months to support its new 120,000-square-foot extrusion facility on Emerald Road, and readySC™ and Piedmont Technical College will partner with the company to provide t...

  • New Dean of Health Science Named

    Created: Wednesday, 03 December 2008 11:43
    Piedmont Technical College President Dr. Ray Brooks has named Jerry Alewine the college’s dean of Health Science. Alewine replaces Lena Warren who retired in October after 37 years of service to PTC. Alewine, a registered respiratory therapist, has ser...

  • PTC Pottery Students Host Third Annual Christmas Show and Sale

    Created: Wednesday, 03 December 2008 11:09
    Need to do some early holiday shopping? Why not purchase some creative and handmade crafts from local students. Piedmont Technical College pottery students will host their third Annual Clayworks Christmas Show and Sale. The exhibit and sale will feature w...