Piedmont Technical College

Scholarships were awarded recently at a luncheon honoring donors and recipients.

Six new members were recently inducted into the Tau Alpha Pi National Honor Society at Piedmont Technical College. Tau Alpha Pi is the national honor society for engineering technology, just as Phi Beta Kappa is for liberal arts and Tau Beta Pi is for engineering. Founded in 1953 and managed for more than 30 years by engineering technology educator Frederick J.

Scholarships were awarded recently at a luncheon honoring donors and recipients.

Members of the Lakelands Homebuilders Association recently made a contribution to its scholarship, awarded annually to students in the building construction technology program. This year’s scholarship will be presented in honor of Nick Nicholson, executive officer of Lakelands HBA. Pictured are, from left, Fran Wiley, executive director of the PTC Foundation; Martha Culbertson, president of Lakelands HBA; and John Cobb, vice president of Lakelands HBA.

As part of its continuing efforts to promote science, technology, engineering and mathematics, the engineering technology program at Piedmont Technical College recently celebrated National Engineers Week by inviting high school students to learn more about the career.

Scholarships were awarded recently at a luncheon honoring donors and recipients.

Scholarships were awarded recently at a luncheon honoring donors and recipients.

Piedmont Technical College has been selected to participate in a national project that will focus on preparing students for transfer opportunities. The Community College Undergraduate Research Initiative (CCURI) is designed to support community colleges in their efforts to incorporate an undergraduate research experience into their science curriculum.

Scholarships were awarded recently at a luncheon honoring donors and recipients.

Piedmont Technical College’s engineering technology program offers a variety of options that allow students to begin their education at PTC and then seamlessly transfer into programs at the University of South Carolina, South Carolina State University or USC Upstate.