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Outstanding Students Honored at Piedmont Technical College Summer Graduation

At Piedmont Technical College’s recent summer commencement exercises, outstanding students from each of the college’s seven supporting counties were honored for academic achievement. Abbeville County student Timothy Cann, right, was honored for maintaining high academic success. He is recognized...

Piedmont Technical College Honors Graduates during Summer Commencement

The James Medford Family Event Center at Piedmont Technical College welcomed more than 300 Piedmont Technical College graduates for two commencement ceremonies to celebrate their accomplishments. Dr. Ray Brooks, president, welcomed graduates, family and guests to celebrate the accomplishments of...

Saluda High School Senior Readies for College with Dual Enrollment

Hector Ortiz already has plans for his future. And he knows the dual enrollment classes he is taking through Piedmont Technical College will help him get there. The rising Saluda High School senior plans to head to the University of South Carolina after high school. His goal is to pursue his...

Academic Honor Students Recognized for 2017 Spring Semester

Piedmont Technical College students who had outstanding academic accomplishments during the 2017 spring semester have earned inclusion on the President’s List. To be named to the list, students must be full time and earn a term GPA of 4.00. Students will receive a certificate of achievement signed...

New Board Members Named to PTC Foundation

The Piedmont Technical College Foundation has named two new members to its board for the coming year. They are Todd Croker and Stephanie Dean, both representing Greenwood. Croker is the president of Fujifilm Manufacturing U.S.A., Inc. and Fujifilm Hunt Chemicals U.S.A., Inc. He currently and...

Piedmont Tech Students Named to Academic All-State

Two Piedmont Technical College students were recently among those named to the Phi Theta Kappa South Carolina All-State Academic Team. Stephanie Johnson of Prosperity and Elizabeth McCurry of Greenwood were among the 29 students honored at a ceremony in Columbia. Johnson and McCurry are joining an...

Surgical Technology Program Hosts State Bowl

More than 150 surgical technology students and instructors from eight of the technical colleges recently participated in annual Student Surgical Technology Bowl for the state of South Carolina at Piedmont Technical College. The day consisted of students being divided into teams in a quiz bowl-type...

Scholarship Luncheon Honors Recipients, Donors

Scholarships were presented to students and donors were recognized at the recent scholarship luncheon. Piedmont Technical College student and Greenwood resident Johnson Wooten, left, recently received the Building Construction Technology (BCT) Scholarship at the college’s annual scholarship...

Scholarship Luncheon Honors Donors, Recipients

Scholarships were presented to students and donors were recognized at the recent scholarship luncheon. Four Piedmont Technical College students were recently awarded the PTC Foundation Board Scholarship at the college’s annual scholarship luncheon. Pictured are, from left, Jessi Boland, a welding...

Matters of the Heart: Cardiovascular Technology Jobs are on the Rise

There are many rewarding careers in health care, but few are as in-demand as those positions related to heart health. The need for professionals in heart-related fields is due to the high rate of heart disease in the nation. In fact, according the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), one in every six...

PTC Provides Summer Guidance Institute to Area Counselors

Piedmont Technical College (PTC) recently hosted the third annual Summer Guidance Institute, a week-long program designed to connect school counselors in PTC's region with the college's academic programs, local employers, and with economic developers to develop a better understanding of how...

Piedmont Tech, Goodwill expand CNA training partnership

Goodwill Industries and Piedmont Technical College are expanding a highly successful partnership that trains certified nursing assistants. The program, which began in 2012 in Greenwood, is now also being offered in Laurens and Newberry. “We’re very pleased with how the program has progressed,” said...

Lander University and Piedmont Tech to Offer Enhanced Bridge Program

Piedmont Technical College students who are planning to transfer to Lander University will have a smoother transition and more because of a new agreement between the two colleges. “Many of our students transfer to colleges in South Carolina and beyond, but Lander University is consistently the top...

Piedmont Tech Presents A Night of Hope

Piedmont Technical College is hosting a new community outreach event to connect area agencies with those in need. A Night of Hope will be Thursday, June 29 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. in the Medford Family Event Center on the Lex Walters Campus-Greenwood. “We’ve been looking at non-traditional students and...