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Spring Graduation Delivers Inspiration and Promise

Messages of inspiration abound during graduation season, and more than 200 Piedmont Technical College (PTC) graduates were not disappointed when they heard the insightful words of their fellow classmates on PTC graduation day, May 3, at the James Medford Family Event Center. “Graduation should...

Excellent Writing Pays Off for Two Piedmont Tech Students

The next time you have to diagram a sentence or take a vocabulary test, just remember that good language skills ― and good writing skills in particular ― bring dividends both in life and, sometimes, in the bank account. Two Piedmont Technical College (PTC) students recently won their categories in...

Greenwood Edge Signs 19 Recruits at PTC Ceremony

College recruiters look for qualities like talent, agility and the ability to effectively carry the ball. Nineteen Greenwood County high school students who have the right stuff recently made it to signing day. Their playing field? It’s populated not by turf and football sleds but by CAD tools,...

Children’s Books and Creative Nooks Power PTC Literacy Day

Pint-sized buses arrived with their adorably diminutive cargo at Piedmont Technical College’s Lex Walters Campus-Greenwood last month just in time for the early care and education (ECE) program’s fun-filled Literacy Day, an annual event now in its fifth year. “Literacy Day is something our (early...

PTC Welders Participate in Statewide Competition

A team from Piedmont Technical College traveled to Sumter last month to participate in the SC Technical College System’s 36 th Annual Welding Skills Competition. The event was hosted by Central Carolina Technical College. Midlands Technical College, Tri-County Technical College, Spartanburg...

Student Overcomes Devastating Loss on Way to Degree, Will Speak at PTC Graduation

After the house has grown quiet and her family is asleep, Kayce Porterfield pores over numbers and balance sheets in preparation for classes at Piedmont Technical College. She’ll be up at dawn with her husband and two young daughters to start another long day juggling parenting, housework, child...

Piedmont Technical College Spring Graduation Set for May 3

Piedmont Technical College will hold two spring commencement exercises on Thursday, May 3. An afternoon ceremony for Arts & Science, Health Science and Nursing graduates will take place at 3 p.m. An evening ceremony for Agriculture, Business, Computer Technology, Engineering/Industrial...

Scholarships Break Down Barriers to College

You don’t have to be NFL-bound to access free or low-cost higher education. Individuals dealing with financial or other obstacles to college enrollment and subsequent employment now have abundant scholarship options to choose from to attain their educational goals with little or no debt. At...

Piedmont Tech Team Honored for its Work Ethic Skills (WES) Program

Time is money on a manufacturing production line. Even the most technically skilled worker can present a problem if that worker is consistently late and the line has to shut down, even for just 15 minutes. Perhaps the worker doesn’t understand the full impact of a perceived “minor infraction” like...

Rusty Denning Named Innovator of the Year at PTC

You may call him a dreamer, but he’s not the only one. Rusty Denning thinks big when it comes to creating opportunities for people to excel in careers that need them. The associate vice president for economic development and continuing education at Piedmont Technical College is gregarious,...

Technical College Offers Wide Range of Promising Career Path Options

The evidence is indisputable. Individuals who have completed at least some college fare better in terms of employment and earnings than those with only a high school diploma. The College Board , a national nonprofit devoted to connecting students with college opportunity, regularly reports on...

PTC to Unveil New Lab and Training Space in Laurens County

Piedmont Technical College’s Center for Advanced Manufacturing (CAM) in Laurens County cordially invites members of the community and the media to tour new labs and an additional 4,800 square feet of flexible training space recently completed at its high-tech training facility at 109 Innovation...

Horticulture Students Compete in National Landscape Competition

Almost as soon as we spring forward one hour, the extra daylight draws casual gardeners outside to begin prepping their yards for the season. A team of four Piedmont Technical College horticulture students led by PTC Horticulture Program Director Daniel Greenwell approached the growing season with...

Test Drive Piedmont Tech and Get Certified - For Free!

There’s nothing like that first time you ease into the seat of a new car and grasp the steering wheel. How does it fit? How does it feel? Like purchasing a car, entering higher education can be a significant investment. It would be imprudent not to try it out before buying. Right? Now those...