Don’t miss a great opportunity to get an early start on your holiday shopping at the 2025 Foothills Skills and Crafts Show. The free event will be held from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 1, in the breezeways of the Piedmont Technical College Lex Walters Campus-Greenwood at 620 N. Emerald Road. Dozens of vendors will be on hand, making this an ideal opportunity to find an array of unique...
A total of 47 men and women went home with medals after competing in the inaugural Phoenix Open pickleball tournament on Saturday, Oct. 10, at the Greenwood County Recreation Complex in Greenwood. The event served as a fundraiser for the Piedmont Technical College Foundation. Medals were awarded in three divisions of Women’s Doubles, Mixed Doubles and Men’s Doubles. Here is a list of the medal...
Piedmont Technical College (PTC) graduates were urged by speakers to give back to their college and communities, take risks and seek joy during two commencement ceremonies on Aug. 7 at the James Medford Family Event Center in Greenwood. “Today we celebrate not only your accomplishments but also the unique journey that has brought each of you here,” said PTC President Dr. Hope E. Rivers. “As you...
Piedmont Technical College (PTC) held a groundbreaking ceremony on Wednesday for a transformative expansion of its Family Life and Conference Center on the Lex Walters Campus – Greenwood. The $23 million project will create a gleaming 41,000 square-foot multipurpose facility to serve PTC students and the campus community while also acting as a vital hub for business and industry conferences and a...
Nearly 60 youths had fun mastering an array of STEM skills during a series of camps this summer at Piedmont Technical College (PTC). PTC held eight summer camps for youths between eight and 14 years of age that focused on areas such as computer coding, digital music, engineering, gaming and creating videos. “Students learned the physics of 3D animation and how to use the Java version of gaming...
Rachael Ross smiled broadly Thursday as she and other Piedmont Technical College (PTC) students delivered four doghouses to the Humane Society of Greenwood animal shelter. Ross and 16 of her classmates in the PTC Building Construction Technology program gained valuable experience constructing the doghouses during the recently completed summer term. But she said the best part of the project was the...
Thanks to the generosity of faculty and staff members at Piedmont Technical College (PTC), the recently concluded Employee Week of Giving exceeded expectations and shattered records. According to the PTC Foundation, 113 employees made donations, a whopping 352% increase over last year. Their donations totaled $28,120, well above the goal of $15,000 and 381% more than last year’s total. The money...
The Piedmont Technical College (PTC) School of Agriculture recently received state and national recognition for the outstanding quality of its educational program. The PTC School of Agriculture was recognized in July as the 2025 South Carolina Outstanding Postsecondary Program of the Year by the South Carolina Association of Agricultural Educators (SCAAE). Later in July, the PTC School of...
Piedmont Technical College students who had outstanding academic accomplishments during the 2025 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 by the college president. President’s List students include: Abbeville County –Marissa Arrowood...
Eight outstanding graduates of Piedmont Technical College (PTC) received county academic awards during the 2025 Summer commencement ceremonies on Aug. 7 in the James Medford Family Event Center on the Greenwood Campus. The awards are given to graduates of diploma and associate degree programs with the highest grade-point averages in the seven counties in PTC’s service area. From Abbeville County...
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