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PTC’s Engineering Technology program lowers the barriers to entry into the field through partnership programs with four year institutions.

According to the South Carolina department of agriculture, farming generates over two billion dollars a year at the farm level, but the impact on the state’s economy goes far beyond the farm gate.

Eddie Brown feels that he’s found his calling in respiratory care. And he loves every minute of it. “When you come to work, you shouldn’t look at it as work,” he said. “Look at it as a career.”

PTC grad Patrick Campbell's computer service business is in high demand in Abbeville.

Awards for service to Piedmont Technical College totaling 280 years were presented at a recent luncheon.

Marilyn Sease considers herself blessed to be a part of the Newberry Campus of Piedmont Technical College.

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

National Health Care (NHC) of Laurens recently made a generous donation to the Nursing program at Piedmont Technical College to assist with education in the field of geriatrics.

Piedmont Technical College’s Early Childhood department, in conjunction with the TEACH Mentor Grant of the Center for Child Care Career Development (CCCCD), recently hosted a lunch and learn opportunity for local childcare center directors.

With major new industrial investments in the region like ZF Group, which is ultimately projected to bring 1,200 new jobs to the Upstate, the manufacturing sector in South Carolina is poised for major growth over the next decade. That means opportunity for people with the right skills.