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Advising is an essential service at Piedmont Technical College (PTC), and continual improvement is a must. There is always a better way to do things, and the PTC Business Division’s Embedded Advising Coordinator Nicole Fuller has seized on that better way, even expanded upon it. For her trailblazing work at PTC, the college recently named Fuller its Innovator of the Year. Fuller joined the team in...

Lisa Toland admits she wasn’t very good when she played the clarinet in her high school band. The alto-voiced go-getter also claims to be on the tone-deaf side, even though she sings in her church choir. Regardless of that humble self-assessment, Toland is clearly making beautiful music at Piedmont Technical College (PTC) as its dean of off-campus academic affairs. “I think I was in band more for...

Thanks to a new partnership, students who earn an associate in applied science degree in business from Piedmont Technical College (PTC) can now transfer seamlessly to Coker University to earn their bachelor of science in business administration with concentrations in accounting or management and leadership. In addition, PTC graduates with an associate in applied science in computer technology with...

Fran Wiley, the Piedmont Technical College Foundation’s associate vice president for development, is a living, breathing example of the best that our technical college system produces. A PTC alumna from long ago, she built her skills patiently and strategically over time, accessing selected higher education programs that could help her ascend to the next desired level of her career ladder. “Before...

Piedmont Technical College (PTC) is proud to announce its recipients of the annual National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) Excellence Awards. This year’s honorees from PTC are Lakeya Jenkins in the Faculty Division and Kendra Lagreca in the Staff Division. About Lakeya Jenkins A Greenwood resident, Jenkins is the English Department Chair at PTC and has been teaching...

MODELS Academy at Piedmont Technical College (PTC) has been chosen as this year’s recipient of the SC Technical College System’s highly esteemed A. Wade Martin Innovation Team of the Year Award. MODELS Director Steve Coleman accepted the award at the SC Technical Education Association’s annual conference on Feb. 16. While their formative years ought to be fun and footloose, young African American...

The Piedmont Technical College Foundation is preparing to hold its third annual Spring Forward for Student Success 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, March 23, 2024, on a USA Track and Field-certified course around the Lex Walters Campus-Greenwood. “This is a fun event for the whole family,” said Fran Wiley, associate vice president of the PTC Foundation. “Whether they walk, run, or just cheer on others...

The South Carolina Technical Education Association (SCTEA) honored three outstanding educators from Piedmont Technical College (PTC) at its recent annual conference in Myrtle Beach. Recognized along with colleagues from sister technical colleges across the state, PTC’s honorees are: Nicole Fuller, advising coordinator, business (staff); Dr. Donna Foster, associate vice president, institutional...

Business leaders representing VisionGreenwood visited Piedmont Technical College’s Lex Walters Campus-Greenwood on Jan. 23, 2024, to present a donation of $15,000 to the college’s special initiative, MODELS Academy. MODELS is a holistic mentoring and personal development program for African American males in grades 4-12. MODELS Director Steve Coleman said the donation will help support gap...

Sally Cooke is a quiet force of nature at Piedmont Technical College (PTC), and the tenacious redhead who works wonders from behind the scenes at the college finally has been thrust into the spotlight — and deservedly so. On Jan. 31, 2024, Cooke was presented with the South Carolina Association of Technical College Commissioners (SCATCC) 2023 Professional Board Staff Member Award. The SCATCC...