Stories

Top 5 Excuses Adults Use Not to Go Back to College

You wake up every day to return to the same job you have been dragging yourself to for the past 10 years. However, you don’t see a way out. More sitting at a computer crunching numbers you don’t care about; or performing mind-numbing data entry; or performing work that, let’s face it, was fine 10 years ago, but is starting to wear on you physically now.

Introducing Career Coach

Piedmont Technical College is pleased to introduce Career Coach, a tool designed to help you find a good career by providing the most current local data on wages, employment, job postings, and associated education and training. Powered by ZIP code-level labor-market data** and real-time job postings from Indeed.com, Career Coach was designed to be a self-guided resource for jobseekers that requires zero assistance to navigate.

Piedmont Tech Hosts 31st Annual Employers Day

More than 200 Piedmont Technical College students and alumni recently took advantage of the college’s 31st annual Employers Day.

Career Snapshot: What is Machine Tool Technology?

The manufacturing sector has been making a big comeback in Upstate South Carolina, and one of the skillsets in the highest demand is machining and CNC programming. At the moment, there are more jobs out there than there are qualified people to fill them. In fact, the demand for machinists is at an all-time high: some companies are even recruiting nationally for local positions.

HVAC Program Hosts Seminar

Piedmont Technical College’s Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) program recently hosted a seminar for students and local businesses on repairing A/C compressors.

Q&A: Brad Willingham, President of Bondex, Inc.

When Bondex, Inc. in Trenton, S.C. started planning for an expansion, Brad Willingham knew they'd need assistance in hiring a qualified workforce. Finding and selecting new hires is critical to the success of a new or existing company. Willingham turned to Piedmont Technical College and readySC to help his company develop a customized training package designed to pre-screen and select a group of new hires with the right skills to succeed at Bondex.

Five College Scholarships You've Probably Never Heard Of

You may not have been valedictorian of your graduating class, but you could still use some help paying for college, right? Don’t worry - you’re definitely not alone! There are plenty of options available when it comes to financial aid, and they aren’t all about your high school GPA.

Making Real Connections is the Key to Job Search Success

A recent report by the National Bureau of Economic Research found that during the Great Recession, unemployed people spent about half of their lost work hours on sleep and leisure activities. The amount they dedicated to finding a job? About one percent.

Jobs at a Glance: Openings for March 2013

Jobs at a Glance is a service for Piedmont Technical College students nearing graduation, alumni and the community that provides information about local and regional job opportunities. Some great postings have gone up this month in fields like engineering, law enforcement, human resources, health care, information technology and more.

PTC Business Instructor Finds Students around the World

Judy Daulton has been in the business department of Piedmont Technical College for nearly 24 years. She teaches students from many different hometowns and backgrounds.