Sometimes it’s good to look a gift horse in the mouth. Piedmont Technical College (PTC) is offering an exciting slate of summer camps, including a brand-new horseback-riding camp conducted in partnership with Connie Maxwell Children’s Ministries! Other programs teach writing, painting, insect studies, and more. In addition, several scouting merit badge programs are in the works, including first aid and fire safety.
In spite of the challenges felt across all sectors of education last year due to Covid, the Abbeville Promise continues to provide students and families in Abbeville County with the assurance that a quality college education is within reach.
The Piedmont Technical College (PTC) Continuing Education Division once again is offering one of its newest QuickSkills courses, Contact Tracing. Introduced in February, interest in the program has been strong. The latest Contact Tracing course will begin on June 1, 2021.
From the Marine Corps to the hospital floor, recent Piedmont Technical College (PTC) graduate John Matthews is quietly living the values of honor, integrity, commitment, and duty. After six years as a Marine, Matthews is starting a second chapter utilizing the associate degree in nursing he received this spring. He already has accepted a position in the medical/surgical unit at Aiken Regional...
Strong relationships are grounded in trust, and as communities across the state tentatively return to “normal,” some individuals may be pondering the next steps toward their pre-pandemic dreams. Piedmont Technical College (PTC) has a track record for being a strong, trusted partner in helping individuals stay on course and achieve their goals. To help students go the distance, PTC staff work hard to remove barriers to attaining educational goals. With that in mind, students who register by June 29, the end of the VIP registration period, will get early access to courses and avoid the $25 registration fee. Taking that further, the college is also offering a $300 book voucher to any student who registers by July 15.
It was a surreal day in March 2020 when schools and businesses everywhere closed their doors and sent people home to quarantine for an as-yet indefinite period of time. This response to the global pandemic felt abrupt at best and frightening at worst. No one was unaffected, but students especially felt adrift with so many unanswered questions. As they were still processing the full impact of quarantine, a team of educators at Piedmont Technical College (PTC) was hard at work identifying solutions to every possible contingency. Their immediate actions not only alleviated anxiety but enabled students to complete their spring term as seamlessly as possible.
Some singers and musicians employ a technique called circular breathing to help create and maintain a continuous and uninterrupted tone. It seems only fitting that the Respiratory Care Program at Piedmont Technical College (PTC) is featured in a new partnership with Newberry College to ensure an uninterrupted transfer pathway for PTC graduates with an associate in applied science in respiratory care to continue their education toward a bachelor of science in respiratory therapy at Newberry College.
Could your Zoom background use some professional tweaking? How do you best manage your time while working remotely? Piedmont Technical College (PTC) has just the thing for workers in the fast-growing work-from-home or hybrid environment. Beginning June 1, the college’s Continuing Education Division will offer a four-week course titled “Remote Worker Training.”
In a profession where surprises occasionally can come in unwanted, occasionally messy forms, three Piedmont Technical College (PTC) Early Care and Education graduates recently have been on the receiving end of the very best “gotcha” moments. They have been recognized as Teachers of the Year for their respective schools and/or school districts.
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