It seems only fitting that Piedmont Technical College (PTC) graduate Austin “Grey” Hamlett was a skilled welder. In his all-too-brief lifetime, he forged the strongest bonds, not only with his own metal works but also with family, friends, and countless others who made his acquaintance. After Grey, 22, passed away from injuries sustained in a July 9 motor vehicle accident, evidence of the esteem...
You might say that Piedmont Technical College’s O’Dell Upstate Center for Manufacturing Excellence in Greenwood is now a dog-friendly facility. A new four-legged resident can be seen patrolling the halls on a regular basis, and it’s loyal to the Mechatronics Technology Program. And make no mistake, the light chrome-colored canine is a very special “shop dog.” “It’s a quadruped robot. It walks on...
What tone do you take when you talk to yourself? One’s inner voice is the narrative only they hear. It has a lot of power, and it is not always rational — or kind. For this reason, Piedmont Technical College (PTC) officials launched the “Be Kind to Your Mind” campaign on the first day of fall classes. “We really want to help raise awareness about mental wellness and the need for vigilance and self...
A first-of-its-kind experience featuring the best offerings from professional toolmakers and the industries they serve is coming to Piedmont Technical College (PTC) in Greenwood. The PTC Tool and Trade Expo will be open to the public from 1-5 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 15, at the Medford Family Event Center and the O’Dell Upstate Center for Manufacturing Excellence. The two sites are across the street from one another.
At Piedmont Technical College’s recent summer commencement exercises, outstanding students were honored for academic achievement as Countywide Award Winners.
It seemed that grief and failure had become permanent themes in Ebony Ellis’s young life. A survivor of domestic abuse, Ellis tried twice between 2013 and 2019 to complete classes at Piedmont Technical College (PTC) while recovering from trauma and grieving the tragic loss of three beloved family members. Each time, she dropped out to work full time and tend to more pressing responsibilities, providing financial support for her family and raising her daughter as a single mother.
Sandy Anderson knows what it’s like to be treated like a statistic. When she was 18 and seeking prenatal care, she overheard a doctor telling his staff that he didn’t want to take Anderson as a patient because she was a teenager pregnant for the second time. He said she was just perpetuating a cycle. “I remember it like it was yesterday and how it made me feel,” the Piedmont Technical College (PTC...
Comfort can be as individual to a person as their fingerprint. The constant tug-of-war around office thermostats in decades past is evidence of that. And thanks to 21st century heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) technology, consumers no longer must sacrifice to enjoy their personally perfect climate every day. Piedmont Technical College (PTC) HVAC Program Director Robbie Hill, a 50-year veteran of the industry, says that today’s HVAC most certainly is not your grandfather’s HVAC.
On a muggy summer evening in pastoral Saluda County, salsa music rolled across the sleepy cow pasture of Piedmont Technical College’s local campus. Drawn to the music, the bovines gathered nearby, completely unaware that a magical art project was unfolding in the adjacent agriculture building. Such was the setting for “Collaborate: A Saluda Community Arts Project,” hosted last month at PTC...
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