Alvin Pressley, superintendent of the School District of Newberry County, last week visited the Piedmont Technical College campus in Newberry to observe his district’s dual-enrolled students taking college classes to get a jump start on their career plans. He also enjoyed a tour of the campus led by Lisa Toland, PTC dean of off campus academic affairs.
Piedmont Technical College (PTC) this fall has seen a surge in high school students looking to get a head start on their career pathways. In total, PTC has nearly 900 dual-enrolled students in classes across its seven-county service area, a 5% increase over the past year. Through dual enrollment, students in high school take college courses and learn about careers as well as transfer opportunities...
A good electronic engineering technician can smell trouble. Literally. “Electronic Engineering Technology (EET) is one of the few educational areas that has a specific smell. When you wire something wrong, it smells funny,” said Jason White, EET instructor at Piedmont Technical College (PTC). “They can see it, face it, smell it. That is part of what makes a good EET.” Other qualities of a good EET...
The first day of classes Aug. 23 at Piedmont Technical College (PTC) brought the college’s campuses alive with hundreds of determined individuals who in their own right are rock stars within their own circles. “It is great to see students so engaged and positive and ready to go right out of the gate,” said Amelia Shill Jackson, assistant director of enrollment advising at PTC. “Our staff was out...
Nine automotive technology students at Piedmont Technical College (PTC) recently completed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Section 609 Technician Training and Certification Program. Each passed the EPA’s certification test with a score of 84% or higher.
They are the engine of the modern medical office, the quiet frontline workers you see every time you visit the doctor. Chances are you’ll see them more often during visits as the role of the medical assistant continues to expand. Students in Piedmont Technical College’s Medical Assistant (MA) Program are learning just how essential they are in a contemporary medical practice.
At Piedmont Technical College’s recent summer commencement exercises, outstanding students were honored for academic achievement as County Award Winners.
The presidents of Piedmont Technical College (PTC) and Lander University today signed a series of articulation agreements that will enhance the transfer process for qualified PTC graduates from PTC to Lander. The agreements apply to PTC graduates with an associate in applied science (AAS) degree in business administration (with various concentrations) who wish to continue their studies toward a bachelor of applied science (BAS) or bachelor of science (BS) in business administration (with various concentrations) at Lander.
From a rough floor plan originally sketched on a 12-inch-by-12-inch piece of cardboard to 6,480,000 inches of steel, concrete, and glass structure housing state-of-the-art equipment used in advanced manufacturing, the William H. “Billy” O’Dell Upstate Center for Manufacturing Excellence emerged from a calculated journey over some 13 years — or 6,832,800 minutes — of measured leadership from Dr. L...
It’s true that auto shop work these days requires familiarity with computers, but today’s automotive technicians and mechanics still rely heavily on wrenches, pliers, socket adapters and other old-fashioned tools to get their work done. As much as things change, they also stay the same. “Our Electude online simulation program is popular and effective with our students because it’s a familiar, game...
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