Crystal Strickland didn’t care much for high school. And she certainly didn’t see herself ever thriving in academia after she dropped out. It seems that fate had other plans, however, and Strickland used Piedmont Technical College (PTC) as her jumping-off point into an amazing second act that has landed her in graduate school at Clemson University. Years after high school, married, starting a...
Members of the South Carolina General Assembly last year passed legislation ― SC WINS ― allocating $17 million for scholarships to address specific workforce shortages, including those in advanced manufacturing. The scholarship supplements Lottery Tuition Assistance to help further reduce tuition costs for eligible students this fall.
Piedmont Technical College (PTC) is adding a Vascular Sonography Certificate to its Cardiovascular Technology offerings for the spring 2021 semester. Vascular sonography utilizes ultrasound to perform diagnostic testing on patients’ arteries and veins. It is primarily used in the diagnosis of blood clots, blockages and aneurysms.
Earlier this year, a syndicated newspaper cartoonist and a renowned painter delivered wisdom-filled lectures on the Greenwood campus of Piedmont Technical College (PTC). Both ― B.C./Wizard of Id comic strip artist Mason Mastroianni and award-winning fine artist John Pendarvis ― were participating in the PTC Visiting Artist lecture series. The fact that widely acclaimed artists will take their...
In the most simplified of descriptions — coming in at 45,000-square-feet — the William H. “Billy” O’Dell Center for Manufacturing Excellence (the Center) at Piedmont Technical College (PTC) will be a colossal, high-tech work simulator. That’s because students attending classes there will be prepared to step seamlessly from the classroom floor to the advanced manufacturing factory floor. A team of...
The administration at Piedmont Technical College (PTC) wants the community to know that PTC is the place to be for students interested in getting an effective, quality education, while ensuring they are as safe as they can be. Fall classes at PTC will begin on August 17.
At Piedmont Technical College, we know celebrating your graduation is very important to you, and it is important to us. We look forward to celebrating your accomplishments with you, in a traditional graduation ceremony. For those of you who have earned a credential in a program of at least 30 credit hours or more, you will have the option to participate in a future ceremony. In the meantime, we...
While he may be from the digital generation accustomed daily to instant gratification, recent Piedmont Technical College (PTC) horticulture graduate Kellan Hamrick projects a mature, calm patience far beyond his 20 years. In practically the same moment that he learned he had been selected for a prestigious, year-long, paid internship to begin May 18 at Longwood Gardens near Philadelphia, he also...
Like many students who attend Piedmont Technical College (PTC), Stephanie Bohland’s experience in Greenwood actually changed the trajectory of her professional journey. Already a PTC graduate, the straight-A student is back to take a few more courses with designs on a higher degree and perhaps a college teaching career. “I got my start at Piedmont Tech,” she said. “It has been so helpful.” Bohland...
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