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One of Daniel Greenwell’s main goals as Department Head of Piedmont Technical College’s Agriculture and Horticulture program is to encourage his students to “reach higher than they realize they can go.” He likes nothing more than boosting students’ knowledge and enthusiasm about their future in the field. Since joining PTC in 2017, he has worked to update the program to align with the industry and...

Piedmont Technical College Awards 420 Credentials at Spring Graduation Ceremony Piedmont Technical College (PTC) proudly celebrated the achievements of 420 graduates during its Spring Graduation Ceremony. Students received a diverse array of credentials, ranging from certificates to associate degrees, marking the culmination of their hard work and dedication. Dr. Hope E. Rivers, President of PTC...

Piedmont Technical College (PTC) will hold two spring term commencement exercises on Thursday, May 2, 2024, in the James Medford Family Event Center on PTC’s Lex Walters Campus-Greenwood. An 11 a.m. ceremony will recognize graduates from our Associate in Arts, Associate in Science, and Healthcare programs. A 3 p.m. ceremony will recognize graduates from our Business, Information Technology...

Kenyan Morton and Camden Durant have several things in common. Both run a sub-5-second 40-yard dash. Both are McCormick High School athletes attending Middle College classes on Piedmont Technical College’s McCormick County Campus. Both are on track to earn associate degrees this spring, even before graduating high school. And both recently signed scholarship commitments to play football at four...

A relatively unknown (for now) road race in Greenwood attracted some serious competitors at the Piedmont Technical College (PTC) Foundation’s 3rd Annual Spring Forward for Student Success 5K Run/Walk on March 23, 2024. Top overall male finisher Aaron King, 34, of Greenwood completed the 5K distance in an impressive 17:11.60, keeping an average pace of 5:32 per mile. Top overall female finisher...

Advising is an essential service at Piedmont Technical College (PTC), and continual improvement is a must. There is always a better way to do things, and the PTC Business Division’s Embedded Advising Coordinator Nicole Fuller has seized on that better way, even expanded upon it. For her trailblazing work at PTC, the college recently named Fuller its Innovator of the Year. Fuller joined the team in...

Lisa Toland admits she wasn’t very good when she played the clarinet in her high school band. The alto-voiced go-getter also claims to be on the tone-deaf side, even though she sings in her church choir. Regardless of that humble self-assessment, Toland is clearly making beautiful music at Piedmont Technical College (PTC) as its dean of off-campus academic affairs. “I think I was in band more for...

Thanks to a new partnership, students who earn an associate in applied science degree in business from Piedmont Technical College (PTC) can now transfer seamlessly to Coker University to earn their bachelor of science in business administration with concentrations in accounting or management and leadership. In addition, PTC graduates with an associate in applied science in computer technology with...

Fran Wiley, the Piedmont Technical College Foundation’s associate vice president for development, is a living, breathing example of the best that our technical college system produces. A PTC alumna from long ago, she built her skills patiently and strategically over time, accessing selected higher education programs that could help her ascend to the next desired level of her career ladder. “Before...